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Urban Park Rangers: Art & Nature

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

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from March 29, 2025 to May 11, 2025

Saturday, March 29, 2025

Mar29

Guided Tour of Conference House Park, the Biddle & Rutan Houses

at Visitor Center - Satterlee Street and Hylan Boulevard (in Conference House Park), Staten Island 
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, H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island 
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, Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island, Almer G. Pavilion (in Conference House Park), Staten Island 
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10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Take a walk back in history as you tour two historic houses! The The H.H. Biddle House was built in the 1840s and today features ongoing history and art exhibits. The Rutan-Beckett House was also built in the 1840s and features original 1950s furnishings from its most recent renovation, as well as ongoing history and art exhibits.
Free!

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Mar29

Spring Blooms Photography

at Fort Totten Front Gate (in Fort Totten Park), Queens

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Capture the beauty of Spring with this beginner-friendly photography walk. Please bring a working smartphone and/or a camera with you.
Free!

Sunday, March 30, 2025

Mar30

Nature's Workshop: Recycled Plantable Paper Making

at Greene Ave & Tompkins Ave (in Herbert Von King Park), Brooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Welcome springtime with the Urban Park Rangers by making recycled paper, embedded with native seeds.
Free!

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Saturday, April 12, 2025

Apr12

Nature's Workshop: Botanical Watercolor Painting

at Playground (in Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park), Queens

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
oin the Urban Park Rangers in celebrating the arrival of Spring flowers. Draw these early bloomers with watercolor paint and learn how to create beautiful botanical illustrations.
Free!

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Apr16

Junior Arborist Day at Tompkinsville Park

at Tompkinsville Park at Victory Boulevard (in Tompkinsville Park), Staten Island 
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11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Celebrate Arbor Day Month! Learn about trees, identify trees and care for trees.
Free!

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Saturday, May 3, 2025

May 3

Nature's Workshop: Natural Dyes Journaling

at Lawn Area (in Herbert Von King Park), Brooklyn 
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11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers for a fun workshop where you will learn about some of the plants that can be used to extract marvelous and unique color palettes.
Free!

Sunday, May 11, 2025

May11

Nature Sketching

at Arthur Kill Road and Brookfield Avenue (in Brookfield Park), Staten Island 
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10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Hike Brookfield Park as an inspiration while learning drawing techniques to create a seasonal scenic sketch drawing.
Free!

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