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Our Urban Park Rangers are full of knowledge about history, astronomy, animals, plants, and more. Attend a Ranger-led event with your family and see how much fun learning can be!
Urban Park Rangers Events
Monday, May 26, 2025
Community Science: Horseshoe Crab Monitoring
at Visitor Center - Satterlee Street and Hylan Boulevard (in Conference House Park), Staten Island 
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers for an evening on the shore engaging in a community science project as we collect scientific data on horseshoe crabs.
Free!
Saturday, May 31, 2025
Nature Open Mic
at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Nature provides inspiration. Come show off your talents and how nature inspires you. Registration required
Free!
Head in the Clouds Meditation and Exploration
at Parking Lot (in Manhattan Beach Park), Brooklyn
11:00 p.m.–11:30 p.m.
Follow the Park Rangers on a waterfront cloud hunting adventure. Bring your imagination and meditate on the beautiful world floating just over our heads.
Free!
Sunday, June 1, 2025
Birding: Fascinating Feathers
at Hanover Avenue and Palma Drive (in Eibs Pond Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Rangers will lead a hike that will highlight the unique adaptations that birds have developed for flight, insulation, camouflage, and display.
Free!
Plants and Pollinators Walk
at Lincoln Road Entrance (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Pollinators such as insects, birds and bats play a very important role in creating a balanced ecosystem. Learn more about the ways these species help plants flourish in our parks.
Free!
Saturday, June 7, 2025
National Trails Day Hike
at Chapin Avenue and Salzburg Court (in Reed's Basket Willow Swamp Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Celebrate National Trails Day with the sights and sounds of this tranquil woodland.
Free!
National Trails Day Hike
at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Celebrate National Trails Day with the Urban Park Rangers. Take a walk along the shores of Jamaica Bay on the scenic Salt Marsh Trail at Marine Park.
Free!
Saturday, October 4, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Little Red Lighthouse Festival
at Little Red Lighthouse (in Fort Washington Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Celebrate Manhattan’s only remaining lighthouse with the Urban Park Rangers!
Free!
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