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Wild NYC is at the other end of your doorstep! Explore New York's urban forests, streams, and wildlife with these fun outdoor activities.
Nature Events
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Harlem Street Tree Care
at 145th Street and Malcolm X entrance (in Brigadier General Charles Young Playground), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteers will learn how to aerate, cultivate, mulch, and identify street trees.
Free!
Salt Marsh Saturday
at Little Hell Gate Salt Marsh (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
The marsh pathway gates will be open and our Natural Areas Team will be on site to answer questions, share facts and show off the unique species that call this ecosystem home.
Free!
Kids
Birding: Fall Migration
at Pelham Bay Nature Center (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx 
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers on a birding adventure around Pelham Bay Park to look for fall migrants that include warblers, raptors and more!
Free!
Crotona Park Stewardship Saturday
at Crotona Tennis House (in Crotona Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join staff to clear leaves and debris from around Indian Lake and remove trash from our large park zones and help to keep Crotona Park looking great!
Free!
Event
Forest Restoration at Buddy Monument
at Buddy Monument (in Forest Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Forest Restoration this summer to engage in hands-on forest restoration work!
Free!
Jones Woods Park Forest Restoration
at Entrance – Franklin Avenue and Arnold Avenue (in Jones Woods Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteers will contribute to ongoing restoration work and learn the importance of species diversity to ecosystem health.
Free!
Sunset Cove Wetland Cleanup
at Sunset Cove, Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with the Stewardship team to protect coastal areas in Sunset Cove Park! Volunteers will help us remove debris from the park, creating a healthier ecosystem.
Free!
Event
Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and the Conference House Park Conservancy for our ongoing, self-directed, beach and park clean-up initiative!
Free!
Art in the Garden: Plants and Portraiture
at Patchen Community Square, Brooklyn
10:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
No prior artmaking experience needed, all skill levels and age groups welcome! Supplies, prompts, and guidance provided. September theme is Plants and Portraiture
Free!
Community Work Day
at Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (in Fidler-Wyckoff House Park), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Get your hands dirty with fun farm projects!
Free!
Cuidado de Árboles y Arbustos para Jardineros Comunitarios
at Bruckner Mott Haven Community Garden, Bronx
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
En este taller conocerá prácticas básicas de mantenimiento, así como estrategias para seleccionar y ubicar especies que proporcionen alimento y refugio a polinizadores y otra fauna benéfica.
Free!
Natural Dyeing Workshop
at Horticulture Compound (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join us for a hands-on workshop where you’ll create beautiful, eco-friendly dyes using natural materials from our gardens!
Free!
Nature Exploration Hike
at West 218th Street and Indian Road (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers for a walk through Inwood Hill Park and find out what plants and animals call this Forever Wild site home.
Free!
Open Bluegrass Jam Sessions
at East Fourth Street Community Garden, Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Come to East 4th Street Community Garden for an Open Bluegrass Jam Session, weather permitting. Bring your guitar, ukulele, banjo, etc., and join in! All skill levels and ages are welcome.
Free!
Volunteer Day- Getting into the weeds
at Bay 84th Street Community Garden, Queens
3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Come volunteer at the garden! Learn local plant identification, help remove the mugwort in the garden by hand, and lay down landscape fabric. No experience needed. All tools will be provided.
Free!
Sunday, September 27, 2026
Urban Farm Volunteers
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Whether you are new to our farm or have been a tried-and-true volunteer, join us! You can help us take care of this important educational resource.
Free!
Plant Sale
at Wave Hill, Bronx
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Take a piece of the garden home with you at Wave Hill’s renowned Plant Sale!
Autumn Wildflower ID Walk
at Lawn Area (in Bushwick Inlet Park), Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Watch pollinators preparing for winter and learn about how asters and other fall flowers are beneficial and beautiful parts of our local ecosystem.
Free!
Kids
Birding: Fall Migration
at West 116th Street and Riverside Drive (in Riverside Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers on a birding adventure around Riverside Park to look for fall migrants that include warblers, raptors and more!
Free!
Garden Highlights Walk
at Wave Hill, Bronx
1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m.
Join a knowledgeable Wave Hill Garden Guide for a leisurely stroll in the gardens.
Monday, September 28, 2026
New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
New Dendrology is a group exhibition featuring eleven artists whose work contributes to the study of trees, offering new insight and connection between humans and their arboreal neighbors.
Free!
iNaturalist Together Week: Inwood Hill Park Evening Plant ID Walk
at Payson Playground (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan
5:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and Macaulay Honors College to celebrate iNat Together Week, for an evening bioblitz at Inwood Hill Park, which is part of the Old-Growth Forest Network and accessible via subway.
Free!
Event
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
New Dendrology is a group exhibition featuring eleven artists whose work contributes to the study of trees, offering new insight and connection between humans and their arboreal neighbors.
Free!
Stargazing on the High Line
at On the High Line at 13th Street (in The High Line), Manhattan, under The Standard, at 13th St. (in The High Line), Manhattan
8:15 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Immerse yourself in the wonders of the night sky every Tuesday on the High Line!
Free!
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
New Dendrology is a group exhibition featuring eleven artists whose work contributes to the study of trees, offering new insight and connection between humans and their arboreal neighbors.
Free!
Woodlawn Wednesdays: Forest Restoration and Invasive Removal
at Woodlawn Playground (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Remove invasives and protect the young native trees coming back. Tools and guidance provided; no experience needed. Meet at Woodlawn Playground.
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Free!
Thursday, October 1, 2026
New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
New Dendrology is a group exhibition featuring eleven artists whose work contributes to the study of trees, offering new insight and connection between humans and their arboreal neighbors.
Free!
Urban Wildlife: Raccoons
at Playground (in Rufus King Park), Queens
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers in honor of International Raccoon Appreciation Day to learn more about this adaptable and resourceful species.
Free!
Kids
Spotlight tour: Horticulture
at The High Line, Manhattan
5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Dig deep into the High Line’s horticulture with a garden-focused tour!
Free!
Friday, October 2, 2026
New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
New Dendrology is a group exhibition featuring eleven artists whose work contributes to the study of trees, offering new insight and connection between humans and their arboreal neighbors.
Free!
Saturday, October 3, 2026
City of Forest Day Prospect Park South Street Tree Care
at E 17th Street and Albemarle Road (in Mount Prospect Park), Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Come work with NYC Parks Stewardship to care for local street trees! Volunteers will learn how to aerate, cultivate, mulch, and identify street trees.
Free!
Event
City of Forest Day: North Corona Street Tree Care
at 97th St and Northern Blvd (in Northern Playground), Queens
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Come work with NYC Parks Stewardship to care for local street trees! Volunteers will learn how to aerate, cultivate, mulch, and identify street trees.
Free!
Event
City of Forest Day: Brady's Pond Park Forest Restoration
at Bradys Pond Park, Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with the NYC Parks Stewardship Team for City of Forest Day! Join NYC Parks in Brady's Pond Park as we celebrate our love of NYC’s urban forest and help steward the land.
Free!
Event
City of Forest Day: Forest Bathing
at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Certified Forest Bathing Instructor Tasha LaDonna leads participants through an intentional, nature-based healing practice rooted in mindfulness, breathwork, and sensory connection.
Free!
City of Forest Day: Mini Rapid Site Assessment (RSA) at Forest Park
at Buddy Monument (in Forest Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks Conservation and Monitoring team and learn about the rapid site assessment protocol as part of City of Forest Day.
Free!
Event
Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and the Conference House Park Conservancy for our ongoing, self-directed, beach and park clean-up initiative!
Free!
Birding: Hawk Watch
at Pelham Bay Nature Center (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the Rangers as they hike up the hills of the Bronx-Pelham Landfill, a site closed off to the public.
Free!
City of Forest Day Hike
at Nevada Avenue Parking Lot (in High Rock Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Celebrate City of Forest Day with NYC Parks. Soak up the vast adventure the park has to offer as we explore its flora and fauna.
Free!
City of Forest Day: A Great Tree in a Great Forest
at Independence Ave & W 232nd Street (in Raoul Wallenberg Forest), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers to celebrate City of Forest Day in this restored urban forest.
Free!
City of Forest Day: Park Stewardship
at Prospect Avenue and Brentwood Avenue (in Allison Pond Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers for City of Forest Day and help care for the woodlands of Allison Pond Park.
Free!
Woodland Community Volunteer Workday
at Wave Hill, Bronx
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Join Wave Hill staff in the Herbert and Hyonja Abrons Woodland to celebrate City of Forest Day!
Free!
46th Annual GreenThumb Harvest Fair
at Hattie Carthan Community Garden, Brooklyn , Herbert Von King Park, Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join us & GreenThumb community gardeners in celebrating the start of fall! Register to participate in our Fresh Chef Contest and sign up to volunteer with us at Harvest Fair!
Free!
Kids
City of Forest Day Celebration at Shoelace Park
at Shoelace Park, Bronx
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
City of Forest Day Celebration at Shoelace Park
Free!
Event
City of Forest Day: Community Street Tree Care Event
at Maple Street Community Garden, Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join Maple Street Community Garden, Lincoln Road Garden, Big Reuse, and City of Forest Day for the launch of our new Street Tree Care program!
Free!
Summer on the Hudson: Billion Oyster Project Presentation
at On the Pier (in West Harlem Piers), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Come see and learn about the Billion Oyster Project on the Baylander’s Jungle Deck.
Free!
Forest Bathing
at Wave Hill, Bronx
1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Engage your senses as you move through the garden on a meditative stroll.
Event
Sunday, October 4, 2026
Birding: Fall Migration
at Pelham Bay Nature Center (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers on a birding adventure around Pelham Bay Park to look for fall migrants that include warblers, raptors and more!
Free!
CANCELLED: Urban Farm Volunteers
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Whether you are new to our farm or have been a tried-and-true volunteer, join us! You can help us take care of this important educational resource.
Free!
Bike Ride to Harvest Festival
at Thomas Jefferson Park, Manhattan
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Meet up at Thomas Jefferson Park in Harlem and enjoy a scenic ride along the riverfront and through the park, ending at the Festival!
Free!
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