Eric "T" Fleisher

Full time 2007-2008

Photo by Doug Cogger

Eric “T” Fleisher is the Director of Horticulture at Battery Park City Parks Conservancy (BPCPC) in lower Manhattan. A national leader in the field of sustainable horticulture, T has brought this 37-acre oasis of park land on the Hudson River to the forefront as the only public garden space in New York City to be maintained completely organically. T’s methods are based on the development of a balanced soil ecology, with an emphasis on composting, water conservation and the use of non-toxic means of pest and disease control.  T designed the soil specifications for the BPC’s Irish Hunger Memorial, Museum of Jewish Heritage and in collaboration with Michael Van Valkenburg Associates, Teardrop Park.  A frequent lecturer on sustainable practices, T also serves as a consultant to, among others, the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy in Boston and Bowdoin College. As a Loeb Fellow, T will further his techniques in the context of urban planning and landscape architecture with the aim of proving their transferability to other public park systems.