http://safari7.org Animal life along the 7 line in Queens. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:28:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Safari 7 is a self-guided tour of urban wildlife along the 7 subway line. The 7 Line is a physical, urban transect through New York City’s most diverse range of ecosystems. Affectionately called the International Express, the 7 line runs from Manhattan’s dense core, under the East River, and through a dispersed mixture of residences and parklands, terminating in downtown Flushing, Queens, the nation’s most ethnically diverse county. Safari 7 circulates an ongoing series of podcasts and maps that explore the complexity, biodiversity, conflicts, and potentials of New York’s ecosystems. Materials are available online and can be experienced independently or in tours or workshops organized by Safari 7 team members. Safari 7 imagines train cars as eco-urban classrooms, and invites travelers to act as park rangers in their city. We hope to engage the broadest range of New Yorkers, from commuters and school children to urban explorers and designers, in active research and exploration of their own environment. Animal life along the 7 line in Queens. The Urban Landscape Lab at Columbia University http://safari7.org/images/logo280.gifhttp://safari7.org nature, new york city, subway, animals, city, urban, queens, plants, train line, mta no Janette Kim info@urbanlandscapelab.org http://safari7.org/squirrels/ http://safari7.org/squirrels/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:54:11 +0000 admin http://safari-7.com/?p=168 http://safari7.org/squirrels/feed/ 0 http://files.urbanlandscapelab.org/safari7web/05_squirrels.mp3 The expansion of Manhattan’s East River parks mean a real estate boom for the indigenous eastside squirrels.