For the City Nature Challenge, join NYC Parks staff on a hike around Inwood Hill Park to explore the diversity of spring wildflowers. Volunteers will learn how to identify these plants and learn how to make iNaturalist observations of any other signs of nature you find along the way. Please bring water and a snack as well as your smartphone or camera! We will stay on trails and the hike will not be strenuous, but we will be walking for about an hour and a half, so please dress appropriately. If you do not know how to use iNaturalist, arrive 15 minutes early and we will show you how!
Location: Payson Playground, 285-287 Dyckman St
Registration is required: https://www.nycgovparks.org/reg/stewardship/19268
Join the Urban Park Rangers for an afternoon of kid friendly activities and exploring the Inwood Hill Nature Center.
Program will be at Nature Center.
West 218th Street and Indian Road in Inwood Hill Park
Registration not required.
Join the New York Restoration Project’s urban agriculture team for a comprehensive tour of Sherman Creek Park’s beloved Teaching Garden. Learn about how we cultivate shiitake mushrooms at the largest outdoor log yard in New York City. And explore other interesting things growing in the garden, from ginger and turmeric to chayote and more.
New York Restoration Project has been helping steward community gardens since the 1990s. For the last 5 years, they’ve provided technical assistance and educational support in urban agriculture. The Riley-Levin Teaching Garden is a cornerstone of their educational programming.
This tour is a part of the 2026 National GrowTogether Conference. For more information please visit: nyc.gov/parks/growtogether
Registration is required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-path-to-mycelium-tickets-1986224456818?aff=oddtdtcreator
Location: Riley-Levin Teaching Garden at Sherman Creek Park
We welcome guests of all ages to join us at Urban Wildlife Festival hosted by the Urban Park Rangers. Discover New York City’s abundant wildlife at this free family event featuring live animals! Uncover the secrets of opossums, deer, bats, coyotes, squirrels, and more through a variety of displays, games, and activities!
The festival is an opportunity to get up close and personal with NYC’s wild residents! Find out the best places in New York City and New York State to watch wildlife.
There will be fun activities including live animals presented by Wildlife In Need of Rescue and Rehabilitation (WINORR), games, and more.
Location: West 218th Street and Indian Road in Inwood Hill Park
Dyckman Farmhouse has always been a place where people grow things in the ground: the Lenape used this area as seasonal farmland, the Dyckmans were known for planting fruit orchards, and even today our neighbors tend to our raised garden beds.
Join us on Earth Day to celebrate the past and present pollinators that have made Dyckman Farmhouse’s garden possible!
- Enjoy a pollinator-inspired puppet show starting at 4:30pm, the legendary “Hummingbird Saves the Day” with Cinta Productions returns to the Farmhouse!
- Bring paper butterflies, bees, and birds to life with stop motion animation!
- Sparrow? Pigeon? Hawk? Discover who’s who in the bird world and get fluent in birdwatching with the Urban Park Rangers!
- Create melodies and rhythms inspired by our Inwood neighborhood with local composer and teaching artist Evelyn Petcher Brandes!
- Roll up your sleeves, make wildflower seed bombs, and take your best shot around our Hessian Hut! FYI, come back to Dyckman Farmhouse Museum in a month to see your sprouts in action!
Kid- and family-friendly? Absolutely! This party was made just for you!
Registration Required? No, this is a free, drop-in program
