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SOUTH MIDWOOD POLLINATOR NEWS & EVENTS


Foster Avenue 2025: Facts & Fotos
Phase 2 of the five-year Foster Avenue Greenway Project was completed on Saturday, Nov. 1.  And Foster Avenue is looking pretty spiffy!! In the days preceding the Phase 2 work day, significant prep was required. For example, concrete in some of the tree pits had to be broken up and removed. Hard-as-a-rock soil was softened and loosened. The prep work paid off: Nine tree guards were added; two to the Phase 1 block between Ocean and E21, and seven to the Phase 2 block. More tha
4 hours ago1 min read


Foster Ave Greenway - Year Two
Daffodils bloom in the spring protected by a new tree guard, built by South Midwood volunteers. The South Midwood Pollinators believe...
Oct 71 min read


MILK JUG SEED STARTING WORKS!
In December, 2024, Pollinator President Virginia Levie trialed a native seed starting workshop at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Â The goal...
Aug 102 min read


Gary's Sturdy Tree Guard
Municipal metal tree guards cost over $2,000 but one skilled Pollinator, Gary Powell, figured out how to build one in an hour for...
Jan 193 min read


Foster Avenue Rescue in Photos
Weeks of preparation. A beautiful autumn Saturday. A determined corps of eco-driven volunteers. Tools, bulbs, plants, mulch, and energy....
Nov 21, 20242 min read


Foster Avenue Rescue!
This November,  the South Midwood  Pollinators, begin an ambitious, multi-year project to GREEN beleaguered Foster Avenue between Ocean...
Oct 30, 20241 min read


Flatbush Gets Street Tree Love
Ten forlorn street trees on Flatbush Avenue got some loving care from the South Midwood Pollinators this spring. Working on the west side...
Apr 18, 20241 min read


NYC Parks has invited Pollinators to the Marine Park Tree Planting
NYC Parks has invited Pollinators to the Marine ParkTree Plantingevent on Saturday, May 6, 10 am - 1 pm. Meet atIntersection of Ave U...
May 5, 20231 min read
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