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May 3, 2008

SECOND ANNUAL EARTH DAY ROCKAWAY PLANTS KNOWLEDGE AND FUN

Free activities included face-painting, kite-building and a chance to build a solar race car!...

October 1, 2007

Queens Residents Win Championship At Parks’ 13Th Annual Citywide Bocce Tournament

More than 300 bocce players from all over the City and State competed in parks in all five...

September 26, 2007

Launch Of A New Canoe & Kayak Launch!

On Saturday, September 22, the new kayak and canoe launch opened at Idlewild Park Preserve. Part...

September 22, 2007

Idlewild Kayak Launch Invites Paddlers To Explore Jamaica Bay

Commissioner Adrian Benepe today joined Assembly Member Michele Titus, Council Member James...

September 14, 2007

This Weekend In Parks

Manhattan Journey to Fort Washington Park this Saturday, September 15, between 12 p.m. and 5...

August 15, 2007

You Can Help Design Queens' Parks Of The Future

Parks collects surveys for PlaNYC regional parks As part of PlaNYC, Parks & Recreation is...

August 2, 2007

Surf, Surf, Surf Away At Rockaway Beach

On July 27, Commissioner Adrian Benepe, Assembly Member Audrey Pheffer, Surfriders...

July 27, 2007

Surf, Surf, Surf Away at Rockaway Beach

Commissioner Adrian Benepe, Assembly Member Audrey Pheffer, Surfriders Foundation’s NYC...

July 9, 2007

A Shore Good Thing Along The Bay Ridge Waterfront

On June 25, Commissioner Adrian Benepe joined Congressman Vito Fossella, State Senator Marty...

June 19, 2007

Mats Make Beaches Accessible To All New Yorkers

Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe today joined Commission on Human Rights...

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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