Tag Archives: NYC Parks

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. 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!

Meeting Location: 199th St and 10th Ave
Free — Registration is required: https://www.nycgovparks.org/reg/stewardship/19206

Inwood Hill Park: Fantastic Fungi Mushroom ID Hike

This Urban Park Ranger led hike will take you through the forest to learn how to identify fungi. Participants will learn about the crucial role that mushrooms play in an ecosystem and how natural decomposition takes place. Join the Urban Park Rangers as we explore the sometimes stinky yet always necessary world of decomposition through the lens of the many mushroom species in our parks.

Inwood Hill Park: Senior Citizen Community Day

Senior Citizen Community Day

Wednesday, January 21, 2026
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

Join the Urban Park Rangers to explore the Inwood Hill Nature Center and build community. This month’s Senior Citizen Community Day will be an indoor gardening day.  Program will be at Nature Center.

Location

West 218th Street and Indian Road in Inwood Hill Park
Manhattan

Directions to this location

Cost

Free