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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.
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from May 25, 2013 to May 8, 2014
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
Spend your summer in the Greenbelt: High Rock Camp and Mini Camp
at 200 Nevada Avenue (in High Rock Park), Staten Island
9:00 a.m.
High Rock Summer Day Camp and Mini Camp are taking reservations for their 2013 summer season. For more information on both High Rock Summer Day Camp and Mini Camp follow the links…
Category: Education, Nature, Fitness, Kids, Environmental Awareness
Kids
Birding for Families
at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park), Manhattan 
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Experience Central Park as a precious bird habitat and learn how to spot our feathered neighbors on a walk with NYC Audubon.
Category: Birding, Education, Nature
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
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!
Catch & Release Fishing
at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Grab a pole and relax on the Harlem Meer while you wait for a bite from one of the many species of fish that live in its diverse aquatic ecosystem!
Category: Nature, Games, Kids, Waterfront
Free!
Kids
Tai-Chi in the Greenbelt
at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Join Tai-Chi instructor Raymond Yuen for Tai-Chi sessions overlooking our beautiful and inspiring woodlands.
Category: Fitness, Seniors
It's My Park Day at West 181st Street Community Garden
at West 181st Street Community Garden, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
On It's My Park Day, join the West 181st Street Beautification Project as they beautify the garden space along the steps.
Category: Gardening, Volunteer, It's My Park Day
Free!
Tree Care Workshop hosted by The Jackson Heights Beautification Group
at 80th Street & 37th Ave., Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Help water and care for the 80,000 new street trees that have been planted across New York City.
Category: Education, Nature, Gardening, Environmental Awareness, Volunteer
Free!
Freshkills Park May Birding Tour
at Eltingville Transit Center (in Freshkills Park), Staten Island
10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Join us as we search for the birds of Freshkills Park along the site's wetlands, creeks and meadows.
Category: Birding, Education, Nature, Kids, Environmental Awareness, Tours
Free!
Kids
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