The following video from WPIX is just another chapter in the travesty at St. Savior's in Maspeth:
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
More Four Sparrow Marsh Documentation
Two justifications that the parks department has been using for possibly destroying part of an important wetland that is owned by the city are:
- Four Sparrow Marsh is not parkland
- The acreage that they want to give to developers is not part of Four Sparrow Marsh
Fortunately there is plenty of public documentation that contradicts their public statements. Below is a list of links to New York City Department of Parks and Recreation webpages and downloads with information relevant to Four Sparrow Marsh. The list also includes a few links from other city agencies. If the any of those links mysteriously disappear, let us know as we've saved all the downloads and created PDF files of the webpages:
List of Parks by Total Acreage
Explore Your Park, Find A Park, List of Parks
Explore Your Park - Four Sparrow Marsh
Explore Your Park - Four Sparrow Marsh Highlights
Explore Your Park - Four Sparrow Marsh Highlights 2
Explore Your Park - Four Sparrow Marsh Trip Planner
Natural Resource Group, Forever Wild, Four Sparrow Marsh Preserve
Explore Your Park - Four Sparrow Marsh Highlights, Invasive Phragmites
Explore Your Park - Four Sparrow Marsh Highlights, Salt Marshes in New York City Parks
Four Sparrow Marsh Forever Wild Map
About Parks - Divisions > Natural Resources Group, Forever Wild & Nature Preserve Sites
Natural Area Mapping and Inventory of Four Sparrow Marsh
Explore Your Park - Four Sparrow Marsh, Capital Projects
About Parks Divisions - Natural Resources Group & Natural Resources Group Publications
About Parks Divisions - Natural Resources Group & Restoration Sites, Brooklyn Restoration Sites
Explore Your Park - Four Sparrow Marsh & News, NRG Restoration and Avian Monitoring
Explore Your Park - Marine Park & News, NRG Restoration and Avian Monitoring
Natural Resources Group Forest Restoration Team 2000 Annual Report
Natural Resources Group Forest Restoration Team Spring 2002 Summary
2002 Annual Report City of New York Parks & Recreation Natural Resources Group Forest Restoration Team
2003 Annual Report Natural Resources Group Forest Restoration Team
Natural Resources Group Forest Restoration Team Spring 2003 Summary
Natural Resources Group Forest Restoration Team Spring 2004 Summary
Natural Resources Group Forest Restoration Team Fall 2007 Summary
Natural Resources Group Forest Restoration Team Planting Report Spring 2009
Overview Map NYC Parklands Open Spaces NWI Wetlands
Parks & Recreation 2002-2003 Biennial Report Eight Seasons of Progress
Recommendations for the Transfer of City-Owned Properties Containing Wetlands
MillionsTreesNYC
Jamaica Bay Watershed Protection Plan
New York City Comprehensive Waterfront Plan
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- Four Sparrow Marsh is not parkland
- The acreage that they want to give to developers is not part of Four Sparrow Marsh
Fortunately there is plenty of public documentation that contradicts their public statements. Below is a list of links to New York City Department of Parks and Recreation webpages and downloads with information relevant to Four Sparrow Marsh. The list also includes a few links from other city agencies. If the any of those links mysteriously disappear, let us know as we've saved all the downloads and created PDF files of the webpages:
List of Parks by Total Acreage
Explore Your Park, Find A Park, List of Parks
Explore Your Park - Four Sparrow Marsh
Explore Your Park - Four Sparrow Marsh Highlights
Explore Your Park - Four Sparrow Marsh Highlights 2
Explore Your Park - Four Sparrow Marsh Trip Planner
Natural Resource Group, Forever Wild, Four Sparrow Marsh Preserve
Explore Your Park - Four Sparrow Marsh Highlights, Invasive Phragmites
Explore Your Park - Four Sparrow Marsh Highlights, Salt Marshes in New York City Parks
Four Sparrow Marsh Forever Wild Map
About Parks - Divisions > Natural Resources Group, Forever Wild & Nature Preserve Sites
Natural Area Mapping and Inventory of Four Sparrow Marsh
Explore Your Park - Four Sparrow Marsh, Capital Projects
About Parks Divisions - Natural Resources Group & Natural Resources Group Publications
About Parks Divisions - Natural Resources Group & Restoration Sites, Brooklyn Restoration Sites
Explore Your Park - Four Sparrow Marsh & News, NRG Restoration and Avian Monitoring
Explore Your Park - Marine Park & News, NRG Restoration and Avian Monitoring
Natural Resources Group Forest Restoration Team 2000 Annual Report
Natural Resources Group Forest Restoration Team Spring 2002 Summary
2002 Annual Report City of New York Parks & Recreation Natural Resources Group Forest Restoration Team
2003 Annual Report Natural Resources Group Forest Restoration Team
Natural Resources Group Forest Restoration Team Spring 2003 Summary
Natural Resources Group Forest Restoration Team Spring 2004 Summary
Natural Resources Group Forest Restoration Team Fall 2007 Summary
Natural Resources Group Forest Restoration Team Planting Report Spring 2009
Overview Map NYC Parklands Open Spaces NWI Wetlands
Parks & Recreation 2002-2003 Biennial Report Eight Seasons of Progress
Recommendations for the Transfer of City-Owned Properties Containing Wetlands
MillionsTreesNYC
Jamaica Bay Watershed Protection Plan
New York City Comprehensive Waterfront Plan
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Four Sparrow Marsh tour
NYC Wildflower Week
Botanical Tour of Four Sparrow Marsh
Sunday, June 26, 2011, 10 – 11:30 am
Location: Meet at the parking lot of the Toys R Us, 2875 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn
Guide: Matthew Wills, Naturalist and Blogger
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Description: Four Sparrow Marsh in Mill Basin, Brooklyn is one of the last remaining salt marshes on the north shore of Jamaica Bay. The marsh provides critical filtration services for the bay and is habitat for numerous nesting and migratory bird species. Consisting of mudflat, salt marsh, upland meadow, and a sprinkling of deciduous trees, the Four Sparrow landscape hosts a mixture of native and invasive plant species. The marsh’s meadow is currently the site of a proposed retail center which threatens to degrade if not destroy this nearly unique corner of the city.
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Here is a short video that clearly illustrates how the parks department would be complicate in the theft of public lands for the use of a private developer. Note how the parks departments own documentation shows the ecological significance of Four Sparrow Marsh.
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Botanical Tour of Four Sparrow Marsh
Sunday, June 26, 2011, 10 – 11:30 am
Location: Meet at the parking lot of the Toys R Us, 2875 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn
Guide: Matthew Wills, Naturalist and Blogger
Register for this event
Description: Four Sparrow Marsh in Mill Basin, Brooklyn is one of the last remaining salt marshes on the north shore of Jamaica Bay. The marsh provides critical filtration services for the bay and is habitat for numerous nesting and migratory bird species. Consisting of mudflat, salt marsh, upland meadow, and a sprinkling of deciduous trees, the Four Sparrow landscape hosts a mixture of native and invasive plant species. The marsh’s meadow is currently the site of a proposed retail center which threatens to degrade if not destroy this nearly unique corner of the city.
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Here is a short video that clearly illustrates how the parks department would be complicate in the theft of public lands for the use of a private developer. Note how the parks departments own documentation shows the ecological significance of Four Sparrow Marsh.
Four Sparrow Marsh Preserve Key
