NYC Parks Events Calendar
Get up, get out, and do something! Just about any day of the year, you can find something fun, informative, and healthy to enjoy at an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.
Viewing 11–20 out of 406 events
from May 23, 2013 to March 22, 2014
in Environmental Awareness (x) category
Saturday, May 25, 2013
It's My Park Day at Rufus King Park
at Rufus King Park, Queens 
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
On It's My Park Day, join Centro Hispano for a clean-up of Rufus King Park.
Category: Environmental Awareness, Volunteer, It's My Park Day
Free!
HSBC Children's Garden Spring Session
at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
The HSBC Children's Garden at Queens Botanical Garden offers a hands-on discovery program for childrenages 5-12.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Birding, Education, Nature, Games, Gardening, Kids, Environmental Awareness, Food
Kids
The Wild Garden: Discovering Central Park Woodlands Exhibit
at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park), Manhattan 
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Use this hands-on exhibit to illuminate the history, ecology, and management of the woodlands and learn why these landscapes are so essential to the purpose of Central Park.
Category: Education, Nature, Exhibits, History, Environmental Awareness, Culture
Free!
Woodland Discovery Kit in Central Park
at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park), Manhattan 
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Visit The Wild Garden: Discovering Central Park Woodlands exhibit and start exploring the North Woods on your own.
Category: Birding, Education, Nature, Exhibits, Kids, Environmental Awareness
Free!
Kids
Forest Crew
at Laurel Hill Terrace (in Highbridge Park), Manhattan 
12:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
This training session will include basic invasive and native plant identification, proper removal techniques and an overview of NYRP’s approach to urban reforestation.
Category: Nature, Gardening, Environmental Awareness, Volunteer
Free!
Build a Birdfeeder
at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn 
1:00 p.m.
Create new friends while learning to build your very own birdfeeder.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Kids, Environmental Awareness
Free!
Kids
Compost Crew
at Swindler Cove Park, Manhattan
1:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
In this Compost Crew training session, you will learn about New York Restoration Project’s Composting Program.
Category: Nature, Environmental Awareness, Volunteer
Free!
History In Your Hands: Fleece Fun
at Lefferts Historic House (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn 
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Come to Lefferts to try your hand at processing wool into yarn.
Category: Nature, Gardening, Kids, Environmental Awareness
Live Presentation: Reptiles & Amphibians of the Lower Hudson Valley at Wave Hill
at Ecology Building (in Wave Hill), Bronx
2:00 p.m.
Did you know that a variety of snakes, toads, turtles and salamanders reside in Riverdale? Learn about the life of these secretive animals.
Category: Education, Nature, Kids, Environmental Awareness
Sunset Ecology Cruise
at Pier 4 (in Sheepshead Bay Piers), Brooklyn
5:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Join us aboard the "Golden Sunshine" for our annual cruise along the backwaters of Jamaica Bay.
Category: Birding, Nature, Environmental Awareness, Tours, Waterfront
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