Brooklyn Bird Club: birding at the Naval Cemetery Landscape

Leaders: Dennis Hrehowsik, birder (BBC) and A Rossi, Director of Horticulture (BGI)

Focus: Explore this native pollinator meadow and memorial landscape. The walk will focus primarily on late migrating birds with an introduction to the site and how plant selection and management support the bird population here. This event will be at the Naval Cemetery Landscape (NCL). The NCL is fully operated and made open as a public space by Brooklyn Greenway Initiative (BGI)through the generosity of our supporters. Stop by and enjoy the NCL’s native pollinator habitat and contemplative memorial urban meadow and learn about the NCL and the Greenway and what goes into maintaining their beauty and accessibility for every visitor, especially the many species of birds for which we intentionally cultivate habitat and resources!

Brooklyn Bird Club was founded in 1909 by Dr. Edward Vietor, the Brooklyn Bird Club has been active in Kings County for over 100 years. Their mission is to encourage and promote birdwatching and conservation in Brooklyn and beyond. https://brooklynbirdclub.org/

This Naval Cemetery Landscape is managed by the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative, and was a recipient of funding from the Brooklyn Bird Club's 2025 Birdathon event. Check the Brooklyn Bird Club meetings page on the BBC website for details.

BYOB- bring your own binoculars!

This event is free but please make sure to register/get a ticket for each attending member. As a nature observation event we will be limiting the number of participants.

Location

Naval Cemetery Landscape. Enter at 63 Williamsburg St West between Kent and Flushing Avenues.

Transit: We are located on the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway and offer bike parking on site!

There is no parking lot for cars on site but street parking is nearbly on Kent Avenue or Williamsburg Street West near Steuben Park.

If putting in directions in a GPS app / taking Uber or Lyft - we recommend inputting the GPS Pin of Kent Ave + Hooper Street and being dropped off there. While on Kent, make a right on Williamsburg West Street via foot. Google Maps does not take you to the entrance to the NCL if you add the NCL's address as your location. We're working to address this issue and appreciate your patience.

Public Transit

B57/B62Bus to Flushing Av/Classon Av (2 min walk)

B48 Bus to Wallabout St/Wythe Av (5 min walk)

J/M/Z Train to Marcy Ave (11 min walk)

G train to Flushing Ave (13 min walk) or Classon Ave (10 min walk)

Host or Publisher Brooklyn Greenway Initiative