Spring

Photo of the Week: Early Bird

April 12, 2013
Author: 
Erika Harvey
Categories: 
Photo of the Week
Photography
Spring
Birds
wildlife
A red-breasted American robin perches on historic rail tracks along the High Line. Photo by Juan Valentin

The signs of spring are all around us at the High Line. Trees are budding and new spring blooms are popping up daily. And, if you look carefully, there is also a renewed flurry of feathered activity returning to the park.

High Line Photographer Juan Valentin captured this photo of an American robin, Turdus migratorius, during a visit this past weekend. Most American robins migrate to warmer climates in the winter, literally flocking to Florida and Mexico, and then return north in the early spring to breed. You may catch these early risers pulling up worms from lawns, eating berries, and gathering twigs or grass for their nests.

Even if the birds are out of sight, you may recognize their distinctive call which is characterized as cheerily, cheer up, cheer up, cheerily, cheer up – a nice reminder that sunnier spring days are coming soon.

Learn more about other birds you may see at the High Line.

Spring Hours to Return on Monday, April 1

March 29, 2013
Author: 
Kate Lindquist
Categories: 
Spring
Operations
Hurricane Sandy
Stop by the park next week for an evening stroll, and enjoy the views from the 26th Street Viewing Spur. Photo by Iwan Baan

It’s official: the High Line’s spring hours will begin on Monday, April 1.

Beginning on Monday, the park will be open daily, from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM. Summer hours will begin on Saturday, June 1, with the park remaining open one hour later, until 11:00 PM.

Spring Cutback: Week One

March 08, 2013
Author: 
Erika Harvey
Categories: 
Spring Cutback
Green-Up
Horticulture
Spring
High Line Gardeners and volunteers work to clear leaf litter and dried grasses from the High Line’s planting beds near Little West 12th Street. Photo by Liz Ligon

We have just completed the first week of High Line Spring Cutback!

The High Line’s plants are not trimmed back at the onset of cold weather in the fall. Instead the landscape is left intact to provide structure, beauty, and habitat throughout the winter. As spring arrives, Friends of the High Line staff and volunteers work together to cut back the plants to make way for new green growth. This horticultural effort, called High Line Spring Cutback, takes place throughout the entire month of March.

See more photos from our first week of Spring Cutback after the jump.

Photography: Spring at the High Line

May 04, 2012
Author: 
Erika Harvey
Categories: 
Photography
Flickr
Spring
The buds of Eastern redbud Appalachian Red begins to appear along the branches of the tree in mid-March. These vibrant blooms were one of the many spectacular displays in the park this spring. Photo by Steven Severinghaus.
 

With more than 1,500 contributors, the High Line Flickr Pool gathers some of the best photographs of the park. The images are displayed in a rotating gallery on our Web site, giving High Line fans from afar, or those stuck in the office, a great way to keep track of park life. On the blog, we like to recognize the talented photographers who share their unique perspectives of the park.

Over the past six weeks, as volunteers and staff worked hard to trim back dried plant material during Spring Cutback, the park’s plants have reemerged with new spring growth. It’s the perfect time to be in the park – you’ll find blooms covering shrubs and trees, vibrant green grasses, and spring bulbs popping up everywhere.

Here is a look back at the progression of spring, as seen by contributors to the High Line Flickr Pool.

High Line Merchandise & Membership Cart Returns

April 13, 2012
Author: 
Erika Harvey
Categories: 
Merchandise
Membership
Spring
Become a member or pick up a unique souvenir – all in support of the maintenance and operations of the High Line.
 

The weekend of Earth Day marks the return of the High Line Merchandise and Membership Cart to the Chelsea Market Passage, on the High Line at West 16th Street. Here we’ll be debuting brand new merchandise for the 2012 season, as well as welcoming back returning favorites like our logo tees and High Line: The Inside Story of New York City’s Park in the Sky. Visitors can also become a member of Friends of the High Line and help keep the park vibrant all year-round.

If you can’t wait until then, check out our Web Shop, or head over to Fab.com April 19 – 21 for a selection of our favorite High Line merchandise at a great discount.

As always, all purchases support the ongoing maintenance and operations of the High Line.

New High Line Art for April

April 09, 2012
Author: 
Erika Harvey
Categories: 
High Line Art
High Line Commissions
Spring
HIGH LINE PERFORMANCES
HIGH LINE BILLBOARD
Last Friday, David Shrigley’s humorous piece, How Are You Feeling?, debuted on HIGH LINE BILLBOARD. It will be on view through May 7. Image courtesy of David Shrigley.
 

Spring is in the air throughout the park. You’ll notice bright flowers popping up among the trimmed back grasses, new green shoots appearing in the planting beds, and the sweet scent of trees and shrubs covered in blooms. High Line Art is also gearing up for an exciting season of new installations, performances, and film screenings.

Here is a look at what’s on view in April.

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