The Isle of Meadow, shown in red, along the western side of Staten Island
The Isle of Meadow is a small uninhabited island in Staten Island, New York in the United States. It is located along the western side of Staten Island, where the Fresh Kills empties into the Arthur Kill.
The island is owned by the city of New York. In the 1990s, the island escaped becoming part of the Fresh Kills Landfill. It is now a nature preserve.
The Wildflower Meadow began as a mowed filed planted with rye grass.
It is normal practice to fertilise grass meadows like this and cut the grass two or three times a year for silage.
Over the years some wildlife has returned to the meadow but more interestingly, because no fertiliser is used, the rye grass in the meadow has declined as the soil has becomes poorer.
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