Outdoor Skills: Survival 101
Our Urban Park Rangers are well versed in outdoor lore. Learn tips and tricks that will enhance your knowledge of the natural world, and might just save your life. Whether you are preparing for an extended journey through the woods or just want to be more prepared for any situation, an outdoor skills program is the perfect fit for you. Learn the basic skills of outdoor survival including fire making, shelter building and water collection among other skills.
Location: West 218th Street and Indian Road in Inwood Hill Park
Nature Book Club
Join the Urban Park Rangers for a monthly discussion of a nature-themed book. This month’s book will be The Light Eaters by Zoe Schlanger. Please have the book read before the meeting! Registration not required. Program will be at Nature Center.
Location: West 218th Street and Indian Road in Inwood Hill Park
Great Trees of Inwood Hill Park
Join the Urban Park Rangers on a walk-through Manhattan’s oldest growth forest! Learn about the benefits trees provide to our urban environment as we enjoy the shade and identify many of our native trees.
Location: Seaman Avenue and Isham Street in Inwood Hill Park
Join the Urban Park Rangers for a Nature Exploration Hike exploring Inwood Hill Park. The hike will begin at the Inwood Hill Nature Center. This month’s hike will be highlighting keystone species in Inwood Hill Park.
Registration not required.
Ethnobotany Hike
Join the Urban Park Rangers and discover local plants in Inwood Hill Park that were traditionally used to make medicine and how we may still use them today.
Registration not required.
