Randall’s Island Park’s Repository
The data repository for Randall’s Island Park serves as a resource hub – a compilation of the ecological and environmental monitoring and assessments performed on the island by the Alliance’s staff and community collaborators. Through this repository, researchers, students and community members can access detailed data sets, reports, and analyses, facilitating further research questions, informed decision-making, and strategic planning.
Randall's Island Urban Farm and staff in partnership with four other urban farms & gardens look at the growth of shiitake and oyster mushrooms on cottonwood and mulberry trees sourced from the Freshwater Wetland. This study aims to explore the ability of different substrates to produce fruiting bodies of different mushroom varieties.
2024
RIPA staff grew five hybrid brassica varieties alongside adjacent open-pollinated brassica varieties, developed in partnership with Dr. Phillip Griffiths from Cornell CALS, on Randall’s Island Urban Farm. All ten varieties were harvested and prepared for the public to provide feedback on taste, texture, and overall quality. The results of this study will help farmers evaluate which varieties to grow in the future.
2024 - PDF
2024
RIPA staff, in partnership with Dr. Ingwell from Purdue University, established the abundance of Squash Vine Borers on the squash crop at Randall's Island Urban Farm. The objective of this study was to understand the impact of the pest on a variety of squash crops based on abundance of adult moths and to explore the ability to manage the pest with a scented trap.
2024
Randall’s Island Urban Farm soil samples reveal insights into soil biodiversity. The data shows that while the diversity of bacteria and fungi remains consistent across farm sites, the composition however, differs between older and younger sites. These findings help us understand how microbial communities evolve over time, improving our knowledge of urban soil ecosystems.
2020
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