04/26 City Nature Challenge: Vernam Barbadoes Bio Blitz and Coastal Cleanup

Date: 04/26/2025

Location: Vernam Barbadoes Peninsula (Queens) (opens in new tab)
Amstel Blvd., Jamaica Bay, Queens

Meeting Location: Vernam Barbadoes Preserve: https://g.co/kgs/qvNd4kf

Description: For the City Nature Challenge, join NYC Parks staff on a hike around the beach of Vernam Barbadoes Preserve to explore and clean the coastline. Volunteers will learn how to identify plants and make iNaturalist observations of any signs of nature you may find along the way. Please bring water and a snack as well as your smartphone or camera! If you do not know how to use iNaturalist, arrive 15 minutes early and we will show you how! This project was funded by the New York State Department of State under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.

Schedule: