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The Daily Plant : Friday, October 15, 2010

This Weekend In Parks

NYC Parks

Nature Centers
Autumn is a perfect time to visit one of Parks’ 14 Urban Park Ranger Nature Centers. The centers are hubs of urban exploration, natural wonder and education. They provide a great starting point for any park visit. They also include exhibits and material about their surrounding parks, including Outdoors in NYC, the Urban Park Rangers quarterly newsletter.

Walk NYC
The Walk NYC season is ending in October! Walk NYC is a free program that encourages New Yorkers of all ages to get fit while enjoying the outdoors. With funding provided by Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Parks has 30 park locations throughout the city staffed with trained walking instructors to lead walks. Check it out before the program ends!

Saturday, October 16, 2010
Appalachian Mountain Club Volunteer Project
9:30 a.m.
Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, Bronx

My Dog Loves Central Park Country Fair
11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Naumburg Bandshell, Manhattan

Fall Harvest Festival
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Highland Park, Queens

Red Hook Community Farm Harvest Festival
12:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Red Hook Community Farm, Brooklyn

Pooch Parade
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Wolfes Pond Park, Staten Island

Sunday, October 17, 2010
Staten Island Daffodil Project Bulb Distribution
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Silver Lake Park, Staten Island

Native Americans and Settlers of Pelham Bay Park
1:00 p.m.
Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, Bronx

Fort Tryon Park's 75th Anniversary Homecoming Event
11:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan

Halloween Harvest in Old Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Wyckoff House Park, Brooklyn

Native American Tribes
1:00 p.m.
Fort Totten Park, Queens

QUOTATION FOR THE DAY
"Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us."
Bill Watterson
(1958 - )

Know Before You Go

Paerdegat Basin Park