Tuesday, May 16, 2017

SPRING 2017 & SUMMER 2017 NYC PARKS Nature & Outdoors

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Nature & Outdoors:

May 16, 2017 - May 22, 2017

Citywide Highlights

Discovery Day at Freshkills Park

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

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

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

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

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!

Beaches Open Soon!

Beach season is almost here! New York City beaches open for the season on Saturday, May 27.
Volunteer Event: Beach Cleanup

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
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