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Calling for Photo Submissions for 2023 Calendar

Photographs are sought to celebrate nature on Staten Island and the variety and uniqueness of its Parks and Natural Areas. Each calendar...

Spring Semi-Annual Meeting Update

Sunday, April 10, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Berlin Lodge at Pouch Camp Protectors of Pine Oak Woods is excited to welcome Commissioner...

The Variety of Our Natural World Enriches our Enjoyment of the Seasons

A red fox, like this one, inquisitive and opportunistic, finds a home in Staten Island’s Fresh Kills Park. It’s been a wonderful summer...

What can forests still teach us?

The ways of the forest are still much of a mystery to us. I came across this excellent 18-minute TEDx talk on How Trees Talk to Each...

Using Smaller, Local Parcels for Active Recreation Can Keep Open Space Natural

Grasslands, Brookfield Park, c. Anton Troio/Protectors of Pine Oak Woods The mission of Protectors of Pine Oak Woods is steeped in a...

A Brief History of Our Efforts to Save the Graniteville Wetlands

Note: Protectors' President Cliff Hagen sent this opinion piece to the Staten Island Advance. It was released on Earth Day, April 22,...

Beavers Carve Out a Niche in the Greenbelt

by Don Recklies After our 296th scheduled Restoration Workshop, where over 20 volunteers helped clear vines off trees on and around...

May Walk Through the Greenbelt

Four times a year, the environmental organization Protectors of Pine Oak Woods schedules a 10-mile walk throughout the Staten Island...

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