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SATURDAY, JULY 1 BX Birding / Van Cortlandt Park 9 A.M. / VCNC BX Hike to Glover’S Rock / Pelham Bay Park 11 A.M SATURDAY, JULY 1 BX Birding / Van Cortlandt Park 9 a.m. / VCNC BX Hike to Glover’s Rock / Pelham Bay Park 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. / OBNC BX Eco-crafts / Van Cortlandt Park 2 p.m. / VCNC BX Fishing / Crotona Park 2 p.m. / CNC BK Birding / Marine Park 8 a.m. / SMNC BK Canoeing / Prospect Park 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 1 p.m. / Audubon Center First come, first served. Ages 8 and up. BK Native Americans / Marine Park 10 a. m. / SMNC BK Urban Ecology 101 / Ft. Greene Park 11 a. m. / FGVC BK History on the Hill / Ft. Greene Park 1 p.m. / FGVC BK Salt Marsh Ecology / Marine Park 1 p.m. / SMNC BK Leading the Troops Walk, Part I of II/ Ft. Greene Park 4 p.m. / FGVC M Highbridge Tower / Highbridge Park 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. / 174 St. and Tower Terrace M Loch Walk / Central Park 1 p.m. / 100 St. and Central Park West Q History of Fort Totten / Fort Totten 2 p.m. / Fort entrance M History Bike Ride / Riverside Park 10 a.m. / 72 St. & Riverside Dr. (Ends at 123 St.) Bike ride culminates with a tour of the General Ulysses S. Grant National Memorial M Insect or Not / Central Park 11 a.m. / BC M Nature Crafts for Kids / Inwood Hill Park 11 a.m. / IHNC M Birding / Riverside Park 2 p.m. / River Run Playground (W. 83 St. & Riverside Dr.) M Ecology Hike / Inwood Hill Park 2 p.m. / IHNC M Fishing Workshop / Central Park 2 p.m. / DDC Q Birding /Alley Pond Park 8 a.m. / UPRAC Q Canoeing / Fort Totten 10 a.m. / Fort entrance First come, first served. 8 and up. SI Bunny Hop / High Rock Park 10 a.m. / HRRS SI Canoeing / Willowbrook Park 12 p.m. / End of Eton Pl. First come, first served. SI Wild About Wildflowers / Conference House Park 12 p.m. / Meet at the flagpole SI Seining / Lemon Creek Fishing Pier 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. / Hylan Blvd. & Sharrots Ave. Wear old sneakers that can get wet. SUNDAY, JULY 2 BX Birding / Crotona Park 11 a.m & 2 p.m. / CNC BX Fishing I / Pelham Bay Park 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. / OBNC BX Washington’s Troops on the Hill / Van Cortlandt Park 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. / VCNC BK Exotic Species / Marine Park 10 a.m. / SMNC 1 BK Dragons and Damsels / Marine Park 10 a.m. / SMNC BK Seashore Scavenger Hunt / Marine Park 1 p.m. / SMNC BK Tree I.D. Walk / Ft. Greene Park 1 p.m. / FGVC BK Vale of Cashmere / Prospect Park 1 p.m. / Audubon Center. BK Turn over a New Leaf / Ft. Greene Park 2 p.m. / FGVC Crafts for kids 12 and under. BK Living Log / Prospect Park 3 p.m. / Audubon Center BK Leading the Troops, Part II of II/ Ft. Greene Park 4 p.m. / FGVC M Buggin’ Out / Morningside Park 11 a.m. / 123 St. and Morningside Ave. M Wiggly Worms / Riverside Park 11 a.m. / River Run Plgd. (W. 83 St. and Riverside Dr.) M Nature Hike in the Ramble / Central Park 1 p.m. / BC M Birds of a Feather / Central Park 2 p.m. / BC M Tree I.D. Walk / Riverside Park 2 p.m. / Dinosaur Plgd. (W. 97 St. & Riverside Dr.) M Canoeing / Inwood Hill Park 2 p.m. / IHNC First come, first served. M Revolutionary War History / Dyckman Farm House 11 a.m. / 204 St. & Broadway Q Fishing / Kissena Park 11 a.m. / Meet at Rose and Oak Aves. Q Living Logs / Forest Park 11 a.m. / FPVC Q History of Fort Totten / Fort Totten 1 p.m. / Fort entrance SI Birding / Clove Lakes Park 9 a.m. / Meet in parking lot SI Insect Insanity / Conference House Park 10 a.m. / Meet at the pavilion SI Founding Mothers Tea Party / High Rock Park 1 p.m. / HRRS FRIDAY, JULY 7 BK Camping / Marine Park 7 p.m. / SMNC To register, call (718) 421-2021 on July 3. SATURDAY, JULY 8 BX Pond Life / Crotona Park 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. / CNC BX Canoeing / Van Cortlandt Park 1 p.m. / VCNC First come, first served. BX Open Mic / Pelham Bay Park 2 p.m. / OBNC BK History on the Hill / Ft. Greene Park 1 p.m. / FGVC BK Birding / Marine Park 8 a.m. / SMNC BK Animal Tracks / Marine Park 10 a.m. / SMNC Children 12 and under. BK You’re Buggin’ / Ft. Greene Park 11 a.m. / FGVC BK Dance of the Bees / Marine Park 1 p.m. / SMNC BK Nuts About Squirrels / Prospect Park 1 p.m. / Audubon Center BK Trees of Prospect Park / Prospect Park 3 p.m. / Audubon Center 2 BK Ft. Greene Saturday Night Film Club / Ft. Greene Park 6:30 p.m. / FGVC Tonight’s feature, “The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing.” M All about Eagles / Inwood Hill Park 11 a.m. / IHNC M Nature Crafts / Riverside Park 11 a.m. / River Run Plgd. (W. 83 St. & Riverside Dr.) M Hallett Nature Sanctuary / Central Park 1 p.m. / Gapstow Bridge at 59 St. Pond M Tree I.D. Walk / Riverside Park 2 p.m. / Dinosaur Plgd. (W. 97 St. & Riverside Dr.) M Wiggly Worms / Inwood Hill Park 2 p.m. / IHNC M Camping / Central Park 4 p.m. / BC To register, call (212) 628-2345 on July 3. M Creatures of the Night / Central Park 9 p.m. / BC Q Birding / Kissena Park 8 a.m. / Meet at Rose and Oak Aves. Q Canoeing / Fort Totten 10 a.m. / To register, call (718) 352-1769 on July 2. Q Orienteering Scavenger Hunt / Forest Park 11 a.m. / FPVC Ages 6 and up. Q History of Fort Totten / Fort Totten 1 p.m. / Fort entrance SI Birding for Kids / Conference House Park 9 a.m. / Meet at flagpole SI Dragonfly Delirium / High Rock Park 2 p.m./ HRRS SI Whoooo’s There? Night Hike / High Rock Park 7 p.m. / HRRS Bring a flashlight. SUNDAY, JULY 9 BX John Muir Trail Hike / Van Cortlandt Park 11 a.m. / Mosholu Ave. and Broadway BX Bug Safari / Crotona Park 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. / CNC BX Seining / Pelham Bay Park 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. / OBNC The Rangers’ drag net catches critters. BK Trees of Ft. Greene / Ft. Greene Park 11 a. m. / FGVC BK Native Americans of New York / Ft. Greene Park 1 p.m. / FGVC Video and lecture program featuring Native American guest speakers. BX Fishing Part II / Van Cortlandt Park 2 p.m. / VCNC BK Canoeing / Marine Park 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 1 p.m. / Ave. U at Burnett St. First come, first served. Ages 8 and up. BK Prospect Park: The Works / Prospect Park 10 a.m. / Audubon Center All day walking tour of Olmsted and Vaux’s masterpiece. Bring water and lunch. BK Pond Life / Prospect Park 1 p.m. / Audubon Center M Geology / Inwood Hill Park 11 a.m. / Inwood Hill Nature Center Bring lunch. M Nature Crafts / Riverside Park 11 a.m. / River Run Plgd. (W. 83 St. & Riverside Dr.) M Owls / Riverside Park 2 p.m. / River Run Plgd. (W. 83 St. & Riverside Dr.) M Canoeing / Inwood Hill Park Time TBA/ To register, call (212) 304-2365 on July 3. Q Birding / Rockaway Beach 8 a.m. / Meet at Beach 52 St. and Boardwalk 3 Q Fishing / Kissena Park 11 a.m. /Meet at Rose and Oak Aves. Q History of Fort Totten / Fort Totten 1 p.m. / Fort entrance Q Pond Ecology / Forest Park 1 p.m. / FGVC Q Astronomy / Fort Totten 8 p.m. / Weather permitting. Call (718) 352-1769 to confirm. SI Forensic File / High Rock Park 10 a.m. / HRRS Solve the mystery of whodunit. SI Seashore Safari / Conference House Park 1 p.m. / Meet at flagpole SATURDAY, JULY 15 BX Pond Life / Van Cortlandt Park 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. / VCNC BX Canoeing / Pelham Bay Park 2 p.m. / Orchard Beach parking lot, NW corner To register, call 311 on July 3 and ask for the Urban Park Rangers. BX Fishing / Crotona Park 2 p.m. / CNC BK Birding / Marine Park 8 a.m. / SMNC BK Nuts About Squirrels / Marine Park 10 a.m. / SMNC BK Animal Tracks / Prospect Park 1 p.m. / Audubon Center Children 12 and under. BK History on the Hill / Ft. Greene Park 1 p.m. / FGVC BK Maps and More / Marine Park 1 p.m. / SMNC BK Pollinators / Prospect Park 3 p.m. / Audubon Center BK Astronomy: Solar Observation / Ft. Greene Park 4 p.m. / FGVC BK Ft. Greene Saturday Night Film Club / Ft. Greene Park 6:30 p.m. / FGVC Tonight’s feature is “Ragtime,” featuring a brief cameo by Stanford White. BK Night Hike / Marine Park 8 p.m. / SMNC M Nature Crafts / Riverside Park 11 a.m. / River Run Plgd. (W. 83 St. and Riverside Dr.) M Wiggly Worms / Central Park 11 a.m. / BC M Exotic Species / Central Park 1 p.m. / BC M Buggin’ Out / Riverside Park 2 p.m. / River Run Plgd. (W. 83 St. and Riverside Dr.) M Nature Craft for Kids / Central Park 2 p.m. / E. 110 St. Playground M Camping / Inwood Hill Park / To register, call 311 on July 3 and ask for the UPR. M Astronomy / Inwood Hill Park 9 p.m. / Soccer field across from IHNC If too cloudy for celestial monitoring, join us for a forest night hike. Q Birding / Forest Park 8 a.m.
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