The community Halloween Parade is back ! We are happy to be providing support and the Harlem Hellfighters 2 Brass Band to lead us! Wear your best costume, meet us at the PS 187 Schoolyard and then at 6:30 p.m. we'll process from the school yard along Cabrini Boulevard to Fort Tryon Park's Stan Michels […]
Join public garden designer Ronda M. Brands for a behind-the-scenes look at the particular design emphasis on the Heather Garden’s autumn assets, and the plant selections made to ensure a remarkable blend of fall colors throughout the three-acre site with its 600+ varieties of plants, trees, and shrubs. Brands and colleague Lynden Miller have […]
Join the Fort Tryon Park Trust and experts from the Alley Pond Environmental Center for this FREE nature program! What is an arthropod? What is the difference between an insect and an arachnid? What are spinnerets and who uses them? This exciting lesson teaches students to distinguish between insects and arachnids based on their physical […]
Explore the northern reaches of the 103-acre forest of Highbridge Park. Check out the autumnal colors, and observe the diversity of trees and the geological formations and habitat for Northern Manhattan's fauna with Naturalist Ken Chaya Bring binoculars if you have them, we might even see a few migrant birds! Meet at Laurel Hill Terrace […]
Join artist Jessica Maffia to develop masterpieces inspired by the flowers of the 3-acre Heather Garden in Fort Tryon Park! Learn about the critical importance of native plants to our ecosystems and then make your own creation with this introduction to embroidery workshop. Best for ages 12 and up and their caregivers. Inside at the […]
Join the Fort Tryon Park Trust and NYC Parks for some spring cleaning in Fort Tryon Park! Meet at the Broadway Greeting Garden at the Arden Street/Broadway entrance. Wear long pants, sturdy shoes, and get ready to improve the park's ecology by removing debris and helping site preparations. Tools and gloves will be provided but […]
Bundle up and join Public Garden Designer Ronda M. Brands for a winter walk through the 3-acre Heather Garden and learn about the plant selections made to ensure the garden would delight visitors even in the cold winter months. Learn about the multitude of conifers, seedpods, barks, and berries that add to the color, contrasts, and […]
Bundle up for a relaxing evening stroll through Fort Tryon Park's Heather Garden, Billings Arcade, and more. Learn about the ecological changes that impact the park in winter with local urban naturalist Ken Chaya. Try to spot the nighttime wildlife that call Fort Tryon home while you walk along the candlelit paths. This program is […]
Join expert mycologist Paul Sadowski, of the New York Mycological Society and the New York Botanical Garden, for a virtual Fungus Tour of Inwood Hill Park, one of New York City’s oldest woodlands and beyond. You'll travel through varied habitats in search of mushrooms large and small, edible, inedible or just plain poisonous, from the […]
Join Leslie Day, author of Field Guide to the Street Trees of New York City, on a virtual tour of our conifer and deciduous trees, shrubs, and perennial plants in Fort Tryon Park. Learn how they survive subfreezing temperatures and then go on to greet us in spring with their gorgeous leaves and flowers, berries, and […]
Rescheduled in the New Year! Identify the year-round birds found in Fort Tryon Park and find out which evergreen plants support them in the park. Then, create birdfeeders for your home with local artist Jessica Maffia to help our feathered friends during the cold winter months! Make a holiday gift for a loved one as […]
