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Spring 2003 Explorer Program Listing Spring 2003 Explorer Program Listing SATURDAY, MARCH 1 BX Examine the Night Sky / Van Cortlandt Park · 6 pm / Van Cortlandt Nature Center M Historic Central Park / Central Park ·12 noon / Belvedere Castle M Explore The Little Red Lighthouse / Ft. Washington Park * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK Q Nature Photography / Alley Pond Park ·1 pm / Alley Pond Nature Center SUNDAY, MARCH 2 BX Clean-up of Pelham Bay South / Pelham Bay Park ·1 pm / Pelham Bay Nature Center BK Hike Gerritsen Mill / Marine Park ·11 am / Salt Marsh Nature Center Q Orienteering / Forest Park ·12 noon / Forest Park Nature Center SI Early Birding / Clove Lakes Park · 8 am / Clove Rd. parking lot MONDAY, MARCH 3 BK New Moon Meditation / Marine Park · 7 pm / Salt Marsh Nature Center SATURDAY, MARCH 8 BX Totally Turtles / Van Cortlandt Park ·1 pm / Van Cortlandt Nature Center BK Spring Birding / Marine Park · 8 am / Salt Marsh Nature Center M Hike at Night / Inwood Hill Park · 7 pm / Inwood Hill Nature Center SI Feral Cats / Blue Heron Park ·1 pm / Blue Heron Nature Center SUNDAY, MARCH 9 BX Hike Native American Pathways / Pelham Bay Park ·1 pm / Pelham Bay Nature Center M Frederick Law Olmsted / Central Park ·1 pm / Belvedere Castle Q Hike the Trails / Alley Pond Park · 12 noon / Alley Pond Nature Center SI Examine the Night Sky / Wolfe’s Pond Park · 8 pm / parking lot at Cornelia & Chester Ave., off Hylan Blvd. * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK February 28, 10 am - 12 noon TUESDAY, MARCH 11 M Open Mic / Inwood Hill Park · 7 pm / Inwood Hill Nature Center SATURDAY, MARCH 15 BX Hike the Cass Gallagher Nature Trail / Van Cortlandt Park · 1 pm / Van Cortlandt Nature Center BX Indoor Planting / Crotona Park · 1 pm / Crotona Nature Center BK St. Patrick’s Day at the Wyckoff House · 12 noon / Clarendon Road at Ralph Ave. Q Orienteering / Alley Pond Park · 1 pm / Alley Pond Nature Center SI Native American History / Blue Heron Park · 1 pm / Blue Heron Nature Center SUNDAY, MARCH 16 BX Hike to Split Rock / Pelham Bay Park · 1 pm / Thomas Pell Sanctuary M The Greening of Central Park / Central Park· 1 pm / Dana Discovery Center M Cooking for Camping / Inwood Hill Park · 3 pm / Inwood Hill Nature Center Q Wildlife Sketching / Forest Park · 12 noon / Forest Park Nature Center THURSDAY, MARCH 20 M Women in Astronomy and Stargazing / Central Park · 7 pm / Belvedere Castle SATURDAY, MARCH 22 BX History of the Van Cortlandt House / Van Cortlandt Park · 1 pm / Van Cortlandt Nature Center BX Canoe Crotona / Crotona Park · 1 pm / Crotona Nature Center BK “The Gerritsen Creek Sleeps” Lecture / Marine Park · 7 pm / Salt Marsh Nature Center Q Hike Kissena / Kissena Park · 1 pm / Rose & Oak Ave. SI Backpacking: Appalachian Trail Style / High Rock Park · 11 am / High Rock Nature Center SUNDAY, MARCH 23 BX Explore Woodlawn Cemetery / Van Cortlandt Park · 1 pm / 233rd St. & Webster Ave. BK Bike Jamaica Bay / Marine Park · 1 pm / Salt Marsh Nature Center M Promise of the Park: North End History Tour · 12 noon / 100th Street & Central Park West M Explore Highbridge Water Tower / Highbridge Park · 1 pm / Highbridge Recreation Center Q Ethnobotany: Plants with a Purpose / Forest Park · 12 noon / Forest Park Nature Center SATURDAY, MARCH 29 BX Bike the Bronx River / Shoelace Park · 10 am / 219th St. & Bronx Blvd. BX Fishing / Crotona Park · 1 pm / Crotona Nature Center M Native Americans / Inwood Hill Park · 1 pm / Inwood Hill Nature Center Q Investigating Insects / Alley Pond Park · 1 pm / Alley Pond Nature Center SI Alice Austen House · 1 pm / 2 Hylan Blvd. SUNDAY, MARCH 30 BK Orienteering / Marine Park · 11 am / Salt Marsh Nature Center M Riverside Park: The Works · 1 pm / Riverside Park / 72nd St. & Riverside Drive, Eleanor Roosevelt Statue Q Nature Studies for Kids / Forest Park · 12 noon / Forest Park Nature Center SI Advanced Orienteering / High Rock Park · 11 am / High Rock Nature Center SATURDAY, APRIL 5 BX The Amazing Bronx River Flotilla / Cement Plant Park · 12:30 pm / Bronx River Alliance, call 718-430-4665 for details BX Worm-box Composting / Crotona Park · 1 pm / Crotona Nature Center BK Hike Gerritsen Mill / Marine Park · 3 pm / Salt Marsh Nature Center M Explore the Little Red Lighthouse / Ft. Washington Park * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK March 21, 10 am - 12 noon Q Origami / Alley Pond Park · 1 pm / Alley Pond Nature Center SI Walk the Dog / Clove Lakes Park · 11 am / Clove Road parking lot SUNDAY, APRIL 6 BX Hike the Siwanoy Trail / Pelham Bay Park · 1 pm / 895 Shore Road M Nature Springs Forth / Central Park · 1 pm / Dairy, mid-park, 65th St. Q Nature Photography Hike / Forest Park · 12 noon / Forest Park Nature Center SI Fishing / Willowbrook Park · 1 pm / Elton Place parking lot MONDAY, APRIL 7 BK Brooklyn Celebrates Baseball / Marine Park · 7 pm / Salt Marsh Nature Center TUESDAY, APRIL 7 M Open Mic Night / Inwood Hill Park · 7 pm / Inwood Hill Nature Center SATURDAY, APRIL 12 BX Hike the John Muir Trail / Van Cortlandt Park · 1 pm / Van Cortlandt Nature Center BX Canoe Crotona / Crotona Park · 1 pm / Crotona Nature Center Q Orienteering / Alley Pond Park · 1 pm / Alley Pond Nature Center SI Explore the Marsh / Mariner’s Marsh Park · 11 am / Holland Ave. & Richmond Terrace SUNDAY, APRIL 13 BX Raptors of the Landfill / Pelham Bay Park · 9 am / Pelham Bay Nature Center BK Saltwater Fishing / Marine Park · 2 pm / Salt Marsh Nature Center M Spring Sonnets at the Shakespeare Garden / Central Park · 11 am / Belvedere Castle M Cooking for Camping / Inwood Hill Park · 3 pm / Inwood Hill Nature Center Q Investigate Insects / Forest Park · 12 noon / Forest Park Nature Center SI Early Birding / Clove Lakes Park · 8 am / Clove Road parking lot SATURDAY, APRIL 19 BX Easter Eggstravaganza / Van Cortlandt Park · 12 noon BX Easter Festival / Crotona Park · 2 pm BK Easter Egg Hunt / Marine Park · 1 pm / Salt Marsh Nature Center M Easter Eggstravaganza / Central Park · 10 am / mid-park, 72nd St. Q Hike at Night / Alley Pond Park · 7:30 pm / Alley Pond Nature Center SI Travelers Trek / High Rock Park · 11 am / Nevada Avenue parking lot SUNDAY, APRIL 20 BX Saltwater Fishing / Pelham Bay Park · 10 am / Orchard Beach Nature Center Q Birding / Forest Park · 12 noon / Forest Park Nature Center SATURDAY, APRIL 26 BK Tash Brother’s Band / Marine Park · 7 pm / Salt Marsh Nature Center BX Earth Day with the Friends of Van Cortlandt / Van Cortlandt Park · 12 noon BX Earth Day / Crotona Park · 1 pm / Crotona Nature Center M Earth Day / Central Park · 12 noon / Great Hill, enter at 106th St. and CPW M Examine the Night Sky / Inwood Hill Park · 8 pm / Inwood Hill Nature Center Q Hike at Night / Alley Pond Park · 7:30 pm / Alley Pond Nature Center SI Wildlife Viewing / William T. Davis Refuge · 11 am / Mulberry & Travis Ave. SUNDAY, APRIL 27 BX Earth Day / Pelham Bay Park · 10 am M Rock Climbing / Inwood Hill Park * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK March 7, 10 am - 12 noon Q Hike Native American Pathways / Alley Pond Park · 12 noon / Alley Pond Nature Center THURSDAY, MAY 1 BK Homage to the Horseshoe Crab / Marine Park · 7 pm / Salt Marsh Nature Center M Reptiles with Peter Warny / Central Park · 5:30 pm / Belvedere Castle SATURDAY, MAY 3 BX Hike the Aquahung / Shoelace Park · 10 am / 219th St. & Bronx Blvd. BX Fishing / Crotona Park · 1 pm / Crotona Nature Center BK Mother’s Day Tea and Tulip Festival · 12 noon / Wyckoff House M Explore the Little Red Lighthouse / Ft. Washington Park * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK April 17, 10 am - 12 noon Q Investigate Insects / Alley Pond Park · 1 pm / Alley Pond Nature Center SI Bike the Beach / South Beach Park · 11 am / SUNDAY, MAY 4 BX Salt Water Animal Workshop / Pelham Bay Park · 1 pm / Orchard Beach Nature Center BK Spring Birding / Marine Park · 8 am / Salt Marsh Nature Center M Fairy Tale Statues of Central Park / Central Park · 1 pm / Hans Christian Andersen Statue (Conservatory Water, 74th St.& 5th Ave.) M Shadfest / Inwood Hill Park · 12 noon / Inwood Hill Nature Center Q Fishing & Ichthyology / Baisley Pond Park · 12 noon / Forest Park Nature Center * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK April 18, 10 am - 12 noon MONDAY, MAY 5 BK Environmental Science & Chemical Oceanography Made Simple / Marine Park · 7 pm / Salt Marsh Nature Center SATURDAY, MAY 10 BX Early Bloomers / Van Cortlandt Park · 1pm / Van Cortlandt Nature Center BX Natural Beauty Products / Crotona Park · 1 pm / Crotona Nature Center BK Mother’s Day Eco-art / Marine Park · 2 pm / Salt Marsh Nature Center M Canoeing / Inwood Hill Park * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK April 23, 10 am - 12 noon Q Fishing / Oakland Lake · 1 pm / Alley Pond Nature Center * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK April 24, 10 am - 12 noon SI Camping and Astronomy / High Rock Park * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK April 25, 10 am - 12 noon SUNDAY, MAY 11 M Mother’s Day Eco-art / Central Park · 1 pm / Dana Discovery Center Q Hike Kissena / Kissena Park · 12 noon / Rose and Oak Ave. TUESDAY, MAY 13 M Open Mic Night / Inwood Hill Park · 7 pm / Inwood Hill Nature Center THURSDAY, MAY 15 BK Horseshoe Crab Mating Rituals / Marine Park · 7 pm / Salt Marsh Nature Center SATURDAY, MAY 17 BX Bike the Greenway / Van Cortlandt Park · 10 am / Van Cortlandt Nature Center BX Canoe Crotona / Crotona Park · 1 pm / Crotona Nature Center M Explore Highbridge Water Tower / Highbridge Park · 1 pm / Highbridge Recreation Center Q Canoe Oakland Lake * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK April 30, 10 am - 12 noon SI Explorer Trek / High Rock Park · 11 am / High Rock Nature Center SI Open Mic Night / High Rock Park · 7 pm / High Rock Nature Center SUNDAY, MAY 18 BK Pinkster Day / Prospect Park · 1 pm / Lefferts Homestead M Rock Climbing & Geology / Central Park · 1 pm / Belvedere Castle M Cooking for Camping / Inwood Hill Park · 3 pm / Inwood Hill Nature Center Q Camping / Alley Pond Park * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK May 1, 10 am - 12 noon SI Advanced Canoeing / Sawmill Creek Park * RESERVATIONS call 1-866-NYC-HAWK May 2, 10 am - 12 noon SATURDAY, MAY 24 BX Hike the Gap / Riverdale Park · 1 pm / 254th Street & Palisade Ave.
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