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from September 23, 2017 to September 15, 2018
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Saturday, September 23, 2017
Soundview & Castle Hill Green Neighborhood National Estuaries Week
at Leland Avenue and O'Brien Avenue (in Soundview Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteers will be restoring goose fencing in bare areas of Soundview's marshland.
Category: Nature, Volunteer
Free!
Ranger's Choice: Birding Road Trip
at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn 
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
The Urban Park Rangers will offer this expedition to a variety of Brooklyn parks in search of early fall migrants. Registration is required. Registration opens on September 13.
Category: Birding, Nature, Wildlife
Free!
Family Art Project: Wave Hill Ecology in a Bowl
at Wave Hill House (in Wave Hill), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Be inspired by the local hilly landscape that makes up the waves of Wave Hill. Use items found on the grounds and sculpt with air-dry clay, rocks, moss and other up-cycled materials.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
Muddy with Mugwort
at Van Cortlandt Nature Center (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Get rid of this obnoxious yet sweet smelling weed with Urban Eco-Teens as your guides.
Category: Nature, Volunteer
Free!
Trail Stewardship Orientation: Volunteer to become a “Trailblazer”
at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
This is a training session designed to prepare volunteers to conduct light trail maintenance on their own throughout the year.
Category: Nature, Volunteer
Free!
Event
Get Hooked
at Touchdown of the 103rd Street Footbridge (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Come out to the park to learn, explore, and fish!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Nature, Games, Best for Kids, Waterfront, Fishing
Free!
Event
Harlem Grown's Fall Harvest Fair
at Harlem Grown 134th Street Farm, Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join in our largest harvest of the year and participate in family-friendly activities; such as, cooking, games, and a scavenger hunt across three of our farm locations!
Category: Nature, Festivals, Games, Best for Kids, Fall Festivals
Free!
Kids
Urban Farm Exploration Day
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Explore and learn about the great variety of colorful fruits and vegetables, chickens, and even rice paddies at our Urban Farm. Ask our Urban Farmers about all that's growing!
Category: Education, Nature, Best for Kids, Tours, Food, Talks, Waterfront
Free!
Kids
35th Annual Queens County Fair
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
The fair features pie-eating and corn-husking contests, pig races, hayrides, carnival rides, midway games, live entertainment, fun entertainment for kids, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Festivals, Games, History, Best for Kids, Food, Fall Festivals
Event
Morningside Lights: The Secret Gardens Procession
at 110th Street and Morningside Drive (in Morningside Park), Manhattan, Down to Earth Farmers Market, Manhattan, 116th Street and Morningside Avenue (in Morningside Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
This year's Morningside Lights celebrates the neighborhood's deep tradition of civic activism that blossoms in the gardens carefully cultivated in its many reclaimed spaces.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Festivals, History, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
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