Joseph Charap

Green-Wood Cemetery Employs Drone to Assist with Oak Wilt Diagnosis

By Jean|2018-02-05T11:34:59-05:00February 5th, 2018|Categories: Diseases and Insects, Innovative Projects and Programs, NYC, NYSDEC, Technology|Tags: Drones, Green-Wood Cemetery, Joseph Charap, oak wilt|0 Comments

A drone’s aerial perspective on a red oak (Quercus rubra), infected with oak wilt, in Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery. NYSDEC recently launched its use of drones for things like monitoring coastal erosion on Lake Ontario, exploration of bat caves in Mineville, restoration of beach dunes on [...]

Joe Charap, and Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery as Urban Arboretum

New NYSUFC Board Member Joseph Charap is the Director of Horticulture and Curator for Green-Wood in Brooklyn. He’s also a new dad—his son Benjamin was born on September 3rd. Charap and his Green-Wood colleagues are transforming the historic landscape of this cemetery into an urban arboretum/public garden [...]