Brooklyn Bridge Park, Constructed Ecology

Rebecca McMackin, Ecological Horticulturalist Garden Designer

“Brooklyn Bridge Park, an 85-acre, organic park in the middle of New York City designed following ecological principles.

Recreation, native woodlands, freshwater wetlands, salt marshes, and meadows mimic native ecosystems and are managed as wildlife habitats.

Rebecca McMackin is the Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park, providing habitat for birds, butterflies, and soil microorganisms.

National Gardening Survey reported that more than half of American households purchased plants specifically to help butterflies, bees, and birds.

Ecological horticulture is arguably mainstream.