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With our Urban Park Rangers as your guide, draw inspiration from life's greatest artwork—the natural world—and create your own masterpiece or capture your favorite awe-inspiring moments.
Urban Park Rangers: Art & Nature Events
Saturday, November 2, 2024
Nature's Workshop: Nature Tokens
at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn 
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers and learn about the history of nature and animals on coins and other currency. Create a personalized clay coin inspired by wildlife to take home!
Free!
Sunday, November 3, 2024
Nature's Workshop: Natural Ink Making and Prints
at 80th Street and Juniper Blvd N (in Juniper Valley Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers for an afternoon of making inks of different colors using natural materials harvested during the Fall season.
Free!
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Autumn Nature Sketching
at Forest Avenue and Silver Lake Park Road (in Silver Lake Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Hike Silver Lake Park as an inspiration while learning drawing techniques to create a seasonal scenic sketch drawing.
Free!
Saturday, November 23, 2024
Nature's Workshop: Autumn Landscape Watercolor Painting
at Crotona Nature Center (in Crotona Park), Bronx
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Get inspired by the changing seasons and let the colors of fall flow in your artwork. The Urban Park Rangers will provide the supplies, all you need to bring is your creativity.
Free!
Saturday, November 30, 2024
Nature's Workshop: Nature Wreath Making
at Blue Heron Nature Center (in Blue Heron Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers in making handmade wreaths with invasive plant species that grow in New York City parks. All crafting materials will be provided.
Free!
Nature's Workshop: Autumn Landscape Watercolor Painting
at Margaret Corbin Circle (in Fort Tryon Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Get inspired by the changing seasons and let the colors of fall flow in your artwork. The Urban Park Rangers will provide the supplies, all you need to bring is your creativity.
Free!
Shell Crafts
at Beach 94th St. Amphitheater (in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk), Queens
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Get creative with the Urban Park Rangers as we make unique ocean-inspired art. Make anything from jewelry to sculptures using shells and other materials provided by the Rangers.
Free!
Sunday, December 15, 2024
Nature's Workshop: Nature Ornament Making
at Crotona Nature Center (in Crotona Park), Bronx
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
This winter, join the Urban Park Rangers for the Nature's Workshop series. Create your own nature inspired holiday ornament to take home for the holidays.
Free!
Kids
Saturday, December 21, 2024
Nature's Workshop: Nature Ornament Making
at Roy Wilkins Park - Entrance (in Roy Wilkins Recreation Center), Queens
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
This winter, join the Urban Park Rangers for the Nature's Workshop series. Create your own nature inspired holiday ornament to take home for the holidays.
Free!
Kids
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