Nature and Outdoors Events in our NYC Parks
April 28 – May 3, 2016
Information courtesy of the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Tree Tots (3-4 year-olds) – Early Childhood Series 9:30 a.m.–10:15 a.m. at Greenbelt Nature Center, Blood Root Valley, Staten Island
Kids Week Manhattan: Nature Exploration Adventure 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. at East 86th Street and East End Avenue, Carl Schurz Park, Manhattan
Peepers (2 year-olds) – Early Childhood Series 10:45 a.m.–11:15 a.m. at Greenbelt Nature Center, Blood Root Valley, Staten Island
Spring Break in Prospect Park 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Spring Break in Prospect Park 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. at Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Spring Break in Prospect Park 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. at The Carousel, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Nature Exploration 12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Sherman Creek Stewards: Garden Crew 1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at Swindler Cove, Sherman Creek, Manhattan
Kids Week Bronx: Orienteering for Kids 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. at Pelham Bay Nature Center, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx
Kids Week Brooklyn: Scavenger Hunt 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. at Salt Marsh Nature Center, Marine Park, Brooklyn
Kids Week Brooklyn: Gather around the Campfire 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. at Fort Greene Park Visitor Center, Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn
Kids Week Queens: Insect Exploration 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. at Fort Totten Visitor’s Center, Fort Totten Park, Queens
Kids Week Staten Island: Insect and Pond Exploration 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. at Blue Heron Nature Center, Blue Heron Park, Staten Island
Kids Week Manhattan: Birding Bonanza 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at First Avenue at 112th Street, Thomas Jefferson Park, Manhattan
Spring Birding Tours of Bryant Park 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. at Heiskell Plaza, Bryant Park, Manhattan
Nature at Night Hike 7:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. at 200 Nevada Avenue, High Rock Park, Staten Island
Friday, April 29, 2016
Kids Week Manhattan: Birding Bonanza 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. at Dana Discovery Center, Central Park, Manhattan
Eco Art Social: Tree Like Me 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. at Greenbelt Nature Center, Blood Root Valley, Staten Island
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
Spring Break in Prospect Park 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Spring Break in Prospect Park 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. at Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Spring Break in Prospect Park 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. at The Carousel, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Nature Exploration 12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Kids Week Bronx: Insect Exploration 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. at Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
Kids Week Brooklyn: Birding Bonanza 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. at Salt Marsh Nature Center, Marine Park, Brooklyn
Kids Week Queens: Urban Wildlife 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. at Unisphere, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Kids Week Staten Island: Meet the Critters at Blue Heron 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. at Blue Heron Nature Center, Blue Heron Park, Staten Island
Garden Walk: Notable Trees of Wave Hill 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. at Perkins Visitors Center, Wave Hill, Bronx
Stewardship Day 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. at Greenbelt Nature Center, Blood Root Valley, Staten Island
Hallett Nature Sanctuary 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. at Hallett Nature Sanctuary, Central Park, Manhattan
Pop Up Aquarium! 4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. at John J Carty Park, John J Carty Park, Brooklyn
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Queens Greenhouse Open House 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at Queens Greenhouse & Nursery, Forest Park, Queens
Queens Parks Trails Club – Trail Maintenance 101 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Alley Pond Park Environmental Center, Queens
Spring Soil Health 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
Spring Walk 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. at Touchdown of the 103rd Street Footbridge, Randall’s Island Park, Manhattan
Bike Tour: Great Trees of Inwood and Riverdale 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Inwood Hill Park, Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan
Family Art Project: Buds, Buds, Buds 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Wave Hill House, Wave Hill, Bronx
Sakura Matsuri 2016 – Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Cherry Blossom Festival 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn
Pop-Up Audubon: Leaf Litter Critters 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Eastwood, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Pop-Up Audubon II: Plant Clues 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Peninsula, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Central Park Tour: North Woods 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, Central Park, Manhattan
Nature Exploration Hike (light) 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Forest Park Visitor Center, Forest Park, Queens
Central Park Tour: Conservatory Garden 11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. at Vanderbilt Gate, Central Park, Manhattan
Junior Arborist Station 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. at Wave Hill, Wave Hill, Bronx
Compost Giveaway 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at 127 Street Farm Garden, Manhattan
Fort Greene Park Tree Trail Tours 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. at Dekalb Avenue and South Portland Avenue, Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn
Spring Break in Prospect Park 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Spring Break in Prospect Park 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. at Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Spring Break in Prospect Park 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. at The Carousel, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Nature Exploration 12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Introduction to Bird Watching 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Nature Exploration: Spring Blossoms (light) 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. at Fort Greene Park Visitor Center, Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn
Garden Walk: Trees in the Designed Landscape 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. at Perkins Visitors Center, Wave Hill, Bronx
Spring Sprouts 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. at Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Spring Walk 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at Touchdown of the 103rd Street Footbridge, Randall’s Island Park, Manhattan
Cooking Demo: Chock Full o’ (Pine) Nuts 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at Wave Hill House, Wave Hill, Bronx
Sunday, May 1, 2016
Early Morning Bird Walk: Marvelous Migrants 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Birdwatching at the Ridgewood Reservoir 8:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. at Ridgewood Reservoir, Queens
Birding: Ospreys 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. at Fort Totten Visitor’s Center, Fort Totten Park, Queens
Roger Morris Park Garden Volunteer Day 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Morris-Jumel Mansion, Roger Morris Park, Manhattan
Yoga at Wave Hill 10:00 a.m.–11:15 a.m. at Ecology Building, Wave Hill, Bronx
Family Art Project: Buds, Buds, Buds 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Wave Hill House, Wave Hill, Bronx
Sakura Matsuri 2016 – Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Cherry Blossom Festival 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn
5 Boro Bike Tour Watch Party 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Alice Austen House Museum, Alice Austen Park, Staten Island
Ranger’s Choice: Nature Photography 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Silver Lake Park, Silver Lake Park, Staten Island
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
Seeds under the Spotlight 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at 200 Nevada Avenue, High Rock Park, Staten Island
Drop-in Art Workshop: Tree Portraits with Sgraffito 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Wave Hill House, Wave Hill, Bronx
Spring Break in Prospect Park 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Spring Break in Prospect Park 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. at Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Spring Break in Prospect Park 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. at The Carousel, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Nature Exploration 12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Freshwater Fishing 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. at Crotona Nature Center, Crotona Park, Bronx
Sherman Creek Stewards: Forest Crew 1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at 190th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, Highbridge Park, Manhattan
Science in the Park 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. at 76th Avenue and Springfield Boulevard, Alley Pond Park, Queens
Bird’s Eye Tour of the Heather Garden 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. at Heather Garden, Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan
Gardening Demo: Growing Trees and Shrubs in Containers 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. at Perkins Visitors Center, Wave Hill, Bronx
Meditative Woodland Walk 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. at Perkins Visitors Center, Wave Hill, Bronx
Floral Ghost: Susan Orlean and Philip Taaffe in Conversation 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. at Wave Hill House, Wave Hill, Bronx
Garden Highlights Walk 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at Perkins Visitors Center, Wave Hill, Bronx
Monday, May 2, 2016
Hallett Nature Sanctuary 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. at Hallett Nature Sanctuary, Central Park, Manhattan
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Central Park Tour: Mid-Park Welcome Tour 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Alexander von Humboldt statue, Central Park, Manhattan
Garden Highlights Walk 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Perkins Visitors Center, Wave Hill, Bronx
Bryant Park Juggling 5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. at Lawn, Bryant Park, Manhattan