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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
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Queens County Farm Hayrides!
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens 
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Visit the Farm Store to purchase your ticket for a tractor-drawn hayride throughout the farm.
Kids
Summer on the Hudson: Sun Gaze
at Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join the Amateur Astronomers Association to safely observe the central star of our solar system.
Free!
Monday, June 16, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Horticulture Tour of Riverside Park
at Peter Jay Sharp Volunteer House at 107th Street (in Riverside Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Join us for an afternoon walk in the Park and see what's in bloom!
Free!
Queens County Farm Hayrides!
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Visit the Farm Store to purchase your ticket for a tractor-drawn hayride throughout the farm.
Kids
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Queens County Farm Hayrides!
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Visit the Farm Store to purchase your ticket for a tractor-drawn hayride throughout the farm.
Kids
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Team RIVER Volunteers
at 10 Central Road (in 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!
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!
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!
Crotona Park Work Together Wednesday
at Crotona Tennis House (in Crotona Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join staff to clear leaves and debris from around Indian Lake, remove trash from our large park zones and help to keep Crotona Park looking great!
Free!
Queens County Farm Hayrides!
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Visit the Farm Store to purchase your ticket for a tractor-drawn hayride throughout the farm.
Kids
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Queens County Farm Hayrides!
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Visit the Farm Store to purchase your ticket for a tractor-drawn hayride throughout the farm.
Kids
Summer on the Hudson: Forest Bathing
at 119th Street Tennis Courts (in Riverside Park), Manhattan
6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Reconnect with nature on a guided walk led by certified Forest Therapy Guide Lori Klamner.
Free!
Friday, June 20, 2025
6/20 Restoration Fridays at Forest Park
at Forest Park Visitor Center (in Forest Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Restoration Fridays this summer at the Forest Park Picnic Area!
Free!
Volunteer With EQA: Turn an unsightly lot into a Botanical Garden
at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
The Eastern Queens Alliance is looking for volunteers to help us turn an unsightly lot into a Botanical Garden.
Free!
Queens County Farm Hayrides!
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Visit the Farm Store to purchase your ticket for a tractor-drawn hayride throughout the farm.
Kids
Saturday, June 21, 2025
6/21 Forest Park Clean Up
at Devoy Playground (in Forest Park), Queens
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks, The Forest Park Trust and Girl Scout Troop 4631 for a summer clean up event!
Free!
Morning Celebrate Summer Hike
at Greenbelt Nature Center - Hike Start Point (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island
9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Take a hike through the Greenbelt Nature Center trails and enjoy the sights and sounds of the forest.
Free!
Saw Mill Creek Salt Marsh Planting
at Edward Curry and Gulf Ave (in Saw Mill Creek Marsh), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join us as we plant plugs at Saw Mill Creek Marsh in order to restore this vital ecosystem. Urban wetlands provide a variety of benefits including improved water quality and storm water
Free!
Volunteer With EQA: Turn an unsightly lot into a Botanical Garden
at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
The Eastern Queens Alliance is looking for volunteers to help us turn an unsightly lot into a Botanical Garden.
Free!
Community Paddle at Starlight Park
at Starlight Park, Bronx
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Community paddle at Starlight Park, Bronx.
Free!
Kids
LGBTQ+ Pride Month: Walk With Pride
at Prospect Avenue and Brentwood Avenue (in Allison Pond Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month with NYC Parks! Celebrate inclusivity in this safe space as we learn the significance of Pride Month and expore the natural wonders of the wilderness
Free!
Gather Together
at Dumont Garden of Green, Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Come visit Dumont Garden of Green to enjoy food, conversation, and music. All are welcome!
Free!
Pollinator Palooza
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
We’re hosting a pollinator-themed afternoon of art, games, and exploration.
Free!
Kids
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!
Conservation Chalk Art
at Boardwalk at Beach 60th Street (in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk), Queens
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Volunteer to create conservation chalk art messages supporting endangered and threatened shorebirds at Rockaway Beach.
Free!
Queens County Farm Hayrides!
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Visit the Farm Store to purchase your ticket for a tractor-drawn hayride throughout the farm.
Kids
Lentol Garden’s Family Pride Party
at Lentol Garden, Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Come celebrate Family Pride in our garden, kid friendly crafts, snacks, performers, music and storytelling. All are welcome and free event!
Free!
Family Camping: Bronx
at Van Cortlandt Nature Center (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
6:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.
The Urban Park Rangers celebrate the tradition of camping and we look forward to welcoming your family. Families are chosen by lottery. Lottery registration opens on Wednesday June 11.
Free!
Family Camping: Staten Island
at Blue Heron Nature Center (in Blue Heron Park), Staten Island
6:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.
The Urban Park Rangers celebrate the tradition of camping and we look forward to welcoming your family. Families are chosen by lottery. Lottery registration opens on Wednesday June 11.
Free!
Sunday, June 22, 2025
Let’s Go Birding Together
at Greenbelt Nature Center - Hike Start Point (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join us for a hike.
Free!
Event
Urban Farm Volunteers
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with our team to manage our one-acre Urban Farm!
Free!
Urban Farm Volunteers
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with our team to manage our one-acre Urban Farm!
Free!
Summer on the Hudson: Huellas De Vida (Bilingual Horticulture Tour)
at 120th Street and Riverside Drive (in Riverside Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Ven a celebrar la vida, fomentar conexiones con la naturaleza y honrar los ecosistemas que nos sustentan / Foster connections with nature on this guided bilingual horticulture tour.
Free!
LGBTQ+ Pride Month: Come OUTside
at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers and friends for a celebration of the rich diversity of nature and the people who have shaped and relied on NYC Parks for generations!
Free!
Queens County Farm Hayrides!
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Visit the Farm Store to purchase your ticket for a tractor-drawn hayride throughout the farm.
Kids
Monday, June 23, 2025
Queens County Farm Hayrides!
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Visit the Farm Store to purchase your ticket for a tractor-drawn hayride throughout the farm.
Kids
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Queens County Farm Hayrides!
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Visit the Farm Store to purchase your ticket for a tractor-drawn hayride throughout the farm.
Kids
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
06/25 Citywide Nursery Gardening
at Arthur Ross Nursery Parking Lot, Bronx
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the NYC Parks Stewardship Team at the Citywide Nursery for a hands-on gardening experience where you’ll help pot up perennials into larger grow pots and maintain our plant hoop houses
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at 10 Central Road (in 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!
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!
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!
Queens County Farm Hayrides!
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Visit the Farm Store to purchase your ticket for a tractor-drawn hayride throughout the farm.
Kids
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Queens County Farm Hayrides!
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Visit the Farm Store to purchase your ticket for a tractor-drawn hayride throughout the farm.
Kids
Friday, June 27, 2025
Kissena Park Forest Restoration
at Kissena Velodrome Parking Lot (in Kissena Park), Queens
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteers will contribute to ongoing restoration work and learn the importance of species diversity to ecosystem health. Come dressed in sturdy boots or shoes, long sleeves, long pants, and clothing that can get dirty.
Free!
6/27 Restoration Fridays at Highland Park
at Vermont Place Parking Lot (in Highland Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Forest Restoration Fridays this summer!
Free!
Meadow Stewardship Days at Concrete Plant Park
at 1370 Westchester Avenue (in Concrete Plant Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Restore a coastal meadow at Concrete Plant Park alongside the Bronx River.
Free!
Volunteer With EQA: Turn an unsightly lot into a Botanical Garden
at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
The Eastern Queens Alliance is looking for volunteers to help us turn an unsightly lot into a Botanical Garden.
Free!
Queens County Farm Hayrides!
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Visit the Farm Store to purchase your ticket for a tractor-drawn hayride throughout the farm.
Kids
Sensory Sunset Hike
at Greenbelt Nature Center - Hike Start Point (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island
8:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Come and join us for a sensory sunset hike at the Greenbelt!
Free!
Saturday, June 28, 2025
Intro to Birding Walk
at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Learn how to use binoculars and spot the fascinating birds that live in Marine Park's salt marsh together with an expert from NYC Bird Alliance. Families are welcome. Meet outside the Salt Marsh Nature Center.
Free!
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