From Birdlink:
The full scale BIRDLINK will be installed in 2019 at Sara D. Roosevelt Park on Manhattan’s Lower East Side in readiness for the seasonal migrations on the Atlantic Flyway that pass through New York City. Enlivening a plaza in Sara Roosevelt Park, the site is located in a busy, economically and culturally diverse neighborhood that also hosts the African M’Finda Kalunda Garden and the Chinese Hua Mei Bird Garden for exotic caged songbirds. BIRDLINK attracts wild birds that reside or migrate through the city and touch down in this park with native plants that support them. It responds and expands upon community interests, and highlights the shared the urban ecosystem. Birds appeal to diverse individuals and bridge cultural differences. Dialogue is created when a community’s perception of a seemingly derelict place is replaced by an installation that activates that space.
Collaborative Partners
New York State Parks, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, New York City Audubon Society, Sara D. Roosevelt Park Coalition, BioBusGreenbelt, Native Plant Center : NYC Parks Audubon, New York For the Birds, University Settlement Adult Literacy Program, The Lower East Side Partnership, Bronx Children’s Museum
Consultants
The New York City Department of Parks and RecreationStaten Island Greenbelt Native Plant NurseryNew York State Parks Recreation and Historic PreservationDonald Sussman Landscape ConsultantRobert Silman Associates Structural Engineers, DPCSalvatore Coscenza Design ConsultantKiwi Nguyen Design ConsultantMarie Salembier Horticulture Consultant
Funders
The New York State Connect Kids to Parks initiative, a program of the Environmental Protection FundColeman and Susan Burke Center for Native PlantsThe Durst OrganizationThe City Parks FoundationNew York City Audubon SocietyAnovaHunter Industriesioby.org
For other postings on SDR Coalition site about BirdLink here and here (with more photos).
