SPRING 2017 & SUMMER 2017 NYC PARKS Nature & Outdoors

nyc.gov/parks Connect with NYC Parks Nature & Outdoors: May 16, 2017 - May 22, 2017 Citywide Highlights Discovery Day at Freshkills Park Be among the first to see the great views and trails of the world's largest landfill-to-park project. Free Canoeing with the Urban Park Rangers Learn how to canoe or, if you already know the basics, join our Urban Park Rangers on canoeing trips around NYC's waterfront parks. Wildlife Events New York is wilder than you think. See for yourself with our guides to the natural world at upcoming wildlife-viewing walks, festivals, and more! Free Fishing Clinics Our park rangers are teaching kids, teens, and adults how to fish! We'll provide the equipment; just show up! Ages 8+ Alley Pond Park Adventure Course Check out our obstacle course in Queens! Try the zip line, the human swingshot, and our trust fall stations. Beaches Open Soon! Beach season is almost here! New York City beaches open for the season on Saturday, May 27. Volunteer Event: Beach Cleanup Help our Stewardship Team clean up Oakwood beach and, ultimately, prevent wildfires! Join us on May 22 on Staten Island. Register today! Upcoming Events Tuesday, May 16, 2017 Garden Highlights Walk 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Perkins Visitors Center, Wave Hill, Bronx  Free Community Rowing at Pier 40 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. at Pier 40, Manhattan  Learn-to-Row 2 6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. at Peter Jay Sharp Boathouse, Manhattan  Wednesday, May 17, 2017 Central Park Tour: Heart of the Park 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at East 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue, Central Park, Manhattan  Free Boatbuilding at Pier 40 3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. at Pier 40, Manhattan  Boro-Linc Staten Island: Telling Stories of Our Neighborhood and Borough (Unit 2) 5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. at Building P, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island  Evening Group Hike and Trail Run 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. at Greenbelt Nature Center, Blood Root Valley, Staten Island  Wildflower Meadow Tour 6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. at Touchdown of the 103rd Street Footbridge, Randall's Island Park, Manhattan  Learn-to-Row 2 6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. at Peter Jay Sharp Boathouse, Manhattan  Thursday, May 18, 2017 Fitness Walk 9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. at Fort Totten Front Gate, Fort Totten Park, Queens  Central Park Tour: The Art of the Park 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Outside the Dairy Gift Shop, Central Park, Manhattan  Tour The Battery 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. at Netherland Monument, The Battery, Manhattan  Bryant Park Spring Birding Tours 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. at Andrew Heiskell Plaza, Bryant Park, Manhattan  NYC Urban Field Station - Relaunching Swale: NYC's Floating Food Forest 5:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. at Pier 6, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn  Friday, May 19, 2017 Central Park Tour: Iconic Views of Central Park 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Outside the Dairy Gift Shop, Central Park, Manhattan  Central Park Tour: Legendary Landmarks 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at Belvedere Castle, Central Park, Manhattan  Arts, Culture & Fun: Ancient Trees with Beth Moon 6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. at Tony Dapolito Recreation Center, Manhattan  Saturday, May 20, 2017 Bird Walks 8:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m. at Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx  Birding Bonanza 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Little Hell Gate Salt Marsh, Randall's Island Park, Manhattan  Plant Giveaway/Perennial Workshop at The Battery 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Battery Urban Farm, The Battery, Manhattan  Discovery Walks for Families: Beginning Birders 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. at Belvedere Castle, Central Park, Manhattan  Family Art Project: Starting Seeds with the Next Epoch Seed Library 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Wave Hill House, Wave Hill, Bronx  NYC Compost: Farm and Garden Work Days 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Compost Demonstration Site, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island  Bryant Park Fly Fishing 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Orvis, Manhattan  520 Waterfront Walk: Bronx River & Sheridan Expressway 10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School, Bronx  Science in the Park: Baywaters 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Little Bay Park, Little Bay Park, Queens  For The Birds Festival: A Celebration of All Things Avian 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Conference House Park Visitor Center, Conference House Park, Staten Island  Urban Farm Exploration Day 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. at Urban Farm, Randall's Island Park, Manhattan  Basic Canoeing 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at Martling Pond, Clove Lakes Park, Staten Island  Conservatory Garden Tour 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Vanderbilt Gate, Central Park, Manhattan  Central Park Tour: Southern Welcome Tour 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Inside the Park at Fifth Avenue and 61st Street, Central Park, Manhattan  Garden Highlights Walk 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Perkins Visitors Center, Wave Hill, Bronx  In the Footsteps of Edgar Allan Poe: A Walk from Poe Cottage to High Bridge Walking Tour 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. at Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, Poe Park, Bronx  520 Waterfront Walk: Edgemere 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at La Quinta Inn & Suites Far Rockaway, Queens  Second Annual GROW Brooklyn Festival: Diversity through Food 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.at St. John's Recreation Center, St. John's Recreation Center,  Discovery Walks for Families: Woodland Wonderland 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. at Belvedere Castle, Central Park, Manhattan  NYC Compost Project: Turn and Learn 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at Compost Demonstration Site, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island  Art Exhibition: Flora/Fauna/Feathers of Richmond County 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. at H.H. Biddle House, Conference House Park, Staten Island  520 Waterfront Walk: East River 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center, Thomas Jefferson Park, Manhattan  Union Square Park: Crossroads of New York Walking Tour 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at Abraham Lincoln Statue, Union Square Park, Manhattan  Central Park Tour: Hallett Nature Sanctuary and the Pond 2:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. at Sixth Avenue and Central Park South, Central Park, Manhattan  520 Waterfront Walk: Long Island City 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. at Vernon Blvd. and Queens Plaza South,  520 Waterfront Walk: Red Hook 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. at Richards St. & Delavan St., Brooklyn  Wildlife Viewing: Nocturnal Wildlife 8:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m. at Belvedere Castle, Central Park, Manhattan  Sunday, May 21, 2017 Bird Watching 8:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. at Forest Park Visitor Center, Forest Park, Queens  Birding: Hawk Watch 9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. at Parking Area, High Rock Park, Staten Island  Bird Walks with New York City Audubon 9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m. at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens  Family Art Project: Starting Seeds with the Next Epoch Seed Library 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Wave Hill House, Wave Hill, Bronx  Urban Farm Exploration Day 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. at Urban Farm, Randall's Island Park, Manhattan  Wildlife Viewing: Horseshoe Crabs 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Plumb Beach Parking Lot,  Basic Canoeing 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at Harlem Meer, Central Park, Manhattan  Seining 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Broad Channel American Ball Fields, Queens  Trail of the Month: Blue Trail (South) 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Parking Area, High Rock Park, Staten Island  Central Park Tour: The Ramble 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Belvedere Castle, Central Park, Manhattan  Free Boatbuilding at Pier 40 12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. at Pier 40, Manhattan  Free Community Rowing at Pier 40 12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. at Pier 40, Manhattan  Science in the Park: Woodlands 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. at 76th Avenue and Springfield Boulevard, Alley Pond Park, Queens  Central Park Tour: Heart of the Park 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at East 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue, Central Park, Manhattan  Monday, May 22, 2017 Bryant Park Spring Birding Tours 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. at Andrew Heiskell Plaza, Bryant Park, Manhattan  Central Park Tour: West Side Stories 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at 81st Street and Central Park West, Central Park, Manhattan  Learn-to-Row 2 6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. at Peter Jay Sharp Boathouse, Manhattan  Tuesday, May 23, 2017 Fitness Walk 9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. at Fort Totten Front Gate, Fort Totten Park, Queens  Central Park Tour: North Woods 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, Central Park, Manhattan  Garden Highlights Walk 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Perkins Visitors Center, Wave Hill, Bronx  Horseshoe Crab Monitoring 5:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. at Calvert Vaux Park, Calvert Vaux Park, Brooklyn  Free Community Rowing at Pier 40 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. at Pier 40, Manhattan  Learn-to-Row 2 6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. at Peter Jay Sharp Boathouse, Manhattan ~ Want personalized news? To add more newsletters or choose your neighborhood, manage your NYC Parks newsletter subscriptions. Safely unsubscribe from NYC Parks newsletters.