– Friday, October 9 For more information, please call 718-351-3450 or email: naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org – Celebrate the season’s colorful changes with the Greenbelt Educators, and join us for a short and safe nature walk to gather some of Autumn’s beautiful fallen leaves. We’ll learn some basics about how to identify our local tree friends, especially from the leaves and seeds that fall to the ground. We will return to the Nature Center with our bounties, and create beautiful designs in open air on the back patio by learning the simple art of leaf-rubbings. Nature’s art can be so inspiring! When we return home with our creations, it’ll always remind us of this day, this season, and the names of some of our tallest tree friends. This program is geared towards Early Childhood Education, but all are welcome! There is so much for all of us to learn, and the creative possibilities of leaf-rubbing art are actually endless! Come create with us! Please pre-register for a time slot - 10am to 11 am or 2pm to 3pm are available. Registration required. Questions? Call us at 718-351-3450 or email naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org. – Wednesday, October 15 Enjoy the crisp winter weather as we stroll and marvel at the fall colors on way to the Richmond County Golf Course overlook. Register to save your spot here. Meet at the High Rock parking lot, 200 Nevada Ave. off of Rockland Ave. Designed for adults ages 18+ who want to spend time in nature and socialize. For more information, please call 718-351-3450 or email: naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org – Take part in a participatory fiber arts project while staying with your pod. Local artist Janice Patrignani will provide materials and Zoom tutorials about the fiber arts Techniques of natural Echo Printing and Dyeing. To participate, you'll first pick up a materials packet, then go for a short walk in search of leaves. Trace the leaves onto a cotton cloth with fabric markers. Pack up all the leaves that you traced and put all the supplies back into the packet, return it to the Greenbelt Nature Center, and receive follow-up Zoom and an invitation to pick up your textiles “transformed.” 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. Recommended for ages 6+. Advance registration required; sign up here! Questions? Call us at 718-351-3450 or email naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org. This hike will be lead by the Urban Park Rangers and will commence at the entrance gate to High Rock Park. – This It's My Park season, join Partnership for Parks to help clean up the grounds and prepare Willowbrook Park for fall visitors. Registration is required. Please sign up and complete your waiver here. Remember to wear a face covering when volunteering. For more information, please email ItsMyPark@cityparksfoundation.org. Wednesday, October 21 Con Edison Family Science Night in the Greenbelt is back, in person, for October! Go here to register and reserve your socially-distanced time slot. A few short, self-guided activities will start families thinking together, followed by a take-home activity. Registration is required, and class size is limited. Feel free to call us at 718-351-3450 if you would like more information. Stay tuned for upcoming sessions! – Friday, October 23: Hike along the Blue Trail, then up to Moses Mountain in search of the last birds moving along their fall migration route. Meet at the Greenbelt Nature Center. Registration: By registering for this event, you confirm that you have read our Covid-19 precautions and media consent. The event is free, but registration is required. – Join us for our first children’s walk of the fall as we try to find shapes in nature. Each child will craft a nature leaf window and will be put on a scavenger hunt trying to find all different types of leaves in the Greenbelt. This program is geared towards ages 4-8. Pre-registration required; sign up to save your spot today! Questions? Call us at 718-351-3450 or email naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org. – What lurks around at night? Find out as the Urban Park Rangers lead a hike through Willowbrook Park under the cover of darkness. – Join us and our friends from the Urban Park Rangers from Willowbrook Park to Great Kills Park. This brisk hike is approximately 8 miles one-way. You can travel with us one-way and end at Great Kills Park, or continue on a round trip back to Willowbrook for a full 16-mile adventure! Meet at the flagpole in Willowbrook Park. Transportation will not be provided between parks. All interested participants should sign up in advance using the Eventbrite page and also read the full Covid-19 protocols expected for this event. – Friday, October 29 Join us for a walk through the forest of Reed’s Basket Willow/Chapin Woods. Meet at the end of Spring Street off of Richmond Road. Public Transportation to Reed’s Basket Willow Swamp (Spring St. trail entrance): Take the S74 bus, then walk up Spring Street. Or take Staten Island Rapid Transit to the Old Town Station (5 stops from the St. George Ferry Terminal). Registration: By registering for this event, you confirm that you have read our Covid-19 precautions and media consent. The event is free, but registration is required. For more information, please call 718-351-3450 or email: naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org
Events in October 2020
Woodlands and Waterfowl: White Trail to Willowbrook Park
October 9, 2020 Making Leaf Rubbings with Foliage Friends
October 11, 2020 Greenbelt Adult Hikes | The Overlook
October 15, 2020 
Textile Transformations II: From a Social Distance!
October 17, 2020 Hike with the Urban Park Rangers in High Rock Park
October 17, 2020 It's My Park at Willowbrook Park
October 17, 2020 Con Edison Family Science Night in the Greenbelt
October 21, 2020 
Songbirds and Raptors: Hike to Moses Mountain
October 23, 2020 
Nature Window Scavenger Hunt
October 24, 2020 
Willowbrook Night Hike with the Urban Park Rangers
October 24, 2020 Night Hike at Eton Place and Richmond Avenue (Willowbrook Park)
Trail of the Month: White Trail
October 25, 2020 
Greenbelt Adult Hikes | Reed’s Basket Willow Swamp
October 29, 2020
Woodlands and Waterfowl: White Trail to Willowbrook Park
Join us for a meander along with White Trail through one of the Greenbelt’s oldest stand of trees. It’s a great time to look for seasonal migrants, and we are sure to see some waterfowl in the lake. If interested in attending, please pre-register here.
Meet at the Greenbelt Nature Center, 700 Rockland Ave.
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Making Leaf Rubbings with Foliage Friends
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Greenbelt Adult Hikes | The Overlook
High Rock Park
200 Nevada Avenue
Staten Island, NY , 10306
718-667-2165
Textile Transformations II: From a Social Distance!
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Hike with the Urban Park Rangers in High Rock Park
High Rock Park
200 Nevada Avenue
Staten Island, NY , 10306
718-667-2165
It's My Park at Willowbrook Park
Willowbrook Park
1 Eton Place
Staten Island, NY 10314
Con Edison Family Science Night in the Greenbelt
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Songbirds and Raptors: Hike to Moses Mountain
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Nature Window Scavenger Hunt
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Willowbrook Night Hike with the Urban Park Rangers
Willowbrook Park
1 Eton Place
Staten Island, NY 10314
Trail of the Month: White Trail
Greenbelt Adult Hikes | Reed’s Basket Willow Swamp
Ocean Terrace and Staten Island Blvd.
Staten Island, NY 10301