All,
I am involved in an informal birdhouse installation project along the
Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. The project is both an art installation as well
as a habitat development initiative. We have been attempting to enhance
wildlife habitat along the Canal with beautiful birdhouses that will be
attractive to both the people living in the neighborhood as well as cavity
nesting birds that might live in the region. We are a group of designers
with extremely limited knowledge of the local bird populations, and so we
would like to work with some interested local bird enthusiasts to help make
this project more interesting and effective.
We recently teamed up with the Gowanus Canal Conservancy and plan to
jointly host a public workshop to assemble and install 30 birdhouses along
the canal in 2 work sessions - 1 in August and 1 in September. If anyone is
interested in helping out in any capacity, please send me an e-mail. We
really need assistance with the following tasks:
Identifying local cavity-nesting bird populations to design houses
for
Identify design criteria for each bird population and design
appropriate houses
Site the houses in the most appropriate locations along the Gowanus
Canal
Develop interpretive signage that describes local birds and the
project
I look forward to hearing back from anyone interested in creating more
spaces for birds to live in New York City. If you are interested in seeing
our previous work, please visit the following website:
http://www.thiscityismine.com/gowanus/ Thank you for your time.
Regards,
Hans
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hans hesselein, LEED AP
255 18th st. # 204
brooklyn, new york 11215
p 609 954 3988
[email protected]
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