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OutdoorsIN CITY April/May/June 2018 Welcome to Outdoors in Ranger Facilities Please call specific locations for hours. BRONX Outdoors in New York City is a quarterly Pelham Bay Ranger Station // (718) 319-7258 newsletter that highlights Urban Park Ranger // Bruckner Boulevard programs and events throughout NYC Parks. and Wilkinson Avenue This issue focuses on all nature has to offer during spring. Van Cortlandt Nature Center // (718) 548-0912 // West 246th Street and Soak in the season while exploring nature on a hike through the forest. Tap into your sense of adventure while or overnight camping within the five boroughs. NYC Parks Nature Center // (718) 421-2021 manages more than 30,000 acres for you Marine Park // East 33rd Street and Avenue U to explore, and the Urban Park Rangers invite you to celebrate Earth Day, Arbor Day, National Trails Day, and other special events at our parks. It’s a great time to get outside Payson Center // (212) 304-2277 with your family at our Kids Week programs or // Payson Avenue and our annual Urban Wildlife Festival—join us to learn more about the diverse ecosystem and natural areas around us. Adventure Center (718) 217-6034 // (718) 217-4685 Alley Pond Park // Enter at Winchester Boulevard, under the

Forest Park Ranger Station // (718) 846-2731 // Woodhaven Boulevard and Forest Park Drive

Fort Totten Visitors Center // (718) 352-1769 Park // Enter the park at fort entrance, north of intersection of 212th Street and and follow signs

STATEN ISLAND Blue Heron Nature Center // (718) 967-3542 // 222 Poillon Ave. between Amboy Road and

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Earth Day NYC Parks has plenty of ways for you to celebrate Earth Day this year, with volunteer opportunities at your local parks, family-friendly festivals, lectures, crafts, and more! Visit nyc.gov/parks for a complete list of Earth Day Events.

1 Sunday, April 22 // Earth Day Hike 4 Sunday, April 22 // Celebrate Earth Day // 11:00 a.m. Flushing Meadows Corona Park // 10:00 a.m. East 233rd Street and Baychester Avenue Meet inside the park at the Unisphere

2 Sunday, April 22 // Earth Day Hike 5 Sunday, April 22 // Earth Day: Senses Walk Marine Park// Noon Ocean Breeze Park // 1:00 p.m. Salt Marsh Nature Center, Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex, East 33rd Street and Avenue U 625 Father Capodanno Boulevard

3 Sunday, April 22 // Earth Day Hike Inwood Hill Park // 11:00 a.m. Payson Center, Payson Avenue and Dyckman Street

3 Urban Park Ranger Programs For a complete detailed listing of programs and to register, visit nyc.gov/parks/rangers.

BRONX Sunday, April 8 // Birding: Hawk Watch KIDS WEEK Pelham Bay Park // 11:00 a.m APRIL 2–6 Meeting location TBA. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Mar. 28. The kids are out of school, now get them out of the house! Head to the park and Saturday, April 14 // Survival Series: join Urban Park Rangers FREE Kids Week Pack and Prepare programs. Immerse your kids, and yourself, Pelham Bay Park // 11:00 a.m. in the natural world. Experience history, Pelham Bay Nature Center, Bruckner Boulevard wildlife, birds, bugs, and more. and Wilkinson Avenue For a complete list of programs and Saturday, April 21 // Fitness Hike descriptions visit nyc.gov/parks/rangers. Van Cortlandt Park // 10:00 a.m. Ages 12 and under. Van Cortlandt Nature Center, West 246th Street MONDAY, APRIL 2 // 1:00 P.M. and Broadway Bronx: Pelham Bay Nature Center // Brooklyn: Salt Marsh Nature Center // Manhattan: Payson Saturday, April 28 // Survival Series: Center // Queens: // Staten Forest First Aid Island: Clove Park Van Cortlandt Park // 11:00 a.m. Van Cortlandt Nature Center, West 246th Street TUESDAY, APRIL 3 // 1:00 P.M. Bronx: Van Cortlandt Nature Center // Brooklyn: and Broadway Salt Marsh Nature Center, Fort Greene Visitor Center // Manhattan: Dana Discovery Center // Sunday, April 29 // Freshwater Queens: Alley Pond Adventure Course // Staten // Noon Island: Greenbelt Nature Center Crotona Nature Center, Charlotte Street and Crotona Park East. Ages 8 and up. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4 // 1:00 P.M. Bronx: Crotona Nature Center // Brooklyn: Salt Saturday, May 12 // Survival Series: Marsh Nature Center // Manhattan: Inwood Hill Water Filtration Techniques Park // Queens: Willow // : Pelham Bay Park // 11:00 a.m. Ocean Breeze Pier Pelham Bay Nature Center, Bruckner Boulevard THURSDAY, APRIL 5 // 1:00 P.M. and Wilkinson Avenue Bronx: Orchard Nature Center // Brooklyn: Salt Marsh Nature Center, Fort Sunday, May 20 // Revolutionary New York: Greene Visitor Center //Manhattan: Dana Washington’s Slow Retreat to Victory Discovery Center // Queens: Fort Totten Visitor Van Cortlandt Park // 11:00 a.m. Center // Staten Island: Van Cortlandt Nature Center, West 246th Street and Broadway FRIDAY, APRIL 6 // 1:00 P.M. Bronx: Van Cortlandt Nature Center // Brooklyn: Friday, May 25 // Family Camping Salt Marsh Nature Center // Manhattan: Payson Center // Queens: Forest Park Visitor Center // Van Cortlandt Park // 7:00 p.m. Staten Island: Meeting location TBA. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, May 16th.

4 Outdoors, April/May/June 2018 Friday, April 20 // Family Camping and Nature Meditation Marine Park // 7:00 p.m. Meeting location TBA. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, April 11

Sunday, April 29 // Brooklyn Shoreline Bicycle Tour American Veterans Memorial Pier // 1:00 p.m. Meeting location TBA. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, April 18.

Sunday, May 6 // Saltwater Fishing American Veterans Memorial Pier // 2:00 p.m. Bay Ridge Avenue and Shore Road. Ages 8 and up Sunday, June 3 // Basic Canoeing Van Cortlandt Park // 11:00 a.m. Sunday, May 13 // Basic Canoeing Enter the park at Bailey Avenue and Van Cortlandt // 11:00 a.m. Park South. Meet at the House. Ages 8 and up. Prospect Park Center, East Drive and Lincoln Road Saturday, June 9 // Survival Series: Firebuilding Van Cortlandt Park // 11:00 a.m. Sunday, May 27 // Nocturnal Wildlife Van Cortlandt Nature Center, West 246th Street Marine Park // 8:00 p.m. and Broadway Salt Marsh Nature Center, East 33rd Street and Avenue U Saturday, June 16 // Basic Canoeing Crotona Park // Noon Saturday, June 2 // Family Camping Crotona Nature Center, Charlotte Street and Prospect Park // 6:00 p.m. Crotona Park East. Ages 8 and up. Meeting location TBA. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, May 23. Saturday, June 23 // Survival Series: Overnight Wilderness Survival Saturday, June 9 // Basic Canoeing Van Cortlandt Park // 6:00 p.m. Prospect Park // 11:00 a.m. Meeting location TBA. Lottery registration begins Prospect Park Audubon Center, East Drive on Wednesday, June 13. and Lincoln Road Saturday, June 16 // Nature’s Workshop: Wind Energy Workshop BROOKLYN // 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 7 // Nature’s Workshop: Fort Greene Visitor’s Center, Myrtle Avenue Seashore Nature Art and Washington Park Marine Park // 1:00 p.m. Salt Marsh Nature Center, East 33rd Street and Avenue U MANHATTAN Saturday, April 14 // Nature’s Workshop: Saturday, April 7 // Historic New York: Rubber Band Creations Little Red Lighthouse Marine Park // 1:00 p.m. Fort Washington Park // 1:00 p.m. Salt Marsh Nature Center, Enter the park from the pedestrian at East 33rd Street and Avenue U West 181st Street and Riverside Drive

Sunday, April 15 // Birding: Spring Migration Sunday, April 15 // and Arches of Prospect Park // 10:00 a.m. Central Park // 11:00 a.m. Prospect Park Picnic House, 5th Street and West Drive East 60th Street and 5th Avenue

Photo: NYC Parks 5 Saturday, June 2 // National Trails Day Hike Inwood Hill Park // 11:00 a.m. Isham Street and Seaman Avenue

Saturday, June 9 // Family Camping Inwood Hill Park // 7:00 p.m. Meeting location TBA. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, May 30.

Sunday, June 17 // Saltwater Fishing Park // Noon Enter park at East 10th Street and FDR Drive

Friday, June 22 // Family Camping Central Park // 7:00 p.m. Urban Wildlife Festival Meeting location TBA. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, June 13. Saturday, May 5 Noon-3:00 p.m. West 172nd Street and Amsterdam Avenue QUEENS Saturday, April 7 // Historic New York: Fort Totten On Saturday, May 5, get to know your wild neighbors, Fort Totten Park // 10:00 a.m. including squirrels, turtles, skunks, , deer and Meeting location TBA. Lottery registration begins —while participating in games and activities on Wednesday, March 28. to build your awareness and understanding of the natural world. Sunday, April 15 // Stargazing Club: New Moon Fort Totten Park // 8:00pm Fort Totten Visitors’ Center, Totten Road and Cross Saturday, April 21 // Rangers Choice: Island Parkway. Follow signs to Visitors’ Center Landscape Natural History Inwood Hill Park // 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 21 // Nature Exploration Hike Isham Street and Seaman Avenue // 11:00 a.m. Meet at parking lot on Vermont Place Saturday, April 28 // The New York City Naturalist Club: Hawk Nest Watch Sunday. April 29 // City Nature Challenge // 1:00 p.m. Flushing Meadows Corona Park// 9:00 a.m. St Marks Place and Meeting location TBA. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, April 18. Sunday, May 6 // Rangers Choice: Three Sisters Garden Planting Sunday, May 6 // Rangers’ Choice: Inwood Hill Park // 1:00 p.m. Gather Around The Campfire Meeting location TBA. Lottery registration Rockaway Beach // 7:00 p.m. begins on Wednesday, April 25. Meeting location TBA. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, April 25. Sunday, May 13 // Basic Canoeing Central Park // 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 19 // Illustrating Birds Meer, West and Captain Tilly Park // 1:00 p.m. Highland Avenue and 165th Street Saturday, May 19 // The New York City Naturalist Club: Urban Wildlife Sunday, May 20 // Stargazing Club: The Full Moon Central Park // 11:00 a.m. Alley Pond Park // 8:00 p.m. East and Enter at Winchester Boulevard under the Grand Central Parkway and proceed to the Alley Pond Saturday, May 26 // Twilight Canoe Adventure Adventure Course Central Park // 8:00 p.m. Meeting location TBA. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, May 16.

6 Photo: NYC Parks Outdoors, April/May/June 2018 Saturday, May 26 // Birding: Hawk Watch Saturday, April 28 // Nature Photography: Wildflowers // 10:00 a.m. Brookfield Park // 11:00 a.m Meet in parking lot at Hoyt Avenue North Parking lot at Road and Brookfield Avenue and 19th Street Friday, May 11 // Family Camping Saturday, June 2 // National Trails Day: Pat Dolan Trail Blue Heron Park // 7:00 p.m. Flushing Meadows Corona Park // 11:00 a.m. Meeting location TBA. Lottery registration Mauro Playground, Park Drive East and 73rd Terrace begins Wednesday, May 2.

Sunday, June 10 // Historic New York: General Slocum Sunday, May 13 //Archery Astoria Park // 11:00 a.m. Lemon Creek Pier // 10:00 a.m. Meeting location TBA. Lottery registration begins Hylan Boulevard and Sharrott Avenue on Wednesday, May 30. Sunday, May 20 // Freshwater Fishing Saturday, June 16 // Stargazing Club: New Moon // 11:00 a.m. Rockaway Beach // 8:00 p.m. Parking lot near Park Drive and Clove Road Meet at Boardwalk and Beach Sunday, May 27 // Staten Island 1680-2018: Historic Saturday, June 23 // Tree ID Hike Houses of Park Captain Tilly Park // 1:00 p.m. // 11:00 a.m. Highland Avenue and 165th Street Visitors Center parking lot at Hylan Boulevard Satterlee Street

Saturday, June 9 // Birding: Raptors STATEN ISLAND Brookfield Park // 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 7 // Nature’s Workshop Parking lot at Arthur Kill Road and Brookfield Avenue Blue Heron Park // 1:00 p.m. Meeting location TBA. Lottery registration begins Sunday, June 10 // Saltwater Fishing on Wednesday, March 28. Lemon Creek Pier // 11:00 a.m. Parking lot at Sharrott Avenue and Hylan Boulevard Sunday, April 15 // Tree ID Hike Clove Lakes Park // 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 16 // Family Camping Martling Avenue and Brooks Pond Place Willowbrook Park // 6:00 p.m. Meeting location TBA. Lottery registration Saturday, April 21 // Animal of the Month Club: begins on Wednesday, June 6. Northern Gannet Wolfe’s Pond Park // 1:00 p.m. Comfort Station near parking lot at the end of Cornelia Avenue

Photos: NYC Parks 7 Be a Tree Detective! Trees make great neighbors—they produce oxygen for you to breathe, they make shade in the summer, and they provide animals with food and shelter. They’re all tree-rific to have around, but they’re not all the same. Did you know that there are almost 240 different kinds of trees growing in NYC?

You can become a Nature Detective by learning how to tell trees apart. Look closely for clues on and near the tree you’re trying to identify, and you’ll see—it’s elemen-tree!

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