Nature & Outdoors:

Sep 17, 2015 – Sep 22, 2015

Citywide Highlights

Bat Bonanza Night Hike

This Friday, September 18, take a guided tour through Willowbrook Park at night and see if you can spot everyone’s favorite flying mammal.

Fall Migration

The beginning of autumn means fall migration. Check out these upcoming birding tours and see who’s flying through NYC.

Thursday, September 17, 2015

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

Wildflower Meadow Tour 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Touchdown of the 103rd Street Footbridge, Randall’s Island Park, Manhattan

Friday, September 18, 2015

Annual Plant Sale 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Perkins Visitors Center, Wave Hill, Bronx

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

Bat Bonanza Night Hike 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. at 1 Eton Place, Willowbrook Park, Staten Island

Saturday, September 19, 2015

Bird Walks at Van Cortlandt Park 8:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m. at Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

International Coastal Cleanup: Plumb Beach 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Plumb Beach, Brooklyn

The Buzz About Bees 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Castle Clinton, The Battery, Manhattan

Family Art Project: Caterpillar Sock Puppets 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Wave Hill House, Wave Hill, Bronx

International Coastal Cleanup 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Icahn Stadium, Randall’s Island Park, Manhattan

Annual Plant Sale 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Perkins Visitors Center, Wave Hill, Bronx

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

September Butterfly Stroll 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Church, Staten Island

Urban Farm Exploration Days 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. at Urban Farm, Randall’s Island Park, Manhattan

The Amazing Maize Maze 11:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. at Queens County Farm Museum, Queens Farm Park, Queens

Bronx River Ramble 12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. at Rosedale and Lacombe Avenue, Soundview Park, Bronx

Nature Presentation: Wonderful Woolly Bears 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. at Ecology Building, Wave Hill, Bronx

Nature Exploration Hike: John Muir Trail 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at Mosholu Avenue and Broadway, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

Delving into Isham Park’s Past with Sidney Horenstein 3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. at Seaman Avenue & Isham Street, Isham Park, Manhattan

Nocturnal Wildlife 8:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m. at Albert H. Mauro Playground, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens

The Night Sky: Constellation Stories 8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. at West 173 Street and Amsterdam Avenue, Highbridge Park, Manhattan

Sunday, September 20, 2015

Family Art Project: Caterpillar Sock Puppets 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Wave Hill House, Wave Hill, Bronx

Annual Plant Sale 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Perkins Visitors Center, Wave Hill, Bronx

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

GreenThumb Workshop: Marvelous Mushrooms 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at Smiling Hogshead Ranch, Queens

The Amazing Maize Maze 11:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. at Queens County Farm Museum, Queens Farm Park, Queens

Basic Canoeing 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at Golden Pond In Crocheron Park, Crocheron Park, Queens

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

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

Monday, September 21, 2015

Annual Plant Sale 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Perkins Visitors Center, Wave Hill, Bronx

Central Park Tour: West Side Stories 11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. at 81st Street and Central Park West, Central Park, Manhattan

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Little Bay Park Invasive Removal & Tree Stewardship 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Totten Avenue, South of Duane Road, Little Bay Park, Queens

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

Annual Plant Sale 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Perkins Visitors Center, Wave Hill, Bronx

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

Wetlands Tour 6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. at Northeast corner of the Little Hell Gate Salt Marsh, Randall’s Island Park, Manhattan

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Discovery Walk: First Day of Fall in the North Woods 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, Central Park, Manhattan

Annual Plant Sale 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Perkins Visitors Center, Wave Hill, Bronx

Central Park Tour: The Ramble 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Belvedere Castle, Central Park, Manhattan

Discovery Walk: First Day of Fall in the North Woods 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, Central Park, Manhattan