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from April 28, 2012 (x) to April 29, 2012 (x)
in Nature (x) category
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Birding
at Van Cortlandt Nature Center (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
8:00 a.m.
New York City is home to an amazing abundance of wildlife. From falcons and salamanders, to deer and seals, wildlife viewing opportunities exist year-round in all of our parks and beaches. Wildlife…
Category: Birding, Nature
Free!
MillionTreesNYC Spring Volunteer Planting Event
at Hunter Island Picnic Area (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx, Mosholu Avenue & Broadway (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx, Conference House Park, Staten Island 
, Cornelia Avenue and Chester Avenue (in Wolfes Pond Park), Staten Island, Crocheron Park at 215 Place (in Crocheron Park), Queens, Powell's Cove Park at 133 Place (in Powell's Cove Park), Queens
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join MillionTreesNYC and fellow volunteers to make New York City greener and greater, by volunteering to help plant 20,000 trees at parks citywide!
Category: Education, Nature, Gardening, Environmental Awareness, Volunteer
Free!
Event
Birding
at High Rock Ranger Station (in High Rock Park), Staten Island
9:00 a.m.
New York City is home to an amazing abundance of wildlife. From falcons and salamanders, to deer and seals, wildlife viewing opportunities exist year-round in all of our parks and beaches. Wildlife…
Category: Birding, Nature
Free!
Family Art Project at Wave Hill: Primitive Prints
at Wave Hill, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Check out the fun and fanciful shapes of the wildflowers beginning to bloom at Wave Hill and in Glyndor Gallery. Then use just a few, simple gestures, plus tempera paint and an easy printmaking…
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Kids
Kids
Archery
at Fort Greene Park Visitor Center (in Fort Greene Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.
Mastering any new skill requires practice and patience. Fishing and Archery programs help develop these skills while connecting you with nature. Our experienced Rangers teach the ethics of fishing…
Category: Nature, Fitness
Free!
Fitness Hike (vigorous)
at Van Cortlandt Nature Center (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.
On Nature Exploration Hikes we will discover the plants and animals that inhabit the urban forest.
Category: Nature, Fitness, Environmental Awareness
Free!
Castle & Its Kingdom
at Belvedere Castle (in Central Park), Manhattan
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Take a walk around the lands dominated by Belvedere Castle, situated high on Vista Rock.
Category: Nature, History, Tours
Free!
Amble Through the Ramble
at Belvedere Castle (in Central Park), Manhattan
12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Pass over streams, under arches, and through the woods along a maze of pathways in this secluded 38-acre woodland respite.
Category: Nature, Tours
Free!
Archery
at Alley Pond Park Adventure Center (in Alley Pond Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.
Mastering any new skill requires practice and patience. Fishing and Archery programs help develop these skills while connecting you with nature. Our experienced Rangers teach the ethics of fishing…
Category: Nature, Fitness
Free!
Orienteering
at Inwood Hill Nature Center (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.
Learn how to navigate using a map and compass on our Orienteering programs.
Category: Education, Nature, Environmental Awareness
Free!
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