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Winter Solstice Sunset Walk
Take a guided walk around the Wildlife Refuge in search of winter residents.
New Year’s Day Beach Walk
Start the year off with a brisk walk along the shoreline, dunes and woods of Fort Tilden. You'll hike to the top of the Battery Harris East hawk watch platform and get great views of the ocean, bay and NY harbor. After the walk meet at the Rockaway Artists Building for coffee, cake and champagne! For more information call (718) 474-0896 or email Don Riepe at donriepe@gmail.com. This is a partnership program between NYC Audubon, Gateway NRA, and the American Littoral Society.
New Year’s Resolution Walk
Make time for nature and fitness in the New Year. Begin by taking a guided hike that winds its way around the trails at Fort Tilden,
Beach Clean-up: Great Kills Park
Learn about the sources of pollution and how collectively we can make the shores cleaner at Great Kills Park.
Superb Owl Sunday
Go out on an owl prowl at the Wildlife Refuge and celebrate natures real M.V.P.s, owls!
Beach Clean-up: Fort Wadsworth
Remove debris from the beach, record data and tally monthly local marine litter at Fort Wadsworth.
Pollinator Plant Party
Prepare new plants for the Wildlife Refuge's pollinator garden. You'll use seeds collected from last fall to grow new pollinator plants for the summer.
