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Saturday, May 25, 2013
Bird Walks
at Van Cortlandt Nature Center (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
8:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m.
Bird Walks focus on wildlife happenings in the park and are led by NYC Audubon experts or the Urban Park Rangers.
Category: Birding, Education, Nature, Environmental Awareness, Tours, Seniors
Free!
Cleaning Westerleigh Park
at Westerleigh Park, Staten Island 
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Come out and lend a hand to help us rake, weed and do various gardening chores at Westerleigh Park.
Category: Education, Nature, Gardening, Volunteer
Free!
Changing Lenses Photo Exhibition
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Students from the Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation present a photography exhibition entitled Changing Lenses at Poe Park Visitors Center. The exhibition marks the…
Category: Education, Exhibits, Culture
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
High Line Field Station
at Chelsea Market Passage (in The High Line), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Stop by our mobile information cart to make the most of your next visit to the High Line.
Category: Education, Nature, Exhibits
Free!
Historic New York: The World's Fair
at Unisphere (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.
Urban Park Rangers specialize in interpretation of historic turning points, both natural and man-made, in our city’s long history.
Category: Education, History, Tours
Free!
Event
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
Kids
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Red Knots and Horseshoe Crabs
at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center (in Jamaica Bay Park), Queens
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Come see the annual mating ritual of the horseshoe crabs as they come ashore to lay eggs.
Category: Education, Nature, Kids, Environmental Awareness, Waterfront
Free!
Kids
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