Sustaining The Nature of New York
A new course is offered this spring at CUNY Institute for Virtual Enterprise. [more]

Cleaner waters
Hudson River Foundation issues report showing that health of New York Harbor has improved. [more]

Real-time monitoring
Stevens Institute of Technology launches New York City's first marine observatory. [more]

Deep Urban Nature
Explore some of New York City's best nature preserves with the Parks Department. [more]

The latest Buzz? Rooftop Honey
Wild Honey Bees roam the Cityscape in search of flowers to pollinate. [more]

A Cooler New York
Learn how green roofs can bring temperatures down and improve water quality. [more]

About us...

The City University of New York has identified the need to enhance environmental awareness among its students and faculty and provide a place-based source of ecological literacy to the greater public of New York.

This web page seeks to provide a new vision of the City of New York, that of a modern day city where people and the natural world continue to interact and relate – often unknowingly- as one, within the contexts of a greater ecological community.

Exploring the Nature of New York is the first website to explore New York's unique natural heritage in relation to its cultural and socio-economic realities.

In addition, a course about the Nature of New York: Its Natural History and Environment has been developed in conjunction with NNYN, Inc. Spearheaded by the School of Professional Studies, the course will commence in fall 2005 and is open to CUNY students and the general public. For enrollment information please visit the official course webpage

Exploring the Nature of New York... was developed as a collaboration between:

• The City University of New York ,
• Nurture New York's Nature, Inc. ,
• The CUNY Institute for Virtual Enterprise and
• The School of Professional Studies.