OutdoorsIN NEW YORK CITY 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 Pelham Bay Park // 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 Van Cortlandt Park // West 246th Street and Broadway marvel within NYC Parks, and our Urban Park Rangers are here to help make your experience more enjoyable. BROOKLYN 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 MANHATTAN foliage hikes, overnight camping, stargazing, Payson Center // (212) 304-2277 birding, nature craft projects, and more. As Inwood Hill Park // 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 QUEENS seal exploration and raptor viewing programs Alley Pond Park 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 Grand Central Parkway a walk through your favorite park or looking Forest Park 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! Fort Totten Visitor 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 Blue Heron Park // 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. Orchard Beach // 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 Fort Greene Park // 1:00 p.m. Fort Greene Visitor Center, Saturday, Nov. 16 // Outdoor Skills: Shelter Building Myrtle Avenue and Washington Park Prospect 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, Bushwick Inlet Park // 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. Spring Creek Park // 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 Central Park 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 Highbridge Park // 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 Washington Square Park // 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.