{"title": "Bird and Nature Walk: Wolfe's Pond Park", "start": "2026-11-18T10:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-18T12:00:00-05:00", "place": "Staten Island Museum", "address": "10301", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "tours", "tags": ["nature/animals/birds"], "description": "Bird and Nature Walk: Wolfe's Pond Park is a guided nature walk through Wolfe's Pond Park. It is led by naturalists Ed Johnson and Ray Matarazzo together with Colleen Evans, the museum's Director of Natural Science, as part of walks through the borough's parks. The park's mix of habitats — a freshwater pond, woodlands and Raritan Bay — should bring a good variety of late migrants and winter-resident birds. Participants meet in the parking lot near the Parks Department buildings.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/bird-and-nature-walk-wolfes-pond-park-56059/", "official_url": "https://www.statenislandmuseum.org/event/bird-and-nature-walk-wolfes-pond-park-10/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9ff3d49d7afd9188024982f065dd8580e04f46a5719f889fca13da753ec0167c-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-18T10:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-18T12:00:00-05:00", "place": "Staten Island Museum", "address": "10301", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Van Cortlandt Nature Group Walk", "start": "2026-11-11T14:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-11T15:30:00-05:00", "place": "Van Cortlandt Park Alliance", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "tours", "tags": ["nature"], "description": "Van Cortlandt Nature Group Walk is a slow nature walk through Van Cortlandt Park led by naturalist Debbi Dolan, who introduces participants to the park's local flora and fauna. The Van Cortlandt Park Alliance runs the walk, which explores how nature is active in the fall, with bird migrations, changing leaves, and animals preparing to hibernate. Walkers can 'leaf peek' at oaks, hickories, sugar maples and tulip trees changing color and look for new bird arrivals such as the white throated sparrow and the dark eyed juncos feeding on seeds, nuts and berries. This walk meets in the parking lot of the Riverdale Stables and follows the trails of the park's Northwest Woods.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/van-cortlandt-nature-group-walk-67435/", "official_url": "https://vancortlandt.org/event/van-cortlandt-nature-group-walk-12/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8db7cec04a443cb56058bc4f588626346e9f2e5c7ccdc1dc97dfecf065968f6f-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Staten Island North Shore Parks Super Hike", "start": "2026-11-07T10:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T12:00:00-05:00", "place": "Visitor Information Booth", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["nature"], "description": "A quick-paced hike through varied terrain and trails, covering Snug Harbor, Allison Pond, Goodhue, and Jones Woods. It is led by the Urban Park Rangers, and comfortable walking shoes are recommended. The route can be altered to accommodate people with mobility impairments, and assistance is available for attendees with sight or hearing impairments.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/staten-island-north-shore-parks-super-hike-110189/", "official_url": "https://snug-harbor.org/event/staten-island-north-shore-parks-super-hike/?slot_id=25410", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e0f5c765398abfbb011d29b5a32150024992c29b21a417d326ab0187961f847f-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Nature Walk at Floyd Bennett Field", "start": "2026-11-16T14:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Ryan Visitor Center", "address": "New York Avenue 210, 10305 Staten Island", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/aviation", "nature/walks"], "description": "A ranger-led nature walk exploring the campground trails of Floyd Bennett Field. The U.S. National Park Service runs this one-hour walk, which covers the history of New York City's first municipal airport, now a reclaimed natural space. Meet at the Ecology Village parking lot.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/nature-walk-at-floyd-bennett-field-55505/", "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=F13873C0-C6B3-FB70-891D5CD405F3F86B", "image": "https://noky.io/images/91bfc650ca993cccb34b5136bf59e8ca67f793b1d953cdfe7293b06059333e3c-1200.webp"}, {"title": "\"Ranger's Choice\" Guided Walk at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge", "start": "2026-11-08T10:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Ryan Visitor Center", "address": "New York Avenue 210, 10305 Staten Island", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["occasion/seasons"], "description": "A ranger-led guided walk at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, this week a spooky Halloween Fall Foliage Walk. As leaves change colors and animals prepare for winter, a park ranger leads visitors on a walk to learn about the changes in Jamaica Bay, with a focus on the macabre and costumes encouraged. The program is part of the weekly ranger walks at Gateway National Recreation Area and is free to attend.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/rangers-choice-guided-walk-at-jamaica-bay-wildlife-refuge-55489/", "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=B9A4EB4F-EC82-87B9-DE598C80AC5F99F0", "image": ""}, {"title": "Urban Park Rangers: Hiking Club Series: Hidden Hunter Island", "start": "2026-11-15T11:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-15T12:00:00-05:00", "place": "Pelham Bay, Bronx", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "tours", "tags": ["nature/hiking"], "description": "A beginner-friendly guided hike through the trails of Hunter Island, where forests, wetlands, and shoreline habitats meet. It is led by the Urban Park Rangers as part of their Hiking Club Series. Participants can enjoy fresh air, light exercise, and a hidden gem within New York City's largest park.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/urban-park-rangers-hiking-club-series-hidden-hunter-island-75576/", "official_url": "https://www.pelhambaypark.org/events/urban-park-rangers-hiking-club-series-hidden-hunter-island", "image": ""}, {"title": "Great Kills Park Wellness Walk and Journaling Series", "start": "2026-11-15T12:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Ryan Visitor Center", "address": "New York Avenue 210, 10305 Staten Island", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["nature", "wellness"], "description": "A ranger-led wellness walk with journaling at Great Kills Park, meeting at the playground in Lot A. Join a park ranger to explore and reconnect with the natural world, ignite your senses, and create a journal of your park memories. It lasts one hour and 30 minutes and is canceled in inclement weather. Questions can be directed to the ranger at 718 354-4500.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/great-kills-park-wellness-walk-and-journaling-series-55504/", "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=BB73B6C1-B51F-5092-5082277182750067", "image": ""}, {"title": "Bartow-Pell Tree ID Walk", "start": "2026-11-07T11:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T12:00:00-05:00", "place": "Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum", "address": "895 Shore Road, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx, NY 10464", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["nature/plants/trees", "history/indigenous-peoples"], "description": "Bartow-Pell Tree ID Walk is a guided tree identification walk on the grounds of the Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum. It is led by Connecticut Licensed Arborist and Super Steward: Pathkeeper Marc Brodsky and celebrates Native American Heritage Month, teaching about the significance of trees in the everyday lives of the indigenous people who lived on this land. There is a rain date of Saturday, November 14, 2026.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/bartow-pell-tree-id-walk-51247/", "official_url": "https://www.bartowpellmansionmuseum.org/events/bartow-pell-tree-id-walk-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8ffc91ea2bb6a42896ee96636f69ba53fe1756b5352b33d902a7ba9ff5a6e080-600.webp"}, {"title": "Jamaica Bay Sunset Walk", "start": "2026-11-08T16:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Ryan Visitor Center", "address": "New York Avenue 210, 10305 Staten Island", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["nature"], "description": "Jamaica Bay Sunset Walk is a ranger-guided sunset walk at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. It is run by Gateway National Recreation Area, part of the U.S. National Park Service. The walk invites people to embrace the golden evening light and the changing autumn landscape. It lasts one hour and is free to attend.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/jamaica-bay-sunset-walk-55498/", "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=F0D1289E-A153-FBBD-80DFD1BC9E30CA76", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8f9745b7fa69434062fd7fe7cb063d3d61cc0df3ad021ab179df617b614ad39b-600.webp"}, {"title": "It's My Park at Seaside Wildlife Nature Park", "start": "2026-11-14T11:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-14T12:30:00-05:00", "place": "Staten Island", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["community/volunteering", "nature/conservation"], "description": "It's My Park at Seaside Wildlife Nature Park is a volunteer event where people help care for a park in Staten Island. Pirate Park Families hosts it as part of the It's My Park season: volunteers clean and maintain the garden bed and assist with a clean-up along the shoreline and pathways in the park. Volunteers should meet at the garden and shoreline boardwalk. For more information, you can email pirateparkfamilies@gmail.com.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/its-my-park-at-seaside-wildlife-nature-park-51968/", "official_url": "https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/its-my-park-at-seaside-wildlife-nature-park-13/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/beed9357f0e98236e7f511f2967de98da5cce690a323395654101d984f96c587-1200.webp"}, {"title": "9th Annual Raptorama at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge", "start": "2026-11-07T10:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Ryan Visitor Center", "address": "New York Avenue 210, 10305 Staten Island", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["nature/animals/birds"], "description": "9th Annual Raptorama at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is a free festival about the birds of prey of Jamaica Bay. The National Park Service hosts it with partners Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy, American Littoral Society, New York City Bird Alliance and New York City Plover Project. Visitors can see live raptor demonstrations by the Wildlife Center of Long Island, join guided hawk walks with rangers during fall migration, and enjoy family-friendly activities at partner tables. There is also a Junior Ranger program and a raptor slideshow presentation.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/9th-annual-raptorama-at-jamaica-bay-wildlife-refuge-55494/", "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=AEA0322C-09F2-14F6-1D0344BF0D765B18", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2f0c819de0ea1619fde8312d93985311e285bd4b23d1f180cee54cf140e09a78-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Central Park Woodland Walk: The North Woods", "start": "2026-11-07T10:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Charles A. Dana Discovery Center", "address": "", "price": "$20 (20% off for members)", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["nature/plants/trees"], "description": "A guided 90-minute woodland walk of about 0.85 miles through Central Park's North Woods, beginning at the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center and covering steep inclines, some stairs, and uneven trails. It is run by the Central Park Conservancy, the nonprofit that has cared for Central Park since 1980. Walkers are invited to engage their senses, calm their minds, and immerse themselves in the Park's changing foliage. The walk is tagged under art and architecture, wildlife, and plants and trees.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/central-park-woodland-walk-the-north-woods-51777/", "official_url": "https://www.centralparknyc.org/activities/tours/the-north-woods-tour", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a2aa75787ccc0e7fb7eb86e6388c002657947b3a1b86f3db23c7ef5a50f89860-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Indigenous Central Park Tour", "start": "2026-11-14T10:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Central Park Conservancy", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/indigenous-peoples/north-america", "nature/parks"], "description": "The Indigenous Central Park Tour is a guided walk through the lesser-traveled areas of Central Park's wooded north end. It is run by the Central Park Conservancy and explores the past, present, and future of indigenous presence in the park's landscapes. Before Europeans arrived, the land was part of an ecosystem the Lenape people still call home, and the tour uncovers vestiges of their presence. Through native flora and fauna, it also references contemporary indigenous relationships with the land.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/indigenous-central-park-tour-51780/", "official_url": "https://www.centralparknyc.org/activities/tours/indigenous-central-park-tour", "image": ""}, {"title": "11/7 Fall Foliage Walk", "start": "2026-11-07T10:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T11:30:00-05:00", "place": "Buddy Monument", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "tours", "tags": ["nature/plants/trees"], "description": "A guided fall foliage walk through Forest Park. NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust invite participants to identify common trees of the largest continuous oak-hickory forest in Queens and learn why they matter and how to join upcoming restoration work there. The event is made possible by a NYS DEC community reforestation grant.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/117-fall-foliage-walk-71876/", "official_url": "https://forestparktrust.org/events/11-7-fallfoliage-textt", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b2f365e90410600554e5c19ef37e4a58d077e8027aa36f7c6901b5a18f98e21a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Fall Foliage Tour", "start": "2026-11-05T13:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-05T14:30:00-05:00", "place": "Snug Harbor", "address": "", "price": "$10 & Under", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["nature/plants/trees"], "description": "Fall Foliage Tour is a guided walk through Snug Harbor at the peak of its autumn color. It begins at Chapel Road, winds through the Pond Garden, and ends in the Chinese Scholar's Garden. The tour is run by Snug Harbor, New York City's only culture park, and takes place rain or shine. It is funded in part by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's Urban and Community Forestry Program and by the New York City Council through A Greener NYC.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/fall-foliage-tour-77022/", "official_url": "https://snug-harbor.org/event/fall-foliage-tour-2/?slot_id=22834", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4bca7e648969075a47b8c012ae35b4cab7b5eed16c21b70fd61e4e67564969e0-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Jamaica Bay Book Club", "start": "2026-11-06T14:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Ryan Visitor Center", "address": "New York Avenue 210, 10305 Staten Island", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "Jamaica Bay Book Club is a gathering that reads selections of nature-themed literature and thinks critically about nature writing and our place in the natural world. It is run by the National Park Service's Gateway National Recreation Area, with a ranger leading open, respectful discussion of the works read. Participants should bring their thoughts and questions and register in advance to receive the readings.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/jamaica-bay-book-club-55493/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}]}