This Weekend In Parks

Bronx WinterFest
Celebrate the joys of winter at our 2nd annual Bronx Winterfest on Saturday from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. There's plenty to do all day, including music and performances, games, free fitness, outdoor adventures, giveaways and raffles, so show up early and stay warm! It all takes place at the Hunts Point Recreation Center; 765 Manida Street in the Bronx.

Learn to Swim
Learn to swim for free! The winter session of the learn to swim program will be held from January 30 – April 7. Registration begins at noon on Friday, January 20, 2012, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, January 25, and will be conducted by lottery. For more information, please visit www.nyc.gov/parks.

Saturday, January 21

Yoga in the Greenbelt
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Greenbelt Nature Center, Staten Island

Family Art Project: Hibernators' Masks
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Wave Hill, Bronx

Nature Crafts for Kids
11:00 a.m.
Fort Totten Park, Queens

"I Have A Dream" Basketball Tournament
1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Brownsville Recreation Center, Brooklyn

Plant Survival Strategies: Part 4 of Your Park Is Nature's Classroom for Kids
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan

Sunday, January 22

Youth Pass, Punt and Kick Competition
11:00 a.m.
Tony Dapolito Recreation Center, Manhattan

Civil War New York Walking Tour: Fort Totten
1:00 p.m.
Fort Totten Park, Queens

Exploring Our Climate
1:00 p.m.
Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Bronx

Chinese New Year: Year of the Dragon
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Greenbelt Nature Center, Staten Island

GREEN TIP OF THE WEEK

In July 2011, Sustainable Parks set an ambitious goal of collecting 1,000 Green Pledges and after only six months we have our 1,000th pledge! Congratulations to Sergeant Marc Sanchez, a Park Ranger stationed in Queens, for making the Agency’s 1,000th Green Pledge to reduce our impact on the environment. He pledged to “Not print unless necessary and use the electronic format of documents. Also, when printing multiple pages use both sides of the paper.” Join Marc and your colleagues to elevate your commitment to the environment today. You can make a Green Pledge on the Parks Intranet Page or by emailing sustainable.parks@parks.nyc.gov. You will receive a prize for making a pledge.

QUOTATION FOR THE DAY

“Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.”

Ovid
(43 BC - 17 AD)

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