Upcoming Trips

Below is a list and links to some nature trips and events around NYC for the weekend of April 11 - April 12, 2009. I'll be leading one of the trips (Eastern Brooklyn Habitats) on April 11th for the Brooklyn Bird Club:

Brooklyn Bird Club
Saturday, April 11th, 2009
Eastern Brooklyn Habitats Medley - Cemetery of the Evergreens, Highland Park, Ridgewood Reservoir
Trip Leader: Rob Jett
Focus: Early migrating spring passerines, sparrows, and occasional raptor
Car Fee: $12.00
Registrar: Janet Schumacher: janets33@optonline.net or 718-941-4210
Registration period: March 31st -April 9th


Queens County Bird Club
Saturday, April 11th, 2009, 8:00am
Mini-trip - Alley Pond Park
Trip Leader: Eric Miller
Mini-trips: These trips usually last to lunch time or the early afternoon. Lunch is not required, but you may want to bring snacks. Times listed are for meeting at the destination, except for starred times.
Alley Pond Park Directions:
Take Union Turnpike to Springfield Boulevard, turn north, drive to 76th Avenue, turn right. Parking lot is on your left.
To reach Union Turnpike:
- Heading west on Grand Central Parkway, take exit 23 then drive past the Cross Island Parkway exits to Union Turnpike and turn right.
- Heading south on Cross Island Parkway, take exit to Grand Central Parkway, then exit at Union Turnpike and turn right.
- Heading east on Grand Central Parkway, exit at Union Turnpike and turn left.
- Heading north on Cross Island Parkway, exit at Union Turnpike and turn left at the traffic light.


Protectors of Pine Oak Woods
Saturday, April 11th, 2009, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Bloodroot Valley Walk—Join Sandra Mechanic, naturalist and photographer, at Manor Road side of Susan Wagner High School. Walk can be tricky; wear waterproof footgear even if it is not raining. Hundreds of Bloodroot plants line the stream hillsides. Bloodroot flowers from late March to mid-April. It is pollinated by ants. The native inhabitants used the juice of this flower to make dyes and body paint.
For more information, Phone Dick Buegler at 718-761-7496.


Urban Park Rangers
Saturday, April 11th, 2009
Early Morning Birding
8:00 a.m.
MARINE PARK

Park to Park: Moses Mountain
11:00 a.m.
Multiple Parks Locations

Healthy Choices for You and the World
11:00 a.m.
Multiple Parks Locations

Wildflower Walk
11:00 a.m.
Multiple Parks Locations

Spring Nature Journaling Series: Part II
11:00 a.m.
Multiple Parks Locations

Nature's Music
11:00 a.m.
Multiple Parks Locations

Red-tailed Hawk Nest Watch
12:00 p.m.
Multiple Parks Locations

On a Wing: Part I
1:00 p.m.
Multiple Parks Locations


Urban Park Rangers
Sunday, April 12th, 2009
Early Birding
9:00 a.m.
Multiple Parks Locations

Bunny Hike
11:00 a.m.
Multiple Parks Locations

Ravine Walk
11:00 a.m.
Multiple Parks Locations

Nature Scavenger Hunt
11:00 a.m.
Multiple Parks Locations

Easter Scavenger Hunt
11:00 a.m.
Multiple Parks Locations

Nuts About Squirrels
11:00 a.m.
Multiple Parks Locations

History Club: American Revolution
1:00 p.m.
Multiple Parks Locations

Literary Walk and Beyond
1:00 p.m.
Multiple Parks Locations