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In New York City Parks by Howard Kreft, Urban Park Ranger Sergeant Refreshed with a Feeling of Accomplishment Outdoors Outdoors THE FREE NEWSPAPER OF OUTDOOR ADVENTURE JULY / AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2010 iinn NNewew YYorkork CCityity Includes CALENDAR OF URBAN PARK RANGER FREE PROGRAMS 2 CITY OF NEW YORK PARKS & RECREATION nyc.gov/parks/rangers URBAN PARK RANGERS Message from: Kevin Jeffrey, Deputy Commissioner for Public Programs As we look forward to the warm I remember, too, that at the end of a day spent this way we both felt days of summer, I wanted to deeply satisfi ed, as if we had accomplished something marvelous or had share with you an exciting, discovered something special and secret — all on our own — about life upcoming Parks initiative and nature, and we would go to sleep in anticipation of the next day’s called “Wild Playgrounds” that adventure. will reconnect New York City’s The signifi cance of this kind of self-directed exploration and discovery children with nature. is well understood today. Research in the fi eld of child development Recently published work documents the benefi ts -- decreased incidence of obesity, improved has highlighted the tragic concentration, better functioning immune systems, increased realization that today’s children motivation and self-esteem, and decreased juvenile crime. Children have few opportunities to more readily achieve this growth in natural environments with limited interact with the natural adult orchestration. It is this concept that forms the core of Parks’ “Wild environment. Playgrounds” initiative. So many of us can recall In parks selected for their abundant natural areas, “Wild Playgrounds’“ childhood time spent happily environmental playworkers will facilitate play that encourages children making mud pies, building to touch, move, observe and interact with the elements of the outdoors dams, poking under rocks with sticks, digging up nightcrawlers, or that surround them — trees, grass, soil, insects, plants, and water. Using spying on an ant colony as its inhabitants went about their business. simple tools and the materials nature provides, children will manipulate and explore the outdoors as they please. I still remember the sense of adventure that always accompanied my early activities in the outdoors. Even something as ordinary as our own Our journey of discovery will pilot this summer at fi ve city parks — backyard became a place to observe, discover, and experiment on hot Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan, Kissena Park in Queens, Marine Park summer days, as my brother and I explored the mysteries of our “moat” – in Brooklyn, Clove Lakes Park in Staten Island, Pelican Playground at a muddy ditch we dug out with our hands and fi lled from a leaky garden Orchard Beach in the Bronx; and at Frank M. Charles Memorial Park in hose. At the whim of our imaginations this small canal was transformed Queens, part of the National Parks system. into the perimeter defense of a medieval castle. It included a mounting Dates and times for “Wild Playgrounds” are listed on page 15 of this platform for opposing armies of plastic soldiers, a spawning ground and newsletter. sanctuary for a bewildering variety of plant and insect life, or— when we chose to excavate and dam it — a marvel of hydro-engineering. received from throughout the country via the Parks website. Outdoor News Afterschool students also participated by submitting their ideas to INTRODUCING PEARL THE SQUIRREL! the search. PARK’S OFFICIAL MASCOT On Tuesday, March 17, 2009, a group of students from the Tony On Saturday, April 17, 2010, Park’s Commissioner Adrian Benepe Dapolito Recreation Center afterschool program helped the Parks introduced the newest member of New York’s Greenest, Pearl the Department choose their mascot. The afterschool students viewed Squirrel, the fi rst offi cial mascot of the Parks Department, at the the top mascot submissions and give their suggestions directly third annual Street Games in Thomas Jeff erson Park. to Commissioner Benepe, who chaired a panel to make the fi nal decision. The Afterschool students chose Pearl as their “I am very delighted to #1 pick. introduce my good friend and brand new Parkie, Adam Koford, Pearl’s creator, is an improbably prolifi c Pearl the Squirrel,” said cartoonist who has been involved in several projects, including Commissioner Benepe. “700 Hoboes” and “Conan vs. Bear.” He has a webcomic entitled “Pearl will help Parks the Laugh-Out-Loud Cats, a collection of which is available from spread the word to New Abrams ComicArts.; Adam works for Disney Interactive in Salt Lake Yorkers — especially the City, Utah and is a regular contributor to Drawn.ca. kids — about the many To learn more about Pearl, visit her on the Parks website at opportunities we off er to www.nyc.gov/parks keyword: Mascot. get fi t, dig in and go green. I am sure that she will make © THE FREE NEWSPAPER OF OUTDOOR ADVENTURE a great addition too ourour tree-loving Parkss family.”familyly.” Pearl was born inn the Van Cortlandt Parkark Nature Preserve. She iss an Urban Park Ranger byy OutdoorsOutdoors day, and enjoys riding herr iininn NNewNewew YYorkYorkork CCityCityity bike throughout the city Parks, bird-watching and Planning Sarah Aucoin, Director volunteering in her spare ProgramsP Bonnie McGuire, Deputy Director time. OperationsOperaatio Richard Simon, Deputy Director The search for a Parks Programs Marta Arroyo, Program Manager mascot began in December, GraGraphicphic DesignDesign Elizabeth Green, Graphic Artist 2008. From astronauts to owls, Researchch Shalini Beath, Grants Manager geese to grass, more than 150 submissions were Urban Park Rangers • 1234 Fifth Avenue • New York City 10029 URBAN PARK RANGERS nyc.gov/parks/rangers CITY OF NEW YORK PARKS & RECREATION 3 Family Camping in New York City Parks By Howard Kreft, Urban Park Ranger Sergeant refreshed with a feeling of accomplishment. An accomplishment that proves that you do not need air conditioning, television, and a The mission of the Urban Park Rangers is to connect New Yorkers midnight snack to survive. to the natural world. One of the most eff ective and least expensive ways to experience the natural world is on an overnight camping While sleeping in the great outdoors is an amazing feeling, it is not program. Today, people camp everywhere from Yosemite National the only goal of camping. Another is to enjoy the wildlife that comes Park in eastern California to the Adirondacks in upstate New York. out while humans are typically sleeping. Some of the nocturnal While many people can say they have camped in those places, only animals people may encounter while camping in New York City are a handful can say they have camped in Central Park, or Prospect owls, raccoons, bats, fl ying squirrels, night jars, skunks, opossums, Park, which you can only do on an Urban Park Ranger Family moles, voles, and numerous insects that become active as the moon Camping Program. Camping with the whole family is a bonding rises. A night hike is included in your Family Camping experience. experience you will remember for years to come. While backcountry camping allows for total solitude, camping with There are two basic ways to go camping. One way is to get a the Urban Park Rangers allows for a combination of socializing and backcountry permit, then hike into the backwoods of a national or solitude. If you get a chance to camp with the Rangers, you will be state park, set up a campsite without any modern amenities and provided with a BBQ dinner including good ole’ fashioned s’mores. lay your head down. Another way is to get a permit and stay in a So grab your sleeping bag and come on out to a New York City campsite not far from your car. This is called car camping. Family park and experience something you will never forget—overnight camping with the Urban Park Rangers is a combination of these two camping with the Urban Park Rangers! types of camping. But however you camp, the goal is the same— to lay down in a sleeping bag, inches from the earth, and listen to For more information or to register, visit nyc.gov/parks/rangers/ the sounds of nature as you drift away into sleep and to awaken register. BRONX Date Time Location Registration Dates 6/25/10 6 p.m. Orchard Beach Nature Center 6/16/10 7/16/10 6 p.m. Van Cortlandt Nature Center 7/7/10 7/30/10 6 p.m. Orchard Beach Nature Center 7/21/10 8/13/10 6 p.m. Van Cortlandt Nature Center 8/4/10 8/27/10 6 p.m. Orchard Beach Nature Center 8/18/10 9/10/10 6 p.m. Van Cortlandt Nature Center 9/1/10 BROOKLYN Date Time Location Registrationgistration Dates 7/2/10 6 p.m. Salt Marsh Nature Center 6/23/10 7/16/10 6 p.m. Owl’s Head Park 7/7/10// 8/6/10 6 p.m. Fort Greene Park 7/28/10 8/20/10 6 p.m. Salt Marsh Nature Centerer 8/11/108//// 9/3/10 6 p.m. Salt Marsh Nature Centernter 8/25/108/25 9/17/10 6 p.m. Prospect Park 9/8/109/8/// MANHATTAN Date Time Location RegistrationRegi ration DatesDa 6/5/10 6 p.m. Central Park 5/26/105/26/1 6/19/10 6 p.m. Inwood Hill Natureature Centerter 6/9/10// 7/3/10 6 p.m. Central Park 6/23/1010 7/31/10 6 p.m. Inwood Hill Nature Centerenter 7/21/107/21/////10 8/7/10 6 p.m. Central Park 7/28/1077/28 9/25/10 6 p.m. Inwood Hill Nature Center 9/15/10// QUEENS Date Time Location RegistrationRRegistegigistrationt Dates 6/5/10 6 p.m.
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