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February 22, 2002

PARKS CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH

On February 7, presiding over his first event as Parks Commissioner, Adrian Benepe delivered...

October 31, 2001

CONGRATULATIONS TO NINE EXCEPTIONAL EMPLOYEES

Maria A. (Curly Top) Oliveras is Bronx’s Employee of the Month for October. Curly Top...

October 19, 2001

ROLL ’EM! CITYWIDE BOCCE TOURNAMENT, TAKE SEVEN

The City’s bocce courts were filled to capacity last weekend when top players pulled out their...

August 22, 2001

THE WILD NEW SUMMER EXPLORER PROGRAMS:

This summer the Urban Park Rangers have been offering Explorer Programs filled with educational...

August 8, 2001

THE PATERNO TRIVIUM: WHERE ROADS AND PEOPLE MEET

Trivium is Latin for the place where three roads intersect, and Paterno refers to Dr. Charles...

July 31, 2001

IN BROOKLYN: FROM BLUEPRINT TO PARKLAND

On Thursday, July 26, 2001 the Parks broke ground on a project twenty years in the making. A...

July 11, 2001

ROOKIE PARKIES PLEDGE TO “DEFEND FROM WASTE OUR NATURAL RESOURCES”

Now for the first time, the Urban Park Rangers offer high school students internships year...

July 9, 2001

A NEW GARDEN TRIANGLE IS PLANTED AND DEDICATED IN McKINLEY PARK

Since last year, Kathy Reilly Triangle has been re-imagined, planted with a mix of Blue Girl...

July 3, 2001

MONGOLIANS MINGLE IN THE EAST MEADOW

This year, the International Festival of Conservation, the culmination of a month-long...

May 29, 2001

SUMMERTIME HEATS UP AS CONEY ISLAND OPENS ITS BEACHES

As the music played, the children danced, and the hot dogs were consumed, Coney Island Beach...

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Paerdegat Basin Park
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.

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Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy