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from May 18, 2013 to March 22, 2014
in Environmental Awareness (x) category
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Seining
at Fort Totten Front Gate (in Fort Totten Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.
New York City is home to an amazing abundance of wildlife. Our Rangers will guide you to the best wildlife viewing spots in the city.
Category: Education, Nature, Environmental Awareness, Waterfront
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
Kids
Spring Fungi Walk
at Seaman Avenue & Isham Street Entrance (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan
2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Come and see the diversity of fungi that grow in the park.
Category: Nature, Environmental Awareness, Tours, Wildflower Week
Free!
Monday, May 20, 2013
Art Exhibit: Fish & Crushed Can Story- Mixed Media
at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
This mixed media exhibit by artist Iandry Randriamandroso illustrates how growth is disrupted by invasive species.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Exhibits, Environmental Awareness, Culture
Gardens For The City Work Day
at 111th Street Community Garden, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Help Gardens for the City remove rugs and weeds from the ground covering.
Category: Nature, Gardening, Environmental Awareness, Volunteer
Free!
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Art Exhibit: Fish & Crushed Can Story- Mixed Media
at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
This mixed media exhibit by artist Iandry Randriamandroso illustrates how growth is disrupted by invasive species.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Exhibits, Environmental Awareness, Culture
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Art Exhibit: Fish & Crushed Can Story- Mixed Media
at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
This mixed media exhibit by artist Iandry Randriamandroso illustrates how growth is disrupted by invasive species.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Exhibits, Environmental Awareness, Culture
Marine Park: Sowing Native Seeds
at Gerritsen Ave and Channel Ave (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Come out and volunteer with Natural Areas Volunteers (NAV) at Marine Park to help sow native seed. This work will help to jumpstart the forest understory and prevent invasives from…
Category: Nature, Environmental Awareness, Volunteer
Free!
Greenbelt Tree Tots
at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island
9:45 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Join us for a dynamic exploration of the wonders of the forest.
Category: Nature, Games, Kids, Environmental Awareness, Storytelling & Readings
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!
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