Summer 2003 Explorer Programs
SUNDAY, JUNE 1 BX Horseshoe Crabs / Pelham Bay Park · 1 pm / Orchard Beach Nature Center BK Bats, Snakes & Spiders / Marine Park · 11 am / Salt Marsh Nature Center M Summer Stargazing / Central Park · 8 pm / Belvedere Castle Q Nature Hike / Forest Park ·12 pm / Forest Park Nature/Visitor Center SI Fishing / Willowbrook Park · 1 pm / Elton Place parking lot
THURSDAY, JUNE 5 BK National Trails Day / Marine Park · 10 am / Salt Marsh Nature Center
SATURDAY, JUNE 7 BX Family Day / Crotona Park ·12 pm / Crotona Nature Center BK Orienteering / Marine Park · 11 am / Salt Marsh Nature Center M National Trails Day / Highbridge Park ·10 am / W 173rd St. & Amsterdam Ave. SI Night Hike / Blue Heron Park · 8 pm / Blue Heron Nature Center
MONDAY, JUNE 9 BK Nature Photography Walk / Marine Park · 6:30 pm / Salt Marsh Nature Center
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11 M Bringing Nature Into Your Life / Inwood Hill Park · 7 pm / Inwood Hill Nature Center
FRIDAY, JUNE 13 BX Camping and Ghost Stories / Van Cortlandt Park * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK on June 7
SATURDAY, JUNE 14 BX Medicinal Plants / Van Cortlandt Park · 1 pm / Van Cortlandt Nature Center BX Flag Day / Crotona Park · 1 pm / Crotona Nature Center BK Homage to the Horseshoe Crab / Marine Park · 7 pm / Salt Marsh Nature Center M Explore the Little Red Lighthouse / Ft. Washington Park * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK on June 7 M Sunset Hike / Inwood Hill Park · 7:30 pm / Inwood Hill Nature Center Q Orienteering / Alley Pond Park · 1 pm / UPR Adventure Center SI Adventure Backpacking / High Rock Park · 11 am / High Rock Nature Center SI Entomology / High Rock Park · 1 pm / High Rock Nature Center
SUNDAY, JUNE 15 BX Fishing / Pelham Bay Park · 1 pm / Orchard Beach Nature Center BK Eco-Art for Dad / Marine Park · 2 pm / Salt Marsh Nature Center M Fishing / Riverside Park· 1 pm / Riverside Park South Pier, 68th St. M Birding / Inwood Hill Park · 9 am / Inwood Hill Nature Center M Flyfishing / Inwood Hill Park · 1 pm / Inwood Hill Nature Center Q Native Americans / Forest Park · 12 pm / Forest Park Nature/Visitor Center SI Canoeing / Willowbrook Park * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK on June 8
SATURDAY, JUNE 21 BX Summer Solstice / Van Cortlandt Park · 1 pm / Van Cortlandt Nature Center BX Summer Eco-Art / Crotona Park · 1 pm / Crotona Nature Center BK Salt Marsh Restoration / Marine Park · 9 am / Salt Marsh Nature Center M 104th Street Fair / Manhattan · 12 pm / 104th St. and Fifth Ave. M Canoe the Salt Marsh at Spuyten Duyvil / Inwood Hill Park * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK on June 8 M Open Mic / Inwood Hill Park · 7 pm / Inwood Hill Nature Center Q Nature Hike / Alley Pond Park · 1 pm / UPR Adventure Center SI Adventure Trek / High Rock Park · 11 am / High Rock Nature Center
SUNDAY, JUNE 22 BX Bike Pelham Bay / Pelham Bay Park ·1 pm / Pelham Bay Nature Center BK Bike the Boardwalk / Coney Island · 8 am / NY Aquarium boardwalk M Hiking the Historics - Morris-Jumel Mansion to Highbridge Water Tower * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK on June 11 Q Wildlife Sketching / Forest Park · 12 pm / Forest Park Nature/Visitor Center SI Bike the Beach / South Beach Park · 11 am / Ftr. Capodanno Blvd. & Sand Lane
SATURDAY, JUNE 28 BX Wildfllower Wonders / Van Cortlandt Park · 1 pm / Van Cortlandt Nature Center BX Aquatic Creatures / Crotona Park · 1 pm / Crotona Nature Center BK Natural Healing Techniques / Marine Park ·7 pm / Salt Marsh Nature Center BK Early Birding / Prospect Park ·8 am / Prospect Park Boathouse Q Discover Owls / Alley Pond Park · 7:30 pm / UPR Adventure Center SI Orienteering / Blue Heron Park · 1 pm / Blue Heron Nature Center
SUNDAY, JUNE 29 BX Canoe the Lagoon / Pelham Bay Park * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK on June 21 BK Homage to the Horseshoe Crab / Marine Park · 7 pm / Salt Marsh Nature Center Q Hike at Night / Forest Park · 8 pm / Forest Park Nature/Visitor Center SI Early Birding / Clove Lakes Park · 8 am / Stonehenge, Clove Rd. WEDNESDAY, JULY 2 M Native American Storytelling / Inwood Hill Park · 7 pm / Inwood Hill Nature Center
SATURDAY, JULY 5 BX George Washington Was Here / Van Cortlandt Park ·1 pm / Van Cortlandt House BK Pollinators / Marine Park ·1 pm / Salt Marsh Nature Center M Inwood History Trek / Inwood Hill Park · 1 pm / Inwood Hill Nature Center Q Tree Walk / Alley Pond Park ·1 pm / UPR Adventure Center SI Walk the Dog / Clove Lakes Park · 1 pm / Clove Rd. parking lot
SUNDAY, JULY 6 BX Revolution and The Bartow-Pell Mansion / Pelham Bay Park · 1 pm / Bartow-Pell Mansion, 895 Shore Road BK Canoe Gerritsen Creek / Marine Park * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK on June 28 M Revolutionary History / Central Park · 1 pm / Dana Discovery Center M Salt Marsh Ecology / Inwood Hill Park · 1 pm / Inwood Hill Nature Center Q Orienteering / Forest Park · 12 pm / Forest Park Nature/Visitor Center SI Fishing / Willowbrook Park · 1 pm / Elton Place parking lot
MONDAY, JULY 7 BK The Environment, Now or Never / Marine Park · 7 pm / Salt Marsh Nature Center
SATURDAY, JULY 12 BX Reptile Revolution / Van Cortlandt Park · 1 pm / Van Cortlandt Nature Center BX Canoe Indian Lake / Crotona Park · 1 pm / Crotona Nature Center M Explore the Little Red Lighthouse / Ft. Washington Park * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK on June 28 M Sunset Hike / Inwood Hill Park · 7 pm / Inwood Hill Nature Center Q Orienteering / Alley Pond Park · 1 pm / UPR Adventure Center SI Adventure Canoeing / Sawmill Creek * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK on June 29
SUNDAY, JULY 13 BX Salt Marsh Ecology / Pelham Bay Park · 1 pm / Orchard Beach Nature Center M Fishing / Riverside Park· 10 am / Riverside Park South Pier, 68th St. M Eagle Watch / Inwood Hill Park · 9 am / Inwood Hill Nature Center M Explore Highbridge Water Tower / Highbridge Park · 1 pm / W 173rd St. & Amsterdam Ave. Q Canoe Oakland Lake / Alley Pond Park * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK on June 29 SI Traveler’s Trek / High Rock Park · 11 am / High Rock Nature Center
SATURDAY, JULY 19 BX Birding / Van Cortlandt Park · 9 am / Van Cortlandt Nature Center BX Fish Indian Lake / Crotona Park · 1 pm / Crotona Nature Center M 150th Birthday Celebration History Tour / Central Park ·1 pm / Belvedere Castle M Orienteering / Inwood Hill Park · 1 pm / Inwood Hill Nature Center M Open Mic / Inwood Hill Park · 7 pm / Inwood Hill Nature Center Q Fishing Derby / Baisley Pond Park · 1 pm / Baisley Blvd. & Rockaway Blvd.
SUNDAY, JULY 20 BX Shore Clean-up / Pelham Bay Park ·1 pm / Pelham Bay Nature Center BK Entomology / Marine Park · 2 pm / Salt Marsh Nature Center Q Nature Hike / Forest Park · 12 pm / Forest Park Nature/Visitor Center SI Astronomy / High Rock Park · 8 pm / High Rock Nature Center
SATURDAY, JULY 26 BX Hike at Night / Van Cortlandt Park · 8 pm / Van Cortlandt Nature Center BX Canoe Indian Lake / Crotona Park · 1 pm / Crotona Nature Center BK Native Americans / Marine Park · 7 pm / Salt Marsh Nature Center M Camping at the Great Hill / Central Park * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK on July 12 M Nature Drawing / Inwood Hill Park · 1 pm / Inwood Hill Nature Center Q Nature Hike / Alley Pond Park · 12 pm / Alley Pond Nature Center SI Adventure Orienteering / High Rock Park · 1 pm / High Rock Nature Center
SUNDAY, JULY 27 BX Canoe the Lagoon / Pelham Bay Park * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK on July 13 BK Canoe Gerritsen Creek / Marine Park * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK on July 13 Q Hike at Night / Forest Park · 8 pm / Forest Park Nature/Visitor Center SI Early Birding / Clove Lakes Park · 8 am / Clove Road Parking lot FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 M Fishing / Riverside Park ·10 am / Riverside Park South Pier, 68th St.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2 BX Butterflies / Van Cortlandt Park · 1 pm / Van Cortlandt Nature Center BX Aquatic Creatures / Crotona Park · 1 pm / Crotona Nature Center BK Reptiles and Amphibians / Marine Park · 10 am/ Salt Marsh Nature Center M Overnight Camping / Inwood Hill Park * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK on July 19 Q Origami / Alley Pond Park · 1 pm / UPR Adventure Center SI Night Hike / High Rock Park · 8 pm / Hike Rock Nature Center
SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 BX Tide Pool Exploration / Pelham Bay Park ·1 pm / Orchard Beach Nature Center BK Tree Hike / Prospect Park · 12 pm / Prospect Park Boathouse M Orienteering & Native American History / Central Park · 12 pm / Belvedere Castle Q Hike at Night / Forest Park · 8 pm / Forest Park Nature/Visitor Center SI Fishing / Willowbrook Park · 1 pm / Elton Place parking lot
MONDAY, AUGUST 4 BK Bat Walk / Marine Park · 7 pm / Salt Marsh Nature Center
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6 M Astronomy / Inwood Hill Park · 8 pm / Inwood Hill Nature Center
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 BX Geology / Van Cortlandt Park · 1 pm / Broadway & Mosholu Ave. BX Canoe Indian Lake / Crotona Park · 1 pm / Crotona Nature Center BK Indigenous People / Marine Park · 11 am / Salt Marsh Nature Center M Explore the Little Red Lighthouse / Ft. Washington Park * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK on July 26 M Sunset Hike / Inwood Hill Park · 7 pm / Inwood Hill Nature Center Q Shore Birds & Beach Ecology / Rockaway Beach * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK on July 27 SI Seashore Ecology / Wolfe’s Pond Park · 11 am / Cornelia & Chester Ave., off Hylan Blvd.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10 BX Orchard Beach History / Pelham Bay Park · 1 pm / Orchard Beach Nature Center BK Creatures of the Park / Prospect Park ·10 am / Prospect Park Terrace Bridge M Bike the West Side / Ft.Tryon Park to Battery Park ·10 am / Margaret Corbin Circle M Eagle Watch / Inwood Hill Park · 9 am / Inwood Hill Nature Center M Explore Highbridge Water Tower / Highbridge Park · 1 pm / W 173rd St. & Amsterdam Ave. Q Astronomy / Forest Park · 8 pm / Forest Park Nature/Visitor Center SI Canoeing / Wolfe’s Pond Park * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK on July 27
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16 BX Hike Cass Gallagher Trail / Van Cortlandt Park ·1 pm / Broadway & Mosholu Ave. BX Orienteering & Outdoor Survival / Crotona Park · 1 pm / Crotona Nature Center M Native Gardening / Inwood Hill Park · 1 pm / Inwood Hill Nature Center M Open Mic / Inwood Hill Park · 7 pm / Inwood Hill Nature Center Q Hike at Night / Alley Pond Park · 8 pm / UPR Adventure Center SI Explorer’s Trek / High Rock Park · 11 am / High Rock Nature Center
SUNDAY, AUGUST 17 BX Medicinal Plants / Pelham Bay Park ·1 pm / Pelham Bay Nature Center BK Canoe Gerritsen Creek / Marine Park * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK on August 2 M Hike at Night / Central Park · 7 pm / Dana Discovery Center Q Tree Walk / Forest Park · 12 pm / Forest Park Nature/Visitor Center SI Orienteering / Blue Heron Park · 1 pm / Blue Heron Nature Center
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22 BK Camping / Marine Park · 7 pm / Salt Marsh Nature Center * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK on August 9
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23 BX Nature Eco-Art / Van Cortlandt Park · 1 pm / Van Cortlandt Nature Center BX Canoe Indian Lake / Crotona Park · 1 pm / Crotona Nature Center BK Heavenly Tales / Marine Park ·7 pm / Salt Marsh Nature Center M Canoe the Spuyten Duyvil / Inwood Hill Park * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK on August 9 Q Biking / Alley Pond Park · 1 pm / UPR Adventure Center SI Camping & Astronomy / High Rock Park · 6 pm / High Rock parking lot * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK on August 10
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24 BX Hike at Night / Pelham Bay Park · 8 pm / Pelham Bay Nature Center BK Canoe Gerritsen Creek / Marine Park * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK on August 10 M Rock Climbing / Central Park · 12 pm / North Meadow Rec Center Q Hike Kissena / Kissena Park · 12 pm / Rose & Oak Ave.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27 BK Battle of Long Island / Marine Park · 11 am / Salt Marsh Nature Center
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30 BX Pond Ecology / Van Cortlandt Park · 1 pm / Van Cortlandt Nature Center BX Fishing Indian Lake / Crotona Park · 1 pm / Crotona Nature Center BK Salt Marsh Restoration / Marine Park · 9 am / Salt Marsh Nature Center M Bike the West Side / Ft.Tryon Park to Battery Park ·10 am / Margaret Corbin Circle Q Canoe Oakland Lake / Alley Pond Park * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK on August 16 SI Rookery Open Mic / High Rock Park · 7 pm / High Rock Visitor Center
SUNDAY, AUGUST 31 BX Saltwater Fishing / Pelham Bay Park · 3 pm / Orchard Beach Nature Center BK Salt Marsh Ecology / Marine Park ·11 am / Salt Marsh Nature Center M Birding Hike / Central Park · 9 am / Dana Discovery Center Q Canoe Oakland Lake / Alley Pond Park * RESERVATION call 1-866-NYC-HAWK on August 17 SI Early Birding / Clove Lakes Park · 8 am / Stonehenge, Clove Rd.