Nature & Outdoors:

Apr 16, 2015 – Apr 21, 2015

Citywide Highlights

Celebrate Earth Day

We’re celebrating the natural world at parks all over the city, with tours, volunteer opportunities, fish lessons, and more.

Soarin’ Over Staten Island

On 4/19, you can fly kites, watch for hawks, and get a chance to look at Freshkills Park, which will be three times the size of Central Park when it opens.

Tour a Parks Greenhouse

For the first time, we’re holding an open house at the Forest Park Greenhouse. Come out on 4/25 and see where your spring is made.

Upcoming Events

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Join The Battery Conservancy as a Horticulture Volunteer! 9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Playground, Battery Park, Manhattan

Birding Tours of Bryant Park 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. at Bryant Park, Bryant Park, Manhattan

Saturday, April 18, 2015

Cabrini Woods Birding Migration Walk with Expert Naturalist Mike Feller 8:30 a.m. at Margaret Corbin Circle, Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan

East and West Spring Kickoff Volunteer Day at Van Cortlandt Park 9:30 a.m. at Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

Tree Giveaway 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Red Shed Garden, Brooklyn

Volunteer Garden Clean-Up Day 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

Woodlands Discovery Club for Families: North Woods 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, Central Park, Manhattan

Woodlands Discovery Club for Families: North Woods 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at North Woods, Central Park, Manhattan

Birding: Spring Migrants 10:00 a.m. at Picnic House, Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Spring Cleaning! Natural Cleaners, New Blooms, & More 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Castle Clinton, Battery Park, Manhattan

Bryant Park Fly Fishing 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Fifth Avenue Terrace, Bryant Park, Manhattan

Celebrate Spring Saunter 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. at Greenbelt Nature Center, Blood Root Valley, Staten Island

Pop-Up Audubon: Leaf Litter Critters 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Eastwood, Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Pop-Up Audubon II: Animal Clues 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Peninsula, Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Ranger’s Choice: Nature Photography 11:00 a.m. at Clove Lakes Park, Clove Lakes Park, Staten Island

Central Park Tour: Conservatory Garden 11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. at Vanderbilt Gate, Central Park, Manhattan

Central Park Arches and Bridges North 12:00 p.m. at Central Park, Central Park, Manhattan

Forest Park Garden Open House 12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at Highland Park Children’s Garden, Brooklyn

Ranger’s Choice: Camping Skills Workshop 1:00 p.m. at Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

Spring Bird and Wildflower Walk 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at Wolfe’s Pond Park House, Wolfe’s Pond Park, Staten Island

Sunday, April 19, 2015

Tree Giveaway 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at A. Badillo Community Rose Garden, Bronx

Pop-Up Audubon: Leaf Litter Critters 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Eastwood, Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Pop-Up Audubon II: Animal Clues 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Peninsula, Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Nature Exploration Hike (Moderate) 11:00 a.m. at Lt William Tighe Triangle, Lt. Wm. Tighe Triangle, Manhattan

Plants and Pollinators 11:00 a.m. at Forest Park Visitor Center, Forest Park, Queens

Waterfront Walks: Guided Tours of Brooklyn Bridge Park 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn

Soarin’ Over Staten Island 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Freshkills Park Event Entrance, Staten Island

Central Park Tour: Southern Welcome Tour 12:00 p.m.–12:45 p.m. at Inside the Park at Fifth Avenue and 61st Street, Central Park, Manhattan

Nature Exploration: Marine Park Salt Marsh (Light) 12:00 p.m. at Salt Marsh Nature Center, Marine Park, Brooklyn

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

Kids Beach Exploration 1:00 p.m. at Orchard Beach Nature Center, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

Kids Salamander Exploration 1:00 p.m. at Blue Heron Nature Center, Blue Heron Park, Staten Island

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

Garden Highlights Walk 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at Perkins Visitors Center, Wave Hill, Bronx

Monday, April 20, 2015

Birding Tours of Bryant Park 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. at Bryant Park, Bryant Park, Manhattan

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Join The Battery Conservancy as a Horticulture Volunteer! 9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Playground, Battery Park, Manhattan

Garden Highlights Walk 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Perkins Visitors Center, Wave Hill, Bronx

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

FrogWatch Monthly Monitoring Sessions 7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. at 200 Nevada Avenue, High Rock Park, Staten Island