Inwood Hill Park: Planting the Native Garden. Join Urban Park Rangers as we design and plant our Lenape teaching garden in its new location. Learn about the 4 crops that the Lenape people planted for the summer and help us get them into the ground.
Join the Urban Park Rangers on a tour inside the iconic Highbridge Water Tower to learn about the history of New York City's water supply and enjoy the panoramic views from the top of the 200 foot tower. Arrive between 1:00 p.m. and 2:45 p.m, to gain admittance. Program will be held at the base of the water tower behind the Highbridge Recreation Center and Pool.
Join the Urban Park Rangers for a monthly discussion of a nature-themed book at Inwood Hill Park's Nature Center. This month's book will be Inheritors of the Earth by Chris D. Thomas. Please have the book read before the meeting! Registration not required. Program will be at Nature Center.
Volunteer with NYC Parks for Trees Count at J. Hood Wright Park. You will receive a tote bag with all the materials needed to count trees. After a 30-minute training session, you’ll split up into different zones within the park to start counting trees. Registration is required.
Join the Urban Park Rangers for a monthly hike exploring Inwood Hill Park. The hike will begin at the Inwood Hill Nature Center. This month’s hike will focus on trees.
Join the Urban Park Rangers in Inwood Hill Park on an exploration of the forest from fungal networks that live out of sight in the soil to towering canopies that are hundreds of years old. Learn how wildlife, plants, and all the micro ecosystems of the forest collaborate to persevere through major climactic change and join in on a discussion considering the wisdom that these woodlands hold in the future of New York City's green spaces.
