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OutdoorsIN October/November/December 2019 Welcome to Urban Park Outdoors in Ranger Facilities New York City Please call specific locations for hours. BRONX A crisp breeze fills the air while vibrant hues of Pelham Bay Ranger Station // (718) 319-7258 color cover the forest floor. Migrant songbirds // Bruckner Boulevard make their final pass through our city on their and Wilkinson Avenue way to warmer climates while waterfowl arrive to escape colder temperatures. The change Van Cortlandt Nature Center // (718) 548-0912 of season from autumn to winter is quite the // West 246th Street and marvel within NYC Parks, and our Urban Park Rangers are here to help make your experience more enjoyable. Salt Marsh Nature Center // (718) 421-2021 As we continue to serve New Yorkers throughout Marine Park // East 33rd Street and Avenue U our 40th anniversary year, the Urban Park Rangers work to guide park visitors through memorable experiences. Including scenic fall foliage hikes, overnight camping, stargazing, Payson Center // (212) 304-2277 birding, nature craft projects, and more. As // Payson Avenue and the days turn colder, we encourage you to put Dyckman Street on a warm jacket and enjoy winter wildlife programs with the Urban Park Rangers. Our seal exploration and raptor viewing programs Adventure Center offer a rare look at some of the lesser-known (718) 217-6034 // (718) 217-4685 species in our parks. Alley Pond Park // Enter at Winchester Boulevard, Whether you’re learning a new skill, enjoying under the a walk through your favorite park or looking Ranger Station // (718) 846-2731 through the lens of a telescope, an Urban Forest Park // Woodhaven Boulevard and Park Ranger program is just what you need to Forest Park Drive enjoy the change of scenery and temperature this season! Visitor Center // (718) 352-1769 Fort Totten 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 Hylan Boulevard

2 Outdoors, October/November/December 2019 Urban Park Ranger Programs For a complete detailed listing of programs and to register, visit nyc.gov/parks/rangers.

BRONX Saturday, Oct. 5 // Explorer’s Club: Sustainable Overnight Camping Pelham Bay Park // 6:00 p.m. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Sept. 25.

Saturday, Oct. 12 // Birding: Hawk Watch Pelham Bay Park // 11:00 a.m. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Oct. 2.

Sunday, Oct. 13 // Mushrooms: The Hidden Kingdom Van Cortlandt Park // 1:00 p.m. Van Cortlandt Nature Center, West 246th Street and Broadway

Saturday, Oct. 19 // Family Camping: All Things Autumn Sunday, Nov. 17 // Explorer’s Club: Firebuilding Van Cortlandt Park // 6:00 p.m. Van Cortlandt Park // 1:00 p.m. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Van Cortlandt Nature Center, West 246th Street and Broadway Sunday, Oct. 27 // Explorer’s Club: Orienteering Pelham Bay Park // 1:00 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24 // The Pelham Bay Park Super Hike Pelham Bay Nature Center, Van Cortlandt Park // 11:00 a.m. Bruckner Boulevard and Wilkinson Avenue Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Nov. 13.

Saturday, Nov. 2 // Explorer’s Club: Oh Deer! Saturday, Nov. 30 // Seal Watch and Shore Exploration Pelham Bay Park // 1:00 p.m. // 10:00 a.m. Orchard Beach Nature Center, Orchard Beach Nature Center, Section 2 of Orchard Beach Section 2 of Orchard Beach

Sunday, Nov. 3 // The Van Cortlandt Park Super Hike Sunday, Dec. 1 // Nature Exploration Hike: Van Cortlandt Park // 10:00 a.m. Cass Gallagher Trail Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Van Cortlandt Park // Noon Mosholu Avenue and Broadway Avenue Monday, Nov. 11 // Astronomy: Mercury Transits the Sun Saturday, Dec. 7 // Birding Van Tour: Owls Van Cortlandt Park // 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Pelham Bay Park // 11:00 a.m. Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Nov. 27. West 246th Street and Broadway Sunday, Dec. 8 // Bald Eagle Watch Saturday, Nov. 16 // Birding: Owls Riverdale Park // 1:00 p.m. Pelham Bay Park // 1:00 p.m. Meet at Spaulding Lane and Palisade Avenue. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Nov. 6.

3 Saturday, Dec. 14 // Explorer’s Club: Navigating the Night Sky Pelham Bay Park // 6:00 p.m. Pelham Bay Nature Center, Bruckner Boulevard and Wilkinson Avenue

Saturday, Dec. 21 // Winter Solstice Hike Van Cortlandt Park // 5:00 p.m. Van Cortlandt Nature Center, West 246th Street and Broadway

Sunday, Dec. 22 // Birding: Winter Waterfowl Pelham Bay Park // 1:00 p.m. Orchard Beach Nature Center, Section 2 of Orchard Beach Sunday, Nov. 17 // The Brooklyn Bridge: Connecting Two Boroughs BROOKLYN Brooklyn Bridge and City Hall Parks Saturday, Oct. 5 // Discovery Hike: Nocturnal Wildlife 11:00 a.m. Marine Park // 7:00 p.m. Learn about this historic landmark and its unique Salt Marsh Nature Center, history and architecture as you walk the span of East 33rd Street and Avenue U the Brooklyn Bridge. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Nov. 6. Saturday, Oct. 12 // Tree ID Walk // 1:00 p.m. Fort Greene Visitor Center, Saturday, Nov. 16 // Outdoor Skills: Shelter Building Myrtle Avenue and Washington Park // 1:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6 // Historic New York: Prospect Park Audubon Center, Green-Wood Cemetery East Drive and Lincoln Road Green-Wood Cemetery // 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23 // Outdoor Skills: Fire Building Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Sept. 25. Fort Greene Park // 1:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13 // Astronomy: Phases of the Moon Fort Greene Visitor Center, // 8:00 p.m. Myrtle Avenue and Washington Park 50 Kent Popup Park, 50 Kent Ave. Sunday, Nov. 24 // Birding: Waterfowl Saturday, Oct. 19 // Open House NY: Marine Park // 10:00 a.m. Prison Ship Martyrs Monument Salt Marsh Nature Center, Fort Greene Park // 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. East 33rd Street and Avenue U Park entrance at Myrtle Avenue and Washington Park Saturday, Nov. 30 // Historic New York: Fort Greene Sunday, Oct. 20 // Birding: Raptor Watch Fort Greene Park // 1:00 p.m. // 10:00 a.m. Fort Greene Visitor Center, Gateway Drive and Erskine Street Myrtle Avenue and Washington Park

Saturday, Oct. 26 // Family Camping Sunday, Dec. 1 // “Over the Hill” Marine Park // 6:00 p.m. Hilltop Hike: Canarsie Park Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Canarsie Park // 1:00 p.m. Meet at the Park House at 88th Street Saturday, Nov. 2 // Land to Sand Bike Tour and Seaview Avenue. Prospect Park // 10:00 a.m. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Sunday, Dec. 8 // Historic New York: Monuments of Prospect Park Saturday, Nov. 9 // Nature’s Workshop: Composting Prospect Park // 1:00 p.m. Marine Park // 1:00 p.m. Meet at the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Arch Salt Marsh Nature Center, at Grand Army Plaza. East 33rd Street and Avenue U

4 Outdoors, October/November/December 2019 Friday, Dec. 13 // Astronomy: Sunday, Oct. 27 // The New York City Naturalist Club: The Geminids Meteor Shower Inwood Rocks! Marine Park // 7:00 p.m. Inwood Hill Park // 11:00 a.m. Salt Marsh Nature Center, Isham Street and Seaman Avenue East 33rd Street and Avenue U Saturday, Nov. 2 // The New York City Naturalist Club: Saturday, Dec. 14 // Nature’s Workshop: Fall Migration Natural Cordage and Basket Weaving Inwood Hill Park // 11:00 a.m. Marine Park // 1:00 p.m. Isham Street and Seaman Avenue Salt Marsh Nature Center, East 33rd Street and Avenue U Sunday, Nov. 3 // Manhattan Gardening Club: Planting Bulbs Sunday, Dec. 15 // Nature Photography: Inwood Hill Park // 1:00 p.m. Winter Landscapes Isham Street and Seaman Avenue Prospect Park // 1:00 p.m. Prospect Park Audubon Center, Saturday, Nov. 9 // Ranger’s Choice: East Drive and Lincoln Road Ranger Bike Tour Central Park // 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21 // Daytime Astronomy: Central Park North and Malcolm X Blvd. entrance The Winter Solstice Fort Greene Park // 1:00 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10 // Nature Exploration Hike: Fort Greene Visitor Center, Exploracion de la Naturaleza (Bilingual) Myrtle Avenue and Washington Park Inwood Hill Park // 11:00 a.m. Isham Street and Seaman Avenue Sunday, Dec. 22 // Winter Nature Crafts Marine Park // 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 // Lenape Harvest Salt Marsh Nature Center, Inwood Hill Park // 1:00 p.m. East 33rd Street and Avenue U Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Nov. 6. Saturday, Nov. 23 // “Over the Hill” Hilltop Hike: The Overlook MANHATTAN Inwood Hill Park // 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 // Little Red Lighthouse Festival Isham Street and Seaman Avenue Fort Washington Park // 1:00 p.m. Enter the park from the pedestrian bridge Sunday, Nov. 24 // Historic New York: at West 181st Street and Riverside Drive. Morris-Jumel Mansion // 11:00 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 6 // Manhattan Gardening Club: Lottery Registration begins on Wednesday, Nov. 13. Bedding Down the Garden Inwood Hill Park // 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30 // The Hidden Streams West 218th Street and Indian Road and Wetlands of Manahatta // 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 // Birding: Fall Migration Washington Square North and Fifth Avenue Sara D. Roosevelt Park // 11:00 a.m. Hester Street and Forsyth Street Sunday, Dec. 1 // Winter Tree ID: The Pinetum Central Park // 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 // Open House New York: Central Park West and West 85th Street Little Red Lighthouse Fort Washington Park // 1:00 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8 // Evergreen Giants Enter the park from the pedestrian bridge at Inwood Hill Park // 1:00 p.m. West 181st Street and Riverside Drive. Isham Street and Seaman Avenue

Saturday, Oct. 26 // Nature’s Workshop: Saturday, Dec. 14 // Central Park in the Movies Autumn Crafts Central Park // 11:00 a.m. Inwood Hill Park // 1:00 p.m. Grand Army Plaza Entrance, West 218th Street and Indian Road Fifth Avenue and East 59th Street

5 Saturday, Dec. 21 // New York City Naturalist Club: Sunday, Nov. 10 // Gather Around the Campfire Bald Eagle Watch Alley Pond Park // 6:00 p.m. Inwood Hill Park // 9:00 a.m. Enter at Winchester Boulevard under the Grand Payson Playground, Central Parkway and proceed to the Alley Pond Dyckman Street and Henshaw Street Adventure Course.

Sunday, Dec. 22 // Outdoor Skills: Fire Building Sunday, Nov. 17 // Nature Exploration Hike Inwood Hill Park // 1:00 p.m. // 1:00 p.m. Payson Playground, Meet at Baisley Boulevard and 155th Street. Dyckman Street and Henshaw Street Saturday, Nov. 23 // Historic New York: Forest Park Buddy Monument QUEENS Forest Park // 1:00 p.m. Meet at the Buddy Monument, Saturday, Oct. 5 // Coastline Ecology Myrtle Avenue and Park Lane South. Rockaway Beach // 11:00 a.m. Meet at the Rockaway Beach Boardwalk Saturday, Nov. 30 // Historic New York: and Beach 86th Street. The Waterway // 1:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6 // Birding: Fall Migrants Meet at Astoria Park parking lot at Alley Pond Park // 10:00 a.m. Hoyt Avenue North and 19th Street. Oakland Lake. Meet at the park entrance at Cloverdale Boulevard and 46th Avenue.

Friday, Oct. 11 // Family Camping Fort Totten Park // 7:00 p.m Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Oct. 2.

Sunday, Oct. 13 // Queens Park of the Month: // 11:00 a.m. Meet at parking lot on Vermont Place.

Saturday, Oct. 19 // Open House New York: Fort Totten Fort Totten Park // 11:00 a.m. Fort Totten Visitor Center, Totten Road and Cross Island Parkway. Follow signs to Visitors’ Center.

Sunday, Oct. 20 // Birding: Fall Migration // 10:00 a.m. Meet at Rose Avenue and Oak Avenue. Sunday, Dec. 1 // The World’s Fair Adventure Quest Flushing Meadows Corona Park // 10:00 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 27 // Outdoor Skills: Survival 101 Meet at the Unisphere. Forest Park // 1:00 p.m. Meet at the bandshell parking lot on Forest Park Drive. Saturday, Dec. 7 // Queens Park of the Month: Udall’s Park Preserve Saturday, Nov. 2 // Outdoor Skills: Fire Making Udall’s Park Preserve // 11:00 a.m. Alley Pond Park // 11:00 a.m. Meet at Aurora Pond on Sandhill Road between Enter at Winchester Boulevard under the Grand Douglas Road and Little Neck Parkway. Central Parkway and proceed to the Alley Pond Adventure Course. Saturday, Dec. 14 // Nature Exploration Hike Francis Lewis Park // 11:00 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3 // Queens Park of the Month: Meet at Whitestone Expressway and Third Avenue. Kissena Corridor Park Kissena Corridor Park // 11:00 a.m. Meet at park entrance at 146th Street and 56th Road.

6 Outdoors, October/November/December 2019 Saturday, Nov. 9 // Outdoor Skills: Shelter Building Blue Heron Park // 11:00 a.m. Blue Heron Nature Center, 222 Poillon Ave.

Sunday, Nov. 10 // Ecosystem Explorers: Restored Ecosystems Park // 11:00 a.m. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Nov. 1.

Saturday, Nov. 16 // Astronomy: Night Sky Brookfield Park // 6:00 p.m. Parking lot at Brookfield Avenue and Road

Sunday, Nov. 17 // Mushroom ID Hike High Rock Park // 1:00 p.m. Parking lot at the end of Nevada Avenue

Saturday, Nov. 23 // Living with White-Tailed Deer Greenbelt Nature Center // 11:00 a.m. Parking lot on Rockland Avenue and Brielle Avenue

Sunday, Dec. 22 // “Over the Hill” Hilltop Hike: Sunday, Nov. 24 // Birding: Shorebirds Orange Trail and Fall Migrants Forest Park // 11:00 a.m. Lemon Creek // 11:00 a.m. Meet at the Forest Park Overlook at Parking lot at Sharrott Avenue and Hylan Boulevard Forest Park Drive and Park. Saturday, Nov. 30 // Winter Wilderness Survival Von Briesen Park // 1:00 p.m. Parking lot from Bay Street and School Road entrance Sunday, Oct. 6 // Birding: Warbler Watch Saturday, Dec. 7 // Gather Around the Campfire // 9:00 a.m. Wolfe’s Pond Park // 1:00 p.m. Parking lot at Park Drive and Clove Road Picnic area near parking lot at the end of Cornelia Avenue Saturday, Oct. 12 // Fall Nature Bike Tour Brookfield Park // 11:00 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 8 // “Over the Hill” Hilltop Hike: Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Brookfield Park Brookfield Park // 11:00 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 13 // Family Camping Parking lot at Arthur Kill Road and Brookfield Avenue // 6:00 p.m. Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Saturday, Dec. 14 // Winter Nature Crafts Blue Heron Park // 11:00 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 20 // Ecosystem Explorers: Blue Heron Nature Center, 222 Poillon Ave. Deciduous Forests High Rock Park // 11:00 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 15 // Living with White-Tailed Deer Parking lot at Nevada Avenue Greenbelt Nature Center // 1:00 p.m. Parking lot on Rockland Avenue and Brielle Avenue Saturday, Oct. 26 // Ecosystem Explorers: Hidden Habitats Saturday, Dec. 21 // Ecosystem Explorers: Blue Heron Park // 1:00 p.m. Coniferous Trees Blue Heron Nature Center, 222 Poillon Ave. Clove Lakes Park // 11:00 a.m. Parking lot at Park Drive and Clove Road Saturday, Nov. 2 // Ecosystem Explorers: Critters of the Night // 6:00 p.m. Parking lot at the Eton Place entrance

Photos: NYC Parks 7 Fall Foliage and Black Friday Hikes Fall is an excellent time to visit New York City’s parks. Many of our most popular parks in New York offer glimpses of spectacular fall colors. Join a fall foliage tour, or head out on your own on a hiking trail or leisurely leaf-peeping stroll. Join us on Nov. 29 for one of our Black Friday hikes through lesser-known trails in our parks, and share your experience using #FallforNYC.

BRONX QUEENS Saturday, Oct. 26 // Fall Foliage Hike Saturday, Oct. 26 // Queens Park of the Month: // 11:00 a.m. Highland Park Fall Foliage Crotona Nature Center, Highland Park // 1:00 p.m. Charlotte Street and Crotona Park East Meet at parking lot on Vermont Place

Saturday, Nov. 9 // Fall Foliage: Saturday, Nov. 9 // Fall Foliage Tree ID Van Cortlandt Park East to West MacNeil Park // 11:00 a.m. Van Cortlandt Park // 11:00 a.m. Meet at park entrance at Poppenhusen Van Cortlandt Park East and East 242nd Street Avenue and 119th Street.

Friday, Nov. 29 // Black Friday Hike: Northwest Woods Friday, Nov. 29 // Black Friday Hike: The Alley Giant Van Cortlandt Park // 1:00 p.m. Alley Pond Park // 11:00 a.m. Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Enter at Winchester Boulevard under the Grand West 246th Street and Broadway Central Parkway and proceed to the Alley Pond Adventure Course. BROOKLYN Sunday, Nov. 3 // Fall Foliage Canoeing STATEN ISLAND Fresh Creek Nature Preserve // Noon Saturday, Oct. 19 // Fall Foliage Canoeing Lottery registration begins on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Clove Lakes Park // 11:00 a.m. Martling Avenue and Brooks Pond Place Sunday, Nov. 10 // Fall Foliage Hike Owl’s Head Park // 1:00 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3 // Nature Photography: Fall Foliage Meet at the Park House, Colonial Road and 68th Street Silver Lake Park // 1:00 p.m. Forest Avenue and Silver Lake Park Road Friday, Nov. 29 // Black Friday Hike: The Midwood Prospect Park // 1:00 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29 // Black Friday Hike: The White Trail Prospect Park Audubon Center, Greenbelt Nature Center // 10:00 a.m. East Drive and Lincoln Road Parking lot on Rockland Avenue and Brielle Avenue

MANHATTAN Sunday, Oct. 20 // Fall Foliage Hike Inwood Hill Park // 11:00 a.m. Isham Street and Seaman Avenue

Friday, Nov. 29 // Black Friday Hike: South to North Central Park // 10:00 a.m. Grand Army Plaza Entrance, Fifth Avenue and East 59th Street