WildMetro Pelham Bay Park project area: Golden Meadow, Granny Oak, and vicinity. Photos by Professor Ruth Gyure, taken August 19, 2009

Early morning light at the edge of the Golden Meadow.

The Golden Meadow near the Granny Oak. Professor Gyure took these lovely photos . Dr. Gyure is an expert on microbial ecology who teaches at Western Connecticut State University.

Ancient Granny Oak, 350 to 450 years old. It is a white oak (Querqus alba). D. Burg for scale.

David Burg and WildMetro intern Adrian Ruiz clearing invasive porcelain berry vines. Adrian is a senior at SUNY Binghamton and a native of both Mexico and Suffolk County, Long Island.

Mysterious rock formation. Said to have been sacred to native Algonquin tribes.

Joe-Pye weed (Eupatorium sp.) in a hidden pocket of rare wetland plants.

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