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Black Birders Week: Birding by Canoe Excursion (Advanced)
Saturday, May 31, 2025
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Celebrate Black Birders Week with a canoe excursion into the salt marsh ecosystem of Hook Creek Park. We will search for the many species of birds that call this area their home while enjoying the scenic views out on the water. Participants are selected by lottery.
Note: This program is an advanced canoe excursion due to stronger currents and other factors. Participants must be experienced paddlers. Ages 8 and up. Participants are selected by lottery. Lottery registration begins Wednesday May 21.
Note: This program is an advanced canoe excursion due to stronger currents and other factors. Participants must be experienced paddlers. Ages 8 and up. Participants are selected by lottery. Lottery registration begins Wednesday May 21.
Location
Canoe and Kayak Launch in Hook Creek Park
Huxley Avenue and Craft Avenue
Queens
Cost
Free
Registration
Registration begins on 5/21/2025 and ends on 5/24/2025.
Event Organizer
NYC Parks Urban Park Rangers
Contact Number
(718) 846-2731
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Know Before You Go
Ecology Park is a five acre site set within Paerdegat Basin Park. The goal of the park is to promote habitat restoration and ecological improvement, highlighting fourteen native plant community types that exist or once existed in New York City.
Ecology Park is only open at certain times of year when Parks staff are present in order to protect this unique landscape. Want to visit? Check out our Stewardship Projects page for restoration, planting, and educational events.
Ecology Park is only open at certain times of year when Parks staff are present in order to protect this unique landscape. Want to visit? Check out our Stewardship Projects page for restoration, planting, and educational events.
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