Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A project to restore a secluded reservoir in one of Queens’ biggest parks highlights New York City’s changing relationship with its wetlands.
A group of restoration workers have spent the summer wading in the Ridgewood Reservoir in Highland Park alongside snapping turtles, lizards and fishing spiders as part of a tireless effort to remove 15,000 cubic feet of invasive plants called phragmites. The work has helped bring native wildlife and fauna back to the tranquil basin, which sits in an area of the park that’s off-limits to the public.
Read more from reporter Liam Quigley at gothamist.com
A project to restore a secluded reservoir in one of Queens’ biggest parks highlights New York City’s changing relationship with its wetlands.
A group of restoration workers have spent the summer wading in the Ridgewood Reservoir in Highland Park alongside snapping turtles, lizards and fishing spiders as part of a tireless effort to remove 15,000 cubic feet of invasive plants called phragmites. The work has helped bring native wildlife and fauna back to the tranquil basin, which sits in an area of the park that’s off-limits to the public.
Read more from reporter Liam Quigley at gothamist.com
