The weekly evening group hike covers approximately five miles at a quick pace. All are welcome including children with hiking experience who can cover the distance. Please dress for the weather and terrain, and bring water to sustain you. This hike meets in all seasons. Beginning in October, headlamps or a flashlight is required. Please join us! Friday July 5: Performer Patrick Raftery visits for a fun-filled, family-friendly, forest-focused summer sing along. A post-performance cool-down with our lawn sprinklers is optional. Free. Recommended for ages 1 - 6. Visit www.musicwithpatrick.com for more info. Saturday, June 8, 10 am – Join Friends Group - Protectors of Pine Oak Woods for a Forest Restoration Workshop at the southern end of Deere Park. Volunteers will be using weed wrenches to cut and uproot the alien "Devil’s Walking Stick" at the intersection of Todt Hill Road and Ocean Terrace. Meet at the intersection of Browning and Blackhorse Avenues (east end of Browning, close to the State Police antenna tower on Todt Hill). If you don’t have your own, Protectors will supply gloves, tools & refreshments. To register call Don Recklies at 718-768-9036 or Brian Smith at 917-842-6585. Tuesdays July 9-August 13: Meet the Early Childhood Educators at the Carousel, enjoy a nature activity, and learn about upcoming programs throughout the summer and fall. Free and suitable for ages 3-5 with chaperone. Registration recommended. Carousel rides cost $2.25 per spin. Call 718-351-3450 or email naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org Tuesday, July 9: Become a citizen scientist and discover how you can help frogs and toads in our environment by identifying and monitoring their unique vocal calls. FrogWatch USA is a nationwide program that monitors and tracks amphibian populations by collecting data with help from volunteers like you! Your data is valuable in assessing the health and biodiversity of local amphibian populations, and you may also have a chance to monitor your favorite wetland with your family, friends, or scout troop. You may also have the opportunity to attend special workshops related to amphibians. Community service credit is available. This is a free and fun monthly event that takes place through August, 2019. Please check each listing as time and venue change monthly. The weekly evening group hike covers approximately five miles at a quick pace. All are welcome including children with hiking experience who can cover the distance. Please dress for the weather and terrain, and bring water to sustain you. This hike meets in all seasons. Beginning in October, headlamps or a flashlight is required. Please join us! – Thursday, July 11: Join members of the NYC Parks Natural Resources Group to assist removing invasive plant species, and learn what it takes to maintain a healthy forest ecosystem. – Thursdays through May 31: Through hands-on activities, crafts, and stories, 2 year-olds and their caregivers will become familiar with the sights and sounds of the forest. Space is limited. Registration required. Fee: $3 non-members/Free for Greenbelt Conservancy members – Thursdays, July 11 - August 8: Join us for this weekly series filled with woodland adventures, including hikes, seasonal explorations, stories, and crafts. This program is designed for a caregiver and age-appropriate child to explore the wonders of the forest together. Fee per week: $8 non-members/$6 Greenbelt Conservancy members. Fee per series: $32 non-members/$24 Greenbelt Conservancy members (pay for 4 weeks, get 1 week free). Saturday, July 13: Join us as we amble the lows and highs of High Rock Park. We will start out passing Ohrbach Lake and Pump House Pond, and rise up the hills of High Rock with views of kettle ponds. Our destination will be overlooking the Richmond County Country Club Golf course with views of Lower New York Bay and the distant Atlantic Highlands of New Jersey. This view was made famous in an iconic painting, "Looking Oceanward," by American painter, Jasper Cropsey in 1895. He depicted in oil a majestic wide-angle scene of the farmland that preceded the golf course and its distant views. The painting is in the collection of the Staten Island Museum. Many call this spot the "Cropsey Overlook." Wear closed-toed shoes with traction. Bring snack and water. Hike should be approx. 2.5 hours. Meet in the High Rock Park parking lot at the end of Nevada Ave., off of Rockland Ave. Ages 8-adult. Registration required. Call (718)351-3450 or email naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org. Sunday July 14 : Meet at the Greenbelt Nature Center, and celebrate this season of independence as we navigate our way through the Red, White and Blue trails. Approximately 5 miles. Dress for the weather and terrain and bring water. Registration required. Call 718-351-3450 or email naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org. Tuesdays July 9-August 13: Meet the Early Childhood Educators at the Carousel, enjoy a nature activity, and learn about upcoming programs throughout the summer and fall. Free and suitable for ages 3-5 with chaperone. Registration recommended. Carousel rides cost $2.25 per spin. Call 718-351-3450 or email naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org Summer Tuesdays: July 16, 23, 30, August 6: Lend a hand and care for the land during the growing season. Activities may include cutting back overgrown and invasive vegetation, watering plants, spreading wood chips, and more. Community service credit available. Bring water and a snack; recommended for adults and teens comfortable with strenuous outdoor activities. Meet at the Greenbelt Nature Center. Ages 14+. Registration required. Call 718-351-3450 or email naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org Wednesday, July 17: Join us for leisurely walk through our different parks that are not part of the Greenbelt. Each has unique features that make the them special. Hikes start at 10:00, the duration be determined by the pace of the group. Registration required: naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org or by phone: 718.351-3450 Location: Von Briesen Park: meet in the parking lot off Bay St and School Rd. THIS HIKE HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO EXTREME HEAT This week's Wednesday evening group hike will begin/end at LaTourette golf course. (Typically we meet at the Greenbelt Nature Center, and we will return to that location next week). The group hike covers approximately five miles at a quick pace. All are welcome including children with hiking experience who can cover the distance. Please dress for the weather and terrain, and bring water to sustain you. This hike meets in all seasons. Beginning in October, headlamps or a flashlight is required. Please join us! Wednesday, July 17: What happens when you mix microbiology and microscopy? We aren’t quite sure either, but we think looking at tiny living things will lead to big discoveries! Join us as we discover microorganisms and explore the unseen Microverses they inhabit. Ages 8-10 with adult chaperone. Free. Registration via Eventbrite shortly. – Thursdays, July 11 - August 8: Join us for this weekly series filled with woodland adventures, including hikes, seasonal explorations, stories, and crafts. This program is designed for a caregiver and age-appropriate child to explore the wonders of the forest together. Fee per week: $8 non-members/$6 Greenbelt Conservancy members. Fee per series: $32 non-members/$24 Greenbelt Conservancy members (pay for 4 weeks, get 1 week free). – – – In “The Moon Ground,” James Dickey wrote, “We bend, we pick up stones.” Saturday, July 20: On this hike we will bend to take a closer look at the earth and how geology has played a role in Greenbelt history, as we hike the central Greenbelt. Ages 8+. Free program. Registration required. Call 718-351-3450 or email naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org – – – – Tuesdays July 9-August 13: Meet the Early Childhood Educators at the Carousel, enjoy a nature activity, and learn about upcoming programs throughout the summer and fall. Free and suitable for ages 3-5 with chaperone. Registration recommended. Carousel rides cost $2.25 per spin. Call 718-351-3450 or email naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org Summer Tuesdays: July 16, 23, 30, August 6: Lend a hand and care for the land during the growing season. Activities may include cutting back overgrown and invasive vegetation, watering plants, spreading wood chips, and more. Community service credit available. Bring water and a snack; recommended for adults and teens comfortable with strenuous outdoor activities. Meet at the Greenbelt Nature Center. Ages 14+. Registration required. Call 718-351-3450 or email naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org Wednesday July 24 :Join us for leisurely walk through our different parks. Enjoy the picturesque views of each park, as we point out a few of the unique features that make that park special. Hikes start at 10:00, the length of the hike will be determined by the pace of the group. Registration required. Call (718) 351-3450 or email naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org for further location details and to register. Meet in front of the Blue Heron Nature Center on Poillon Avenue. Wednesdays: The weekly evening group hike covers approximately five miles at a quick pace. All are welcome including children with hiking experience who can cover the distance. Please dress for the weather and terrain, and bring water to sustain you. This hike meets in all seasons. Beginning in October, headlamps or a flashlight is required. Please join us! – Thursdays, July 11 - August 8: Join us for this weekly series filled with woodland adventures, including hikes, seasonal explorations, stories, and crafts. This program is designed for a caregiver and age-appropriate child to explore the wonders of the forest together. Fee per week: $8 non-members/$6 Greenbelt Conservancy members. Fee per series: $32 non-members/$24 Greenbelt Conservancy members (pay for 4 weeks, get 1 week free). Friday July 26: Moths are the night dwelling cousins of butterflies! Join us, on this summer evening program at High Rock Park and learn about the biodiversity of moths and other nocturnal insects. We will bait trees, and visit a light station to attract night-time wildlife, especially moths. Please bring a headlamp or flashlight. Ages 8+. Free program. Registration required. Call (718)351-3450 or email naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org Dragonfly, High Rock Park, Spring, 2019 by Richard Xuereb Sunday, July 28: Dragonflies are one of the oldest insects on our planet! This interpretive hike will explore wetlands around High Rock Park, in search of dragonflies and explore their adaptations and life cycles. Ages 8+. Free program. Registration required. Call (718)351-3450 or email naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org Tuesdays July 9-August 13: Meet the Early Childhood Educators at the Carousel, enjoy a nature activity, and learn about upcoming programs throughout the summer and fall. Free and suitable for ages 3-5 with chaperone. Registration recommended. Carousel rides cost $2.25 per spin. Call 718-351-3450 or email naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org Summer Tuesdays: July 16, 23, 30, August 6: Lend a hand and care for the land during the growing season. Activities may include cutting back overgrown and invasive vegetation, watering plants, spreading wood chips, and more. Community service credit available. Bring water and a snack; recommended for adults and teens comfortable with strenuous outdoor activities. Meet at the Greenbelt Nature Center. Ages 14+. Registration required. Call 718-351-3450 or email naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org Wednesday July 31: Join us for leisurely walk through our different parks. Enjoy the picturesque views of each park, as we point out a few of the unique features that make that park special. Hikes start at 10:00, the length of the hike will be determined by the pace of the group. Registration required. Call (718) 351-3450 or email naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org for further location details and to register. Wednesdays: The weekly evening group hike covers approximately five miles at a quick pace. All are welcome including children with hiking experience who can cover the distance. Please dress for the weather and terrain, and bring water to sustain you. This hike meets in all seasons. Beginning in October, headlamps or a flashlight is required. Please join us!
Events in July 2019
Wednesday Evening Group Hike
July 3, 2019 
Sing-a-Long with Patrick and the Rock-a-Silly Band plus Sprinkler fun!
July 5, 2019 
Forest Restoration Workshop with Protectors of Pine Oak Woods - A Volunteer Opportunity
July 8, 2019 Terrific Tuesdays at the Carousel for all Children (for 3 - 5 year olds with adult chaperone)
July 9, 2019 
Frog Watch USA Training Session - Monthly Monitoring Session at Buttonbush Swamp/Greenbelt Nature Center
July 9, 2019 
Wednesday Evening Group Hike
July 10, 2019 Volunteer to remove invasive species - White Trail in Willowbrook Park
July 11, 2019 Peepers: Learning about nature for two year-olds
July 11, 2019 Forest Adventures for 3 1/2 - 5 year-olds with (an adult chaperone)
July 11, 2019 
Group Hike to the "Overlook"
July 13, 2019 
Trail of the Month: Red, White, and Blue Trails
July 14, 2019 Terrific Tuesdays at the Carousel for all Children (for 3 - 5 year olds with adult chaperone)
July 16, 2019 Forest Stewards: A Volunteer Opportunity
July 16, 2019 
Greenbelt on the Go: Adult Group Hike in Von Briesen Park (a beautiful park outside of the Greenbelt)
July 17, 2019 CANCELED DUE TO EXTREME HEAT: Wednesday Evening Group Hike to start/finish at LaTourette Golf Course (this week only)
July 17, 2019 Con Edison Family Science Night: Discover the Microverse!
July 17, 2019 
Forest Adventures for 3 1/2 - 5 year-olds with (an adult chaperone)
July 18, 2019 Greenbelt Conservancy Mid-Summer BBQ
July 18, 2019 Carousel will close early at 3 PM
July 19, 2019 
CANCELED DUE TO HEAT: Forest Restoration Workshop with Protectors of Pine Oak Woods - A Volunteer Opportunity
July 20, 2019 Geology Hike in Honor of the Lunar Landing Anniversary
July 20, 2019 Shibori in Shades of Blue : A fiber workshop with artist Janice Patrignani
July 20, 2019 
Saturday July 20: Join artist Janice Patrignanius for a participatory fiber art workshop which will feature Shibori, the ancient Japanese fiber art in conjunction with Natural Indigo, (the oldest known dye to mankind considered a rare and precious commodity). This project funded in part by a DCA Art Fund Grant from Staten Island Arts with public funding from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs. Free program. Ages 6+.Carousel will close early at 3 PM
July 20, 2019 Carousel will close early at 3 PM
July 21, 2019 Go Lively Tech Workshop
July 23, 2019 
Terrific Tuesdays at the Carousel for all Children (for 3 - 5 year olds with adult chaperone)
July 23, 2019 Forest Stewards: A Volunteer Opportunity
July 23, 2019 GReenbelt on the Go: Adult Group Hike in Blue Heron Park (a beautiful park outside of the Greenbelt)
July 24, 2019 Wednesday Evening Group Hike
July 24, 2019 Forest Adventures for 3 1/2 - 5 year-olds with (an adult chaperone)
July 25, 2019 Moth Night in High Rock Park
July 26, 2019 
Dragonflies of the Greenbelt, High Rock Park
July 28, 2019 
Terrific Tuesdays at the Carousel for all Children (for 3 - 5 year olds with adult chaperone)
July 30, 2019 Forest Stewards: A Volunteer Opportunity
July 30, 2019 Greenbelt on the Go: Summer Morning Hikes for Adults - Mount Loretto Unique Area (Forest Side)
July 31, 2019 Wednesday Evening Group Hike
July 31, 2019
Wednesday Evening Group Hike
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Sing-a-Long with Patrick and the Rock-a-Silly Band plus Sprinkler fun!
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Forest Restoration Workshop with Protectors of Pine Oak Woods - A Volunteer Opportunity
Terrific Tuesdays at the Carousel for all Children (for 3 - 5 year olds with adult chaperone)
Carousel for All Children
1 Eton Place
Staten Island, NY 10314
Frog Watch USA Training Session - Monthly Monitoring Session at Buttonbush Swamp/Greenbelt Nature Center
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Wednesday Evening Group Hike
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Volunteer to remove invasive species - White Trail in Willowbrook Park
Willowbrook Park
1 Eton Place
Staten Island, NY 10314
Peepers: Learning about nature for two year-olds
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Forest Adventures for 3 1/2 - 5 year-olds with (an adult chaperone)
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Group Hike to the "Overlook"
High Rock Park
200 Nevada Avenue
Staten Island, NY , 10306
718-667-2165
Trail of the Month: Red, White, and Blue Trails
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Terrific Tuesdays at the Carousel for all Children (for 3 - 5 year olds with adult chaperone)
Carousel for All Children
1 Eton Place
Staten Island, NY 10314
Forest Stewards: A Volunteer Opportunity
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Greenbelt on the Go: Adult Group Hike in Von Briesen Park (a beautiful park outside of the Greenbelt)
CANCELED DUE TO EXTREME HEAT: Wednesday Evening Group Hike to start/finish at LaTourette Golf Course (this week only)
LaTourette Golf Course
1001 Richmond Hill Road
Staten Island, NY 10306
Con Edison Family Science Night: Discover the Microverse!
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Forest Adventures for 3 1/2 - 5 year-olds with (an adult chaperone)
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Greenbelt Conservancy Mid-Summer BBQ
Click here to reserve your tickets High Rock Park
200 Nevada Avenue
Staten Island, NY , 10306
718-667-2165
Carousel will close early at 3 PM
Carousel Weekend Hours
Friday - Sunday, July 19 - 21
Due to this weekends heatwave, the Greenbelt's Carousel in Willowbrook Park will have amended hours Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 11 - 3 pm. Please note that NYC Parks pools, beaches and Ocean Breeze cooling station have extended hours.
Carousel for All Children
1 Eton Place
Staten Island, NY 10314
CANCELED DUE TO HEAT: Forest Restoration Workshop with Protectors of Pine Oak Woods - A Volunteer Opportunity
Geology Hike in Honor of the Lunar Landing Anniversary
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Shibori in Shades of Blue : A fiber workshop with artist Janice Patrignani
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Carousel will close early at 3 PM
Carousel Weekend Hours
Friday - Sunday, July 19 - 21
Due to this weekends heatwave, the Greenbelt's Carousel in Willowbrook Park will have amended hours Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 11 - 3 pm. Please note that NYC Parks pools, beaches and Ocean Breeze cooling station have extended hours.
Carousel for All Children
1 Eton Place
Staten Island, NY 10314
Carousel will close early at 3 PM
Carousel Weekend Hours
Friday - Sunday, July 19 - 21
Due to this weekends heatwave, the Greenbelt's Carousel in Willowbrook Park will have amended hours Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 11 - 3 pm. Please note that NYC Parks pools, beaches and Ocean Breeze cooling station have extended hours.
Carousel for All Children
1 Eton Place
Staten Island, NY 10314
Go Lively Tech Workshop
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Terrific Tuesdays at the Carousel for all Children (for 3 - 5 year olds with adult chaperone)
Carousel for All Children
1 Eton Place
Staten Island, NY 10314
Forest Stewards: A Volunteer Opportunity
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
GReenbelt on the Go: Adult Group Hike in Blue Heron Park (a beautiful park outside of the Greenbelt)
Wednesday Evening Group Hike
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Forest Adventures for 3 1/2 - 5 year-olds with (an adult chaperone)
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Moth Night in High Rock Park
High Rock Park
200 Nevada Avenue
Staten Island, NY , 10306
718-667-2165
Dragonflies of the Greenbelt, High Rock Park
High Rock Park
200 Nevada Avenue
Staten Island, NY , 10306
718-667-2165
Terrific Tuesdays at the Carousel for all Children (for 3 - 5 year olds with adult chaperone)
Carousel for All Children
1 Eton Place
Staten Island, NY 10314
Forest Stewards: A Volunteer Opportunity
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Greenbelt on the Go: Summer Morning Hikes for Adults - Mount Loretto Unique Area (Forest Side)
Wednesday Evening Group Hike
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314