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Freshkills park hike

Photo credit: wikipedia.org Hike the beautiful scenery of the Freshkills, a 2,200 acre park, the largest in NYC. The Freshkills was once the world’s largest…

Making Books Sing: My City Park

When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to be torn down and replaced with a shopping mall, he seeks out the help of his two best friends, Odessa the Owl and Bucky the Squirrel.

NatureFest 2013

NatureFest, created by the Staten Island Museum is celebrating its 11th year of highlighting Staten Island’s natural treasures for nature lovers of all ages, sizes…

Basic Canoeing

Trained Urban Park Rangers will lead you on canoe adventures that range from the gentle waters of protected lakes, to the challenging open waters of…

Jane’s Walk NYC

On Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5, thousands of New Yorkers will come together for Jane’s Walk NYC – a weekend series of 100+ FREE guided…

NYC Wildflower Week: May 11-19th

NYC Wildflower Week presents a full week of free events to showcase the 53,000 acres of open space and 778 native plants in NYC’s 5…

Free trees from the NYRP

The New York Restoration Project, the Bette Midler-founded, community garden-protecting organization has announced its annual Spring Tree Giveaway. The NYRP, in partnership with Toyota, will…

Group Trail Runs

“Join experienced runners from the Staten Island Athletic Club (SIAC) for training runs leading up to the High Rock Challenge Adventure Race”