Dr. Steven Handel on urban ecological restoration

12.20.10

We’re playing catch-up recapping some of our recent events.  Last month’s talk by Dr. Steven Handel, Director of the Center for Urban Restoration Ecology (CURE) at Rutgers University, was an informative and engaging overview of Dr. Handel’s work, including a discussion of ‘ecological services’ and why urban ecology is so important.  Dr. Handel also elaborated on his research on seed dispersal and tree growth at Fresh Kills and his ecological design work on Brooklyn Bridge Park and the Orange County Great Park.  Big thanks go both to him and to the appreciative crowd who turned out to hear him and engage in some thoughtful Q&A afterward.

You can stream the entire audio of the talk, below, or download it directly as an MP3 (53 minutes, 48MB).

Tags: audio/video, ecology, FKP Talks, Fresh Kills Landfill, reclamation, research, Staten Island, wildlife