Just to take a little break from Prospect park today, there's a great article in the NY Times today about Don Riepe and Jamaica Bay, "the only National park reachable by subway." Don Riepe (REE pee) is a retired naturalist and one of the founders of the American Littoral Society. "Littoral," by the way, rhymes with "literal" and refers to the part of the beach between the upper and lower tide levels. We met Don and the Littoral Society about 2 years ago, when we went with them for a walk on the beach there to see the a particularly low tide and the newly-revealed plant and animal life. Saw loads of animals, birds, plants, ruins, etc., all kinds of stuff, and had a great walk. There are hundreds of different birds living there.
Anyway, Jamaica Bay has been deteriorating, diminishing, etc., recently. Now there's an agreement with the city to control the nitrogen levels in the water, which should help to restore the Bay. The article explains it far better than I can. Here's a link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/31/nyregion/jamaica-bay-a-wild-place-on-the-edge-of-change.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=jamaica%20bay&st=cse
Sit back, enjoy your Sunday, read the article, and be amazed that all this stuff exists right here, and people are trying to save/preserve it.
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