– Come hike the Greenbelt and celebrate Groundhog Day. What will Staten Island Chuck say? Early spring or more wintery days? Whatever it will be, let’s take a hike! – Join the Greenbelt educators for this second part of our Winter Outdoor Skill series and learn different winter outdoor skills and survival techniques. This outdoor program will cover basic shelter building, fire starting, tracking, and ways to protect yourself, while exploring winter’s wilderness. Dress appropriately for winter conditions. Age 8+ Additional instructions for participants: Dress appropriately for winter conditions. Please, bring water and a snack. – Join the Greenbelt educators for this second part of our Winter Outdoor Skill series and learn different winter outdoor skills and survival techniques. This outdoor program will cover basic shelter building, fire starting, tracking, and ways to protect yourself, while exploring winter’s wilderness. Dress appropriately for winter conditions. Age 8+ Additional instructions for participants: Dress appropriately for winter conditions. Please, bring water and a snack. – Learn about the most common birds you might find in the Greenbelt-or in your own backyard. – Meet at the intersection of Travis Avenue and Mulberry Avenue for this short winter hike through the William T. Davis refuge. Dress appropriately for hiking outside in the weather conditions. – The Greenbelt Native Plant Center collects seed from wild populations of native plants around the region for use in horticulture and restoration projects on public lands in NYC. In the winter, the previous season's seed collections are cleaned for efficient storage and treatment before being grown out at the nursery. Please join GNPC’s seed collectors and staff in processing these wild collections. Work will be indoors and can be done sitting down. Please come prepared for inclement weather outdoors, sturdy footwear, and long-sleeved shirts that can get dusty or dirty. Space is limited and registration is required. Volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. – – Volunteer with the Greenbelt Native Plant Center staff to help care for the diverse group of native plants we grow to be planted in parks and restoration projects throughout the City. Activities may include processing beachgrass (Ammophila breviligulata), or weeding, transplanting, moving plants in the yard and greenhouses for the upcoming spring season. Nursery staff and volunteers alike will meet at the parking lot of the Greenbelt Native Plant Center to discuss how we harvest and process before going out to the field. You will get hands on experience with growing native plants and nursery operation. Come dressed in sturdy boots or shoes, long pants, and clothing that can get dirty. Please be sure to wear a face mask and bring your own water bottle to this event. Space is limited and registration is required. Volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. N/A Audre Lorde, former NYS Poet Laureate, was born on this day in 1934 and lived on Staten Island. – Now’s the time to focus on fungi, look for lichen, marvel at mosses, watch for woodpeckers- and more. – Join us for a moderate and fun, family hike in the LaTourette Park section of the Greenbelt. Learn more about Staten Island’s natural and human history, specifically the Heyerdahl Family who settled here in Colonial times, and explore the ruins of their farmstead. Additional instructions for participants: Dress appropriately for winter conditions. Must bring water and a snack,
Events in February 2023
Greenbelt Adult Hike - Groundhog Day Hike
February 2, 2023 
Winter Outdoor Skills: Part 2
February 5, 2023 – February 6, 2023
Winter Outdoor Skills: Part 2
February 5, 2023 – February 6, 2023For the Love of Birds
February 11, 2023 Trail of the Month:William T. Davis Refuge/New Springville Greenway
February 12, 2023 
Greenbelt Native Plant Center Wild Seed Processing and Cleaning
February 14, 2023 Greenbelt Adult Hike - Clove Lakes Park
February 16, 2023 Greenbelt Native Plant Center Beach Grass Harvesting and Processing
February 17, 2023 Words of Audre Lorde Walk
February 18, 2023 
Forest in February Hike
February 18, 2023 
Heyerdahl Hill Family Hike
February 19, 2023 
Greenbelt Adult Hike - Groundhog Day Hike
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Winter Outdoor Skills: Part 2
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Winter Outdoor Skills: Part 2
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
For the Love of Birds
High Rock Park
200 Nevada Avenue
Staten Island, NY , 10306
718-667-2165
Trail of the Month:William T. Davis Refuge/New Springville Greenway
Greenbelt Native Plant Center Wild Seed Processing and Cleaning
Victory Blvd. bet. Ridgeway Ave. and Travis Ave.
Greenbelt Adult Hike - Clove Lakes Park
Greenbelt Native Plant Center Beach Grass Harvesting and Processing
Words of Audre Lorde Walk
High Rock Park
200 Nevada Avenue
Staten Island, NY , 10306
718-667-2165
Forest in February Hike
High Rock Park
200 Nevada Avenue
Staten Island, NY , 10306
718-667-2165
Heyerdahl Hill Family Hike
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314