– Plants are all around us and without them we wouldn’t have a forest at all! Join us to explore some of the oldest (and largest) plants that we can find in the Greenbelt- TREES! We’ll use our observational skills, our senses, plus field guide books and the iNaturalist app to start to learn how to identify some of the most common trees found in this forest, and learn just why they’re so important. We’ll even get crafty with it and make leaf and bark rubbings to take home with us to remember the day’s lessons! Ages 8-11 yrs cost $20.00 – Join us for a hike at High Rock Park and discover the different types of birds that call the Greenbelt home. – Enjoy the cool forest of Reed’s Basket Willow Swamp. This part of the Greenbelt offers unpaved trails, stately trees and streams. Trails have some hills. Meet at the end of Spring Street, off of Richmond Road. – If we pay attention, we start to realize that there are flowers all around us! Some are large and showy, while some are smaller and more plain- but they’re ALL important! Join us on a short exploration of High Rock Park in search of beautiful wild flowers! This hike and the flowers we see will fuel our inspiration for creating eco-friendly wildflower art! Using all recycled materials, we’ll learn how to make a beautiful flower out of old book and newspaper pages. You’ll be amazed at how you can give trash a second life as a flower! Ages 8-11 yrs cost $20.00 Register HERE today! – Join the Greenbelt Conservation Corps for this exciting plant monitoring event, and your chance to become a community scientist right here in High Rock Park! Loosestrife Swamp is a vibrant wetland ecosystem which provides habitat for countless plants and animals- and has been doing so for hundreds of years! The GCC will be conducting a site visit to compare the plant species that are growing in the area today to what could be found there nearly 50 years ago! Learn how to use field guides, historical texts, and iNaturalist to determine how things have changed in half a century! – All plants grow from a single seed, and in this program, you’ll learn all about what seeds look like, how they spread, and what they need to grow. We’ll even go hunting for some of the seeds that we can find in the forest. We’ll brainstorm about how important seeds are to our daily lives and what the world would look like without them! Finally, we’ll plant our very own seeds in recycled containers to bring home, with a list of instructions on how to give them everything they need to grow into strong plants! Ages 8-11 yrs Cost $20.00 – Join a Greenbelt educator for some interesting facts about the whales that are in the New York harbor. Then take a grab n go craft, while supplies last. – Join us for a summer hike up to the ruins of the Heyerdahl family foundation. Trails have hills and are unpaved. Wear sturdy shoes and bring a drink. – Old Mill Road to Model Airplane Field Join us for a hike through LaTourette and learn about some history of the area. We will pass trickling streams and an old mill foundation. Some of the trails are unpaved and have slight hills. Wear sturdy shoes and bring a drink. Meet at the parking lot across from the Church of Saint Andrew, 40 Old Mill Road.
Events in August 2022
Greenbelt Summer Program - Eco Exploration|Leaf Rubbings and Tree Identification
August 2, 2022 
Greenbelt Birding Hike
August 2, 2022 
Adult Hike Reed’s Basket Willow Swamp
August 3, 2022 
Greenbelt Summer Program Eco Exploration|Wildflower Hike and Eco-Art Paper Flowers
August 3, 2022 
Work Outside Wednesday | Loosestrife Swamp Plant Species Monitoring
August 3, 2022 
Greenbelt Summer Program - Eco Exploration | Seeds / Personal Plantings
August 4, 2022 Carousel Craft – Grab and Go
August 4, 2022 
Family Hike
August 10, 2022 
Adult Hike
August 17, 2022 
Greenbelt Summer Program - Eco Exploration|Leaf Rubbings and Tree Identification
High Rock Park
Greenbelt Birding Hike
High Rock Park
200 Nevada Avenue
Staten Island, NY , 10306
718-667-2165
Adult Hike Reed’s Basket Willow Swamp
Reed's Basket Willow Swamp Park Spring Street Staten Island, NY 10304
Spring Street
Staten Island, NY 10304
Greenbelt Summer Program Eco Exploration|Wildflower Hike and Eco-Art Paper Flowers
High Rock Park
Work Outside Wednesday | Loosestrife Swamp Plant Species Monitoring
High Rock Park
200 Nevada Avenue
Staten Island, NY , 10306
718-667-2165
Greenbelt Summer Program - Eco Exploration | Seeds / Personal Plantings
High Rock Park
200 Nevada Avenue
Staten Island, NY , 10306
718-667-2165
Carousel Craft – Grab and Go
Carousel for All Children
1 Eton Place
Staten Island, NY 10314
Family Hike
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Adult Hike
Church of St. Andrew