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August 6, 2012

Mayor Bloomberg Opens Rockaway Park After $30 Million Renovation As Part Of PlaNYC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2012 No. 289 www.nyc.gov MAYOR BLOOMBERG OPENS ROCKAWAY...

July 17, 2012

Mayor Bloomberg And Secretary Salazar Join Forces To Cooperatively Manage 10,000 Acres Of City, Federal Parks In And Around Jamaica Bay

The National Park Service and NYC Parks announces improved access and a seamless park experience...

June 15, 2012

Canarsie Skate Park Unboxed After Major Renovations

Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe today joined City Council Member Lew Fidler, State Assembly...

October 20, 2011

The Great Urban Outdoor Event Introduces Youth To Fun, Service And Green Careers

The goal of The Great Urban Outdoor Event is to "engage, educate and employ" youth in and around...

May 9, 2011

Thousands of Trees Planted at MillionTreesNYC Spring Volunteer Event

On April 30, volunteers pitched in to plant more than 20,000 trees in five parks citywide.

May 2, 2011

New York City Grows Greener By 20,000 Trees In Largest Tree Planting Effort Of The Season

On Saturday, April 30, Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe joined Council Member Lew Fidler, NYC...

November 12, 2010

Queens Parks Employees Shine at "Best of Parks" Awards

Landscape Designers, Carpenters, Blacksmiths and More Honored at Ceremony

October 15, 2010

This Weekend In Parks

See what's on schedule in our parks this weekend.

September 28, 2010

Kudos For A Rockaway Parkie

A visitor to Rockaway Beach found that it wasn't exactly how he had remembered it from his...

September 24, 2010

This Weekend In Parks

See what's on the schedule for this Saturday and Sunday in our parks.

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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.

Partner Organization

Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy