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The World Sensorium Conservancy is hosting a Trees for the Future event in New York City on June 10 and 11. Anyone is welcome to participate by picking up a free tree at the Olfactory Art Keller on Henry Street and by attending a free talk being offered there. According to its website, the Sensorium Conservancy aims to “support and promote biodiversity conservation and help secure the future of aromatic and medicinal plants.” Participants can reserve a pine, oak, maple or walnut tree in advance for pickup at Olfactory Art Keller between noon and 6 p.m. on June 10 or 11. All the seedlings provided were started on private land in Upstate New York, so all the trees are native to New York City. Participants can also register to attend one or both free talks being held during pickup hours. The first talk is set for June 10 at 4 p.m., when Andreas Keller, Ph.D., will discuss “How We Perceive Nature Through Our Sense of Smell.” Keller is the founder of Olfactory Art Keller and performs transdisciplinary research in various fields of neuroscience and philosophy. The second talk will be held June 11 at 4 p.m. Lewis Ziska, Ph.D., will present “Climate Change and Plant Biology: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.” Ziska, a plant physiologist at Columbia University, is currently researching the impacts of carbon dioxide, plant biology and public health. Location: 25 Henry St, New York, NY. To learn more, reserve a tree and register for the talks, visit WorldSensorium.com/ trees-for-the-future.
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Natural Areas Conservancy Hosts Plant Identification Workshop
Natural Areas Conservancy, which works to preserve the ecosystems of New York City, is hosting a plant identification and management workshop at Highbridge Park from 10 a.m. to noon on June 19. Advance registration is required. The program is funded by the New York State Environmental Protection Fund and the Hudson River Estuary Program. This in-person event is one of a series of conservancy workshops and virtual presentations centered around forest ecology and forest management. During the workshop, participants will “learn about forest ecology and how to identify plants and other indicators of forest health,” according to the conservancy website. They will leave with the knowledge of species composition and forest habitats, and how plant-identification skills can help them care for the forest. Anyone is welcome to attend the event, and the conservancy is encouraging attendance by neighbors of Highbridge Park in Washington Heights and Inwood. Participants will be walking on both paved and unpaved forest trails that may not be handicap accessible at times. Close-toed shoes and weather-appropriate dress are recommended. Participants may bring their own water and snacks, as they are not provided. For more information about Natural Areas Conservancy and to register for this and other conservancy events, visit NaturalAreasNYC.org/get-outside.
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Chiropractic Specialist Relocates to Southern Westchester
Dr. Paul V. Scarborough
Dr. Paul V. Scarborough, a chiropractor and a board certified Atlas Orthogonist from New York City, has relocated his practice, Atlas Orthogonal Chiropractic, to Bronxville. Atlas Orthogonal is a subspecialty in the field of chiropractic that concentrates on the upper cervical spine, a vital area in structural balance. According to Scarborough, he is able to accurately reposition the atlas vertebra—the topmost upper cervical vertebra—using a noninvasive, gentle procedure without pain or pressure. His procedure achieves proper alignment without cracking or popping of the spine or neck. “Many symptoms can be relieved by correcting the atlas vertebra. Patients have had positive results with chronic pain, sciatica, migraines and neck and back pain. People come from all over—out of state and out of the country,” says Scarborough. “Patients who move to New York from other areas and are AO patients can still enjoy the benefit of this treatment with the same angles used from the home practitioner,” adds Scarborough. Atlas Orthogonal utilizes a stationary instrument that can reproduce the treatment when needed each time the patient comes in, eliminating any human error. “I got into this line of work after injuries from motorcycle riding and sports,” shares Scarborough. “I was treated by a chiropractor who helped me in the 1980s.” Scarborough was trained directly by the pioneer and developer of the Atlas Orthogonal Program, Roy W. Sweat, DC, of the Sweat Institute, in Atlanta, Georgia. Scarborough met Sweat in late 1994 and began his studies concurrently as a chiropractic student. “I first saw a video fluoroscopy of how the atlas vertebra moved with the adjusting instrument; it made so much sense to me early on,” states Scarborough. “I knew then as a student of chiropractic that I would set out to practice chiropractic upper cervical utilizing the Atlas Orthogonal Percussion Adjusting Instrument.”
Location: AtlasOrthogonal Chiropractic, 77 Pondfield Rd., 1F-Ste. 2A, Bronxville, NY. For more information, call 914.704.3005 or visit AtlasOrthogonist.com. See ad, page 13.
New Plan Forged to Restore Long Island Sound
New York and Connecticut have agreed on a multifaceted five-year plan to reduce the amount of waste in Long Island Sound. Known as the Marine Debris Action Plan, it was completed in May 2022 and will last through 2027. This 38-page plan, which took two years to create, is being run through the Connecticut and New York sea grant programs, both of which receive funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. For decades now, Long Island Sound has had problems with pollution and waste from various sources, such as boats and fishing gear, as well as upstream creeks and rivers. The Marine Debris Action Plan seeks to tackle the waste problem to create a cleaner environment for marine life and people. The plan is organized under three categories: single-use plastic and other land- and water-based consumer debris; abandoned and lost fishing and aquaculture gear; and microplastics and microfibers (microplastics are known to be dangerous to wildlife). Each category of debris will be tracked and closely monitored. Among the actions the plan will implement are public education, prevention policies, better recycling and waste collection, and efforts to change people’s behavior. Other actions include cleaning the sound by adding modern septic systems and restoring the sound by rebuilding salt marshes.
