N/A Join Chris from the comfort of your own phone or home on this Facebook Live virtual hike to explore the history, natural features, and the winter landscape of High Rock Park’s-Paw Trail. N/A – Welcome the New Year of 2023 with a hike filled with nature. We will be passing quiet frozen ponds and catching glimpses of winter birds. Trails are hilly at times, so wear appropriate footwear. – Join us for a joyful hike to start the year. Learn more about the natural history and features that make High Rock Park a unique and special place. Length of hike will be dependent on the weather conditions and size and pace of the group but will stay on trails near the Nevada Ave entrance. Dress appropriately for hiking outside in the weather conditions. – Winter is a season of reflection. The relative quiet and clarity have inspired poets for centuries. Join us for a short walk in High Rock Park, then we will take turns reading aloud some of the finest poems about winter, from W.S. Merwin, Mary Oliver, and more. You are welcome to bring a poem to share- and perhaps you will be inspired to write poems of your own. – – Come and enjoy the winter views of Silver Lake Park. Once a site of a hotel and ice harvesting for refrigeration, the reservoir is now the gem of the park. Trails are paved with some inclines.
Events in January 2023
Scenic Perspectives Virtual Hike - The Paw Trail Location: Virtual
January 3, 2023 
Wild Winter Haiku & Tea
January 5, 2023 
Greenbelt Adult Hike - New Year’s Hike
January 5, 2023 
January Jaunt
January 7, 2023 
Words of Winter
January 14, 2023 
Animal Signs & Tracks
January 15, 2023 
Greenbelt Adult Hike - Silver Lake Park
January 19, 2023 
Scenic Perspectives Virtual Hike - The Paw Trail Location: Virtual
Wild Winter Haiku & Tea
The quieter, colder winter season has inspired many writers. Be inspired by nature as we take a brief hike along the Nature Center trail and learn more about its natural features, then try your hand at the time-honored tradition of haiku poetry while sipping some warming tea. Dress appropriately for winter conditions.
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Greenbelt Adult Hike - New Year’s Hike
High Rock Park
200 Nevada Avenue
Staten Island, NY , 10306
718-667-2165
January Jaunt
High Rock Park
200 Nevada Avenue
Staten Island, NY , 10306
718-667-2165
Words of Winter
High Rock Park
200 Nevada Avenue
Staten Island, NY , 10306
718-667-2165
Animal Signs & Tracks
What animal made these tracks? What do deer footprints look like in the mud & snow? Greenbelt enthusiasts of all ages will discover the answers to these questions as we explore the Greenbelt on a winter hike and learn to study signs of winter wildlife.
Dress appropriately for winter conditions.
High Rock Park
200 Nevada Avenue
Staten Island, NY , 10306
718-667-2165
Greenbelt Adult Hike - Silver Lake Park