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OutdoorsIN CITY July/August/September 2019 Welcome to Urban Park Outdoors in Ranger Facilities Please call specific locations for hours. BRONX This summer, the Urban Park Rangers Pelham Bay Ranger Station // (718) 319-7258 continue to celebrate their 40th anniversary. // Bruckner Boulevard Since 1979, the Urban Park Rangers have and Wilkinson Avenue helped New Yorkers and visitors of all ages to discover and explore our city’s natural Van Cortlandt Nature Center // (718) 548-0912 world through environmental education, // West 246th Street and outdoor recreation, wildlife management, and active conservation. Each weekend, our Urban Park Rangers Salt Marsh Nature Center // (718) 421-2021 feature programs designed to engage Marine Park // East 33rd Street and Avenue U your sense of adventure and improve your knowledge of the natural world. We invite you and your family to join us while we hike our way through , explore Payson Center // (212) 304-2277 the various ecosystems of Manhattan and // Payson Avenue and , learn more about local parks in , explore the shores of Brooklyn, and participate in a night under the stars in QUEENS the park, among other activities this summer. Adventure Center Join us for Raptor Fest in on (718) 217-6034 // (718) 217-4685 September 14 and learn more about birds of Alley Pond Park // Enter at Winchester Boulevard, prey in our urban jungle, such as hawks, owls, under the Grand Central Parkway eagles and falcons. Ranger Station // (718) 846-2731 Whether you’re a frequent participant or a Forest Park // Woodhaven Boulevard and first-timer, the Urban Park Rangers invite Forest Park Drive you to experience NYC Parks this summer! Visitors Center // (718) 352-1769 Fort Totten Park // Enter the park at fort entrance, north of intersection of 212th Street and Cross Island Parkway and follow signs

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

2 Cover photo: NYC Parks Outdoors, July/August/September 2019 Family Camping Sleep under the stars! Camp overnight in our parks with the Urban Park Rangers as your hosts and guides. Pitch a tent and settle in for a night of adventure. Our family-friendly camping programs feature guided night hikes, s’mores, and activities to enhance your experience. Tents are provided. Participants are chosen by lottery. BRONX Saturday, Aug. 24 // Family Camping Sunday, July 14 // Family Camping and Firebuilding // 6:00 p.m. Van Cortlandt Park // 6:00 p.m. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Aug. 14. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, July 3. Friday, Sept. 20 // Family Camping and Owl Prowl Saturday, Aug. 3 // Family Camping Inwood Hill Park // 7:00 p.m. Pelham Bay Park // 6:00 p.m. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Sept. 11. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, July 24. QUEENS Friday, Aug. 16 // Family Camping Saturday, July 20 // Family Camping Van Cortlandt Park // 7:00 p.m. Alley Pond Park // 6:00 p.m. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, July 10. Saturday, Sept. 21 // Family Camping Friday, Aug. 2 // Family Camping and Astronomy and Celestial Navigation Fort Totten Park // 7:00 p.m. Van Cortlandt Park // 6:00 p.m. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, July 24. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Sept. 11. Saturday, Aug. 10 // Family Camping BROOKLYN Alley Pond Park // 6:00 p.m. Saturday, July 6 // Family Camping Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, July 31. Marine Park // 6:00 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7 // Family Camping and Astronomy Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, June 26. Fort Totten Park // 6:00 p.m. Sunday, July 21 // Family Camping Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Aug. 28. and Insect Exploration Saturday, Sept. 28 // Family Camping Marine Park // 6:00 p.m. Alley Pond Park // 6:00 p.m. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, July 10. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Saturday, Aug. 10 // Family Camping // 6:00 p.m. STATEN ISLAND Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, July 31. Friday, July 12 // Family Camping Wolfe’s Pond Park // 7:00 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 // Family Camping and Astronomy Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, July 3. Marine Park // 6:00 p.m. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Aug. 14. Saturday, July 27 // Family Camping // 6:00 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20 // Family Camping Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, July 17. Prospect Park // 7:00 p.m. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Sept. 11. Friday, Aug. 9 // Family Camping Blue Heron Park // 7:00 p.m. MANHATTAN Lottery registration begins Wednesday, July 31. Friday, July 12 // Family Camping Friday, Aug. 23 // Family Camping Central Park // 7:00 p.m. and Insect Exploration Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, July 3. // 7:00 p.m. Saturday, July 20 // Family Camping Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Aug. 14. Fort Tryon Park // 6:00 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 // Family Camping Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, July 10. and Pond Ecology Friday, Aug. 16 // Family Camping and Owl Prowl Blue Heron Park // 6:00 p.m. Inwood Hill Park // 7:00 p.m. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Aug. 7.

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

BRONX Sunday, July 7 // The Explorer’s Club: Clean Up Pelham Bay Park // 11:00 a.m. Pelham Bay Nature Center, Bruckner Boulevard and Wilkinson Avenue

Saturday, July 13 // Island Hopping Canoeing (Intermediate) Pelham Bay Park // 11:00 a.m. For ages 8 and up. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, July 3.

Saturday, July 20 // The Explorer’s Club: Tibbett’s Brook Hike Van Cortlandt Park // 11:00 a.m. Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Saturday, Aug. 17 // The Explorer’s Club: West 246th Street and Broadway Navigating The Woods Sunday, July 21 // Lagoon Van Cortlandt Park // 11:00 a.m. Birding Excursion (Intermediate) Mosholu Avenue and Broadway Pelham Bay Park // Noon Sunday, Aug. 18 // “Over the Hill” Hilltop Hike: Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, July 10. Tallapoosa Point Saturday, July 27 // Astronomy Pelham Bay Park // 11:00 a.m. Van Cortlandt Park // 8:00 p.m. Lottery registration begins Wednesday, Aug. 7. Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Saturday, Aug. 24 // Historic New York: West 246th Street and Broadway Orchard Beach Sunday, Aug. 4 // Naturalist Walk Pelham Bay Park // 11:00 a.m. Van Cortlandt Park // 11:00 a.m. Orchard Beach Nature Center, Mosholu Avenue and Broadway Section 2 Orchard Beach

Saturday, Aug. 10 // Freshwater Fishing Sunday, Sept. 8 // The Explorer’s Club: Van Cortlandt Park // 11:00 a.m. Survival Crash Course Enter the park at Bailey Avenue and Van Cortlandt Van Cortlandt Park // 1:00 p.m. Park South. Meet at the Golf House. Ages 8 and up. Van Cortlandt Nature Center, West 246th Street and Broadway Sunday, Aug. 11 // Historic New York: The Birthplace of Hip Hop Sunday, Sept. 22 // Urban Birding Along Cedar Playground // 11:00 a.m. The Foodway West 179th Street between Cedar Avenue and // 1:00 p.m. Sedgwick Avenue Meet inside the park at Bruckner Boulevard.

4 Outdoors, July/August/September 2019 Saturday, Sept. 28 // Nature Exploration Hike // 11:00 a.m. Baychester Avenue and East 233rd Street

Sunday, Sept. 29 // Sunset and S’mores Van Cortlandt Park // 6:00 p.m. Van Cortlandt Nature Center, West 246th Street and Broadway. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Sept. 18.

BROOKLYN Saturday, July 13 // City of Water Day: Prospect Park Waterfall Hike Prospect Park // 10:00 a.m. Picnic House, Fifth Street and West Drive

Sunday, July 14 // Survival Skills: Primitive Tool Making Sunday, Sept. 8 // Nature Discovery: Pond Life // 1:00 p.m. Canarsie Park // 11:00 a.m. Fort Greene Visitor’s Center, Meet at Park House, 88th Street and Seaview Avenue Myrtle Avenue and Washington Park Sunday, Sept. 15 // Nature Exploration Hike: Saturday, July 20 // Brooklyn Heights Bugs and Butterflies Sunset History Hike Marine Park // 11:00 a.m. Brooklyn // 7:00 p.m. Salt Marsh Nature Center, Registration begins on Wednesday, July 10. East 33rd Street and Avenue U

Saturday, July 27 // Nature’s Workshop: Gardening 101 Sunday, Sept. 22 // Prospect Park Super Hike Marine Park // 1:00 p.m. Fort Greene Park // 1:00 p.m. Salt Marsh Nature Center, Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Sept. 11. East 33rd Street and Avenue U Saturday, Sept. 28 // Nature’s Workshop: Sunday, July 28 // Birding by Canoe (Intermediate) Musical Instruments Marine Park // 1:00 p.m. Fort Greene Park // 1:00 p.m. Burnett Street and Avenue U. Lottery registration Fort Greene Visitor’s Center, begins on Wednesday, July 17. Myrtle Avenue and Washington Park

Saturday, Aug. 3 // Gather Around the Campfire Sunday, Sept. 29 // Ranger’s Choice: McCarren Park // 7:00 p.m. Greenway Bike Tour Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, July 24. Marine Park // 1:00 p.m. Salt Marsh Nature Center, Sunday, Aug. 4 // Seining East 33rd Street and Avenue U Marine Park // 1:00 p.m. Burnett Street and Avenue U

Saturday, Aug. 17 // White Island Sunset MANHATTAN Canoe Trip (Advanced) Sunday, July 7 // Manhattan Gardening Club: Marine Park // 5:00 p.m. Midsummer Growth Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Inwood Hill Park // 11:00 a.m. 218th Street and Indian Road

Photo: NYC Parks 5 Sunday, July 14 // The New York City Sunday, Sept. 29 // Nocturnal Wildlife Hike Naturalist Club: Hawk Watch Inwood Hill Park // 7:00 p.m. // 2:00 p.m. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Sept. 18. and St. Mark’s Place

Sunday, July 21 // The New York City Naturalist Club: Inwood Forest QUEENS Inwood Hill Park // 1:00 p.m. Sunday, July 7 // Park of the Month: Isham Street and Seaman Avenue Crocheron Park // 11:00 a.m. Meet at 35th Avenue and Corbett Road. Saturday, July 27 // Historic New York: The Little Red Lighthouse Saturday, July 13 // Ice Age New York Fort Washington Park // 1:00 p.m. Forest Park // 1:00 p.m. Fort Washington Park, West 178th Street Meet at Forest Park Visitor Center. and the Sunday, July 14 // Park of the Month: Sunday, July 28 // The New York City Basic Canoeing at Golden Pond Naturalist Club: Botany Walk Crocheron Park // 11:00 a.m. Fort Tryon Park // 11:00 a.m. Golden Pond, end of 35th Avenue, near Corbett Road Margaret Corbin Circle and Fort Washington Avenue Saturday, July 27 // Sustainable Crafts: Saturday, Aug. 3 // Terrariums: Tiny Ecosystems Tree Cookie Painting Inwood Hill Park // 1:00 p.m. Alley Pond Park // 11:00 a.m. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, July 24. Meet at Alley Pond Park Adventure Center, Winchester Boulevard, under the Grand Central Parkway. Sunday, Aug. 11 // Basic Canoeing Central Park // 11:00 a.m. Sunday, July 28 // Seining West and Francis Lewis Park // 11:00 a.m. Meet at and . Sunday, Aug. 18 // The New York City Naturalist Club: The Ramble Central Park // 1:00 p.m. East and

Sunday, Sept. 8 // Basic Canoeing Central Park // 1:00 p.m. Meer, West 110th Street and Lenox Avenue

Sunday, Sept. 15 // Inwood Rocks! Inwood Hill Park // 2:00 p.m. Isham Street and Seaman Avenue

Saturday, Sept. 21 // East Village Garden Walk Tompkins Square Park // 11:00 a.m. Avenue A and St. Marks Place

Sunday, Sept. 22 // The New York City Naturalist Club: Fall Migration Inwood Hill Park // 10:00 a.m. Isham Street and Seaman Avenue

Saturday, Sept. 28 // Saltwater Fishing Park // 11:00 a.m. East 10th Street and East River

6 Photo: NYC Parks Outdoors, July/August/September 2019 Sunday, Aug. 4 // Park of the Month: Sunday, Aug. 4 // Nature Bike Tour Birding at Brookville Park Brookfield Park // 11:00 a.m. Brookville Park // 11:00 a.m. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, July 24. Brookville Boulevard and Caney Road Sunday, Aug. 11 // Ecosystem Explorers: Saturday, Aug. 17 // Canoeing (Intermediate) Coastline Seining Bayswater Park // 1:00 p.m. Ocean Breeze Pier // 11:00 a.m. Meet at Beach 36th Street and Norton Avenue. Parking lot at Father Capodanno Boulevard and Seaview Avenue Sunday, Aug. 18 // Fort Totten Adventure Quest Fort Totten // 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17 // Bio Blitz Nature Walk Meet at Fort Totten Visitors Center. Blue Heron Park // 11:00 a.m. Blue Heron Nature Center, 222 Poillon Ave. Saturday, Aug. 24 // Park of the Month: Fishing at Brookville Park Sunday, Aug. 18 // Basic Canoeing Brookville Park // 11:00 a.m. Willowbrook Park // 11:00 a.m. Meet at Brookville Boulevard and 147th Avenue. Comfort Station near parking lot from Eton Place entrance Sunday, Sept. 15 // Park of the Month: Idlewild Park Preserve Sunday, Sept. 8 // Nature Bike Tour Idlewild Park // 11:00 a.m. South Beach // 11:00 a.m. Meet at 149th Avenue and 225th Street. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Aug. 21.

Saturday, Sept. 21 // Coastal Exploration Sunday, Sept. 15 // Birding: Fall Migrants Rockaway Beach // 11:00 a.m. Brookfield Park // 11:00 a.m. Meet at Beach Playground. Parking lot at Road and Brookfield Avenue

Sunday, Sept. 22 // Park of the Month: Saturday, Sept. 21 // Basic Canoeing Birding by Canoe at Idlewild Park // 11:00 a.m. Idlewild Park // 11:00 a.m. Martling Avenue and Brooks Pond Place Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Sept. 11. Sunday, Sept. 22 // Ecosystem Explorers: Micro-Ecosystems STATEN ISLAND Allison Pond Park // 11:00 a.m. Prospect Avenue and Brentwood Avenue Sunday, July 7 // Finding Your Way Silver Lake Park // 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29 // Basic Canoeing Forest Avenue and Silver Lake Park Drive Willowbrook Park // 11:00 a.m. Parking lot at Eton Place entrance of Sunday, July 14 // Ecosystem Explorers: Wildflowers Richmond Avenue Brookfield Park // 11:00 a.m. Parking lot at Arthur Kill Road and Brookfield Avenue

Saturday, July 20 // Basic Canoeing Clove Lakes Park // 11:00 a.m. Martling Avenue and Brooks Pond Place

Sunday, July 21 // Archery Willowbrook Park // 11:00 a.m. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, July 10.

Saturday, Aug. 3 // Freshwater Fishing Clove Lakes Park // 11:00 a.m. Parking lot at Park Drive and Clove Road

Photos: NYC Parks 7 Raptor Fest Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 Noon–3:00 p.m. Central Park, East Meadow East 98th Street and Fifth Avenue FREE EVENT

Join NYC Parks at Raptor Fest, hosted by the Urban Park Rangers. This event showcases many amazing birds of prey, also known as raptors, that are found throughout New York City and beyond—including eagles, falcons, owls, and hawks. This family event will include education and activity stations along with live birds of prey performing aerial feats.