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Join Us at the Second Annual Kingsland Wildflowers Festival

[b]Kingsland Wildflowers in Full Bloom, June 21, 2017[/b] Kingsland Wildflowers in Full Bloom, June 21, 2017

Saturday, September 23, 12-4pm
520 Kingsland Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Enjoy a fun family day at Kingsland Wildflowers. The festival will celebrate the second year of bird monitoring, research, and programming at the Kingsland Wildflowers green roof and community engagement space. Visitors will be able to explore four newly installed green roofs—planted with over 22,000 square feet of native grasses, wildflowers, and sedum attractive to birds, bats, and native pollinators—atop Broadway Stages performance arts studio. Activities include tours of the roof with wildlife and plant experts, family-friendly activities, partner organizations discussing exciting Greenpoint conservation projects, and live music. Food and refreshments will be served. Learn more by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . This event is free and open to the public.

Funding provided by the Office of the New York State Attorney General and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation through the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund.

Endless Summer on Governors Island

[b]NYC Audubon at Nolan Park House #17 on Governors Island[/b] NYC Audubon at Nolan Park House #17 on Governors Island

Visit Us at Our New Seasonal Visitor and Education Center, Right in the Heart of New York Harbor

NYC Audubon was awarded a residency this summer on Governors Island! Stop by Nolan Park House #17 for free bird walks, family-friendly activities, a reference library of nature-related books for kids, opportunities to meet avian-inspired artists at work, binoculars to borrow, information on birds and habitats throughout NYC's five boroughs, and more. Except where noted, our house visiting hours are 11am–5pm. Our house will be open Thursday through Sunday in September (plus Labor Day), and Friday through Sunday in October (plus Columbus Day, 11am–4pm.

Click here to learn more about artist installations at the house by Autumn Kioti, Marna Chester, Jeff Mertz, Sabine Meyer, Tristan Spinski, and Andrew Garn, free bird walks, and visiting hours for our inaugural residency on Governors Island this summer.

Top Banner Photo Credits: Great Egret Nesting Colony © NYC Audubon; Group of Birders © Kati Solomon; All Others © François Portmann.

Bottom Photo Credits: International Coastal Clean-up Day 2016 © Andrew Maas; Snowy Egret, Great Egret, and Little Blue Heron © Debra Kriensky.

* This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License, available at creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.

International Coastal Clean-up Day at North Channel Beach

Saturday, September 16, 10am–1pm
With American Littoral Society, National Park Service, and Sadhana

Join us at North Channel Bridge to take part in a multi-state effort to improve coastline habitat. The North Channel Bridge area, used by species like the American oystercatcher, is also a stone’s throw away from the Harbor Heron Islands, and the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Help us clear the beach and raise awareness of the importance of coastal areas to birdlife. Free bus transportation from Manhattan is available (space is limited). Visit http://nycaudubon.org/icc to learn more and register.

The Birds Could Really Use a Hand This Year

Now is the moment to exert the power of our conservation networks to assure a voice and future for wild birds in North America. Simply put, we need your help. New York City Audubon is a grassroots community that protects wild birds and their habitats. We may be small, but we are strong. Our five-borough engagement and collective activism make a difference.

NYC Audubon’s work does not happen without its dedicated and loyal members and friends. Now is your opportunity to assure success in the year ahead. Please consider making a financial gift. Every gift of every size matters to every one of us. Your participation matters most. Thank you!

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