Kids Week: Springtime Celebration Join the Urban Park Rangers in Inwood Hill Park for an afternoon of crafts, games and other fun activities to celebrate all things spring. Kids will get to experience nature in a hands-on and fun way.
Join the Urban Park Rangers for a monthly Nature Exploration Hike. This month’s hike will be highlighting plant species in Inwood Hill Park. Meet at the Inwood Hill Nature Center.
Shearing of the Heather Garden and Community Parade at Fory Tryon Park. Bring your musical instruments and join in our community parade through the Heather Garden led by traditional bagpipers. Make flower-themed crafts, take home your own propagated heathers, get your face painted, make some chalk art, chat with our gardeners, enjoy at tour of the Heather Garden. Fun for all ages!
Sherman Creek Educational Tour. In preparation for City Nature Challenge (4/24-4/27), join NYC Parks staff on a hike around Sherman Creek to explore the diversity of spring wildflowers. Volunteers will learn how to identify these plants and how to make iNaturalist observations of any other signs of nature you find along the way.
Urban Agriculture with New York Restoration Project at Sherman Creek Park. Learn the ins and outs of how to grow vegetables, flowers, culturally relevant crops, and more. Help us care for 20+ raised beds, a three-bin compost systems, and our famous mushroom farm.
City Nature Challenge: Spring Ephemerals Walk at Inwood Hill Park. Join NYC Parks staff on a hike to explore the diversity of spring wildflowers. Volunteers will learn how to identify these plants. Registration is required
