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Our Urban Park Rangers are full of knowledge about history, astronomy, animals, plants, and more. Attend a Ranger-led event with your family and see how much fun learning can be!
Urban Park Rangers Events
Saturday, January 28, 2023
Outdoor Skills: Primitive Firemaking
at Sunset Park Playground (in Sunset Park), Brooklyn 
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
What can you use to build a fire? Explore this sites as we search for different materials to use as kindling and learn advanced techniques to build an outdoor fire.
Free!
Deer Exploration Hike
at Blue Heron Nature Center Classroom A (in Blue Heron Park)
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Oh deer! Learn more about this majestic species and explore the park in search of signs and traces of its presence.
Free!
Seal Exploration
at Orchard Beach Nature Center (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Our Urban Park Rangers will guide you to the best wildlife viewing spots in the urban jungle. Winter is an amazing time of year to observe seals in the Long Island Sound.
Free!
Urban Wildlife
at Entrance - 34th Avenue between 77th and 78th Streets (in Travers Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Learn about the diverse wildlife found in New York City’s parks and the best ways for people and animals to coexist, including the many benefits of having so many animals in our city!
Free!
Kids
Historic New York: NYC Water Systems Past, Present and Future
at Battery Playscape (in The Battery), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers on a stroll through Battery Park, where you’ll learn about the rich history of New York City’s water system.
Free!
Birding: Winter Birds
at Van Cortlandt Nature Center (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Our Urban Park Rangers will guide you to the best viewing spots in New York City to see migratory winter birds.
Free!
Sunday, January 29, 2023
Winter Tree ID in Old Growth Forest
at Union Turnpike and 196th Street, Queens
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Join a guided hike along Cunningham Park’s white trail as Urban Park Rangers teach you how to identify the tree and shrub species of this old growth forest community.
Free!
Winter Tree and Plant ID Hike
at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join us for a hike of Marine Park in search of different tree species and learn some ways to identify these trees during the changing season.
Free!
Winter Nature Sketching
at Forest Avenue and Silver Lake Park Road (in Silver Lake Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Hike Silver Lake Park as an inspiration while learning drawing techniques to create a seasonal scenic sketch drawing.
Free!
Living With Urban Coyotes
at Pelham Bay Nature Center (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Learn about the basic biology of these super smart and energetic animals.
Free!
