Local Nature Lab commissioned Data Vandals to co-design and build QUERCUS, a sculpture based on the Northern Red Oak and the environmental benefits and cultural associations of the oak genus. There are four diptychs representing the four seasons of the year. The left side of each diptych represents the seasonal look of a red oak while the right side is decorated with medallions (for example, an acorn) providing seasonal ecological data about oaks. View the Kickstarter fundraising campaign here and watch a short video of QUERCUS's outdoor debut. 

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The original Quercus sculpture sitting in a park with passerby looking and reading it.
Georgia and a child sit at a Local Nature Lab table making DIY Quercus zines
The second Quercus sitting in Washington Square Park with two park rangers looking at it.

We have a second QUERCUS funded in part by a Creative Engagement Grant from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. We have created a Quercus Zine for Washington Square Park designed by Madison Markham. Download the zine (black and white pdf) before your next visit to the park!

Quercus DIY zine. A black and white page with questions like "Find an oak leaf and tape it here!" and a map of the Oaks in Washington Square Park