This Week in Parks:

Mar 6, 2015 – Mar 11, 2015

Citywide Highlights

Summer Camp Registration

The lottery for our low-cost summer camp for kids ages 6 to 13 opens Friday, March 6.

Signs of Spring

This winter won’t last forever. Here’s how to tell that spring is really, truly, on its way.

Upcoming Events

Friday, March 6, 2015

Shape Up NYC: Cardio Toning 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Gargoyles and Green Men: Portraits of Wood and Stone 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Greenbelt Nature Center, Blood Root Valley, Staten Island

Introduction to Bird Watching 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Sunday, March 8, 2015

Special Walking Tour: 19th Century Landmark Treasures of Noho 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. at Merchant’s House Museum, Merchant’s House Museum, Manhattan

Fire Making Skills 1:00 p.m. at Isham Street and Seaman Avenue, Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan

FrogWatch USA Training 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at 200 Nevada Avenue, High Rock Park, Staten Island

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Creating Landmarks: Revival Style Townhouses of 19th Century Manhattan 6:30 p.m. at Merchant’s House Museum, Merchant’s House Museum, Manhattan

Friday, March 13, 2015

Spirit of the Irish Candlelight Ghost Tour 6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. at Merchant’s House Museum, Merchant’s House Museum, Manhattan

Saturday, March 14, 2015

Family Birdwatching 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Ranger’s Choice Nature Photography Winter Woods 11:00 a.m. at High Rock Park, High Rock Park, Staten Island

Women in Comics Panel & Justice Woman Screening 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx

Sunday, March 15, 2015

St. Patrick’s Day Celebration: A Tribute to the Tredwells’ Irish Servants 12:30 p.m. at Merchant’s House Museum, Merchant’s House Museum, Manhattan

Ranger’s Choice: Camp Cooking 101 1:00 p.m. at Van Cortlandt Park, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

Concert: Ray Vega Latin Jazz Quintet 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at Wave Hill, Wave Hill, Bronx

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Midweek Bird Walk: Clove Lakes Park 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Martling Avenue Bridge, Clove Lakes Park, Staten Island

Saturday, March 21, 2015

Living with Urban Coyotes 1:00 p.m. at Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

Owl Prowl 4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Historic New York: Nature and Design 1:00 p.m. at Grand Army Plaza Arch, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Central Park Tour: Hallett Nature Sanctuary and the Pond 12:00 p.m.–1:15 p.m. at Sixth Avenue and Central Park South, Central Park, Manhattan

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Ranger’s Choice: Gravesend Cemetery Tour 11:00 a.m. at Gravesend Cemetery, Brooklyn

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Hike through the Greenbelt 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Greenbelt Nature Center, Blood Root Valley, Staten Island

Scavenger Hunt Hike (light) 1:00 p.m. at Visitor Center, Conference House Park, Staten Island

Saturday, April 4, 2015

Scotland 10K Run 8:00 a.m. at West Drive near 62nd Street, Central Park, Manhattan

Sunday, April 12, 2015

The New York World’s Fairs in 3D: A Stereoscopic Projection Show 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. at Kingsland Homestead, Queens

Sunday, April 19, 2015

Earth Day at Prospect Park 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Saturday, April 25, 2015

High Bridge Historic Neighborhood Walk Tour 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. at 167th Street Train station, Bronx

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Arbor Festival 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens

Saturday, May 2, 2015

Elements Art Expo NYC 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. at Conference House Park, Conference House Park, Staten Island

Sunday, May 3, 2015

TD Five Boro Bike Tour 7:30 a.m. at Franklin Street & Church Street, Manhattan