N/A Join the Greenbelt Conservation Corps for this National Trails Day stewardship project designed to engage individuals with a sense of community, and wish to make the Greenbelt a better place! Meet our GCC staff at Willowbrook Park and walk to the section of the white trail to be closed Required Gear: Long pants and boots/sturdy shoes. Please bring water, a snack, sunscreen, and insect repellent. Tools and PPE will be provided. – Get the kids involved in all of the fun of National Trails Day! Join us for this Quarter Mile Kids Run. This run will be a non-competitive, short-distance event for youngsters 6- 12 years of age. Because this run is all about fun, runners will not be timed. Perfect for the children and their accompanying adults ! All participants will receive a free ride on the Carousel following the event plus access to all National Trails Day events happening that day. – Join the NYPL Book Mobile for story time at 11:00 am and stay afterwards for solar crafts, activities and the Greenbelts National Trails day! Sign up for your very own library card. Books will be available for reading or borrowing. – Join the Freshkills Park Alliance on National Trails Day at Willowbrook Park for a hands-on Park Planner Workshop where families will work together to create a model of a park of their own design using recycled and reclaimed materials! Families will learn about the history of Freshkills Park and the Greenbelt, as well as explore the who, how, and why of park development through reflecting on their own relationships with their local parks before creating a model of the park of their dreams!
The week's events
National Trails Day | GCC Trail Stewardship - Trail Closure
June 4, 2022 National Trails Day: Quarter Mile Kids Run
June 4, 2022 National Trails Day Event | NYPL Bookmobile Story time and Craft
June 4, 2022 National Trails Day Event | Park Planner Workshop with Freshkills Park
June 4, 2022
National Trails Day | GCC Trail Stewardship - Trail Closure
Willowbrook Park
1 Eton Place
Staten Island, NY 10314
National Trails Day: Quarter Mile Kids Run
Willowbrook Park
1 Eton Place
Staten Island, NY 10314
National Trails Day Event | NYPL Bookmobile Story time and Craft
Willowbrook Park
1 Eton Place
Staten Island, NY 10314
National Trails Day Event | Park Planner Workshop with Freshkills Park
Willowbrook Park
1 Eton Place
Staten Island, NY 10314