City of Forest Day in Prospect Park

October 8, 2024

Join Prospect Park Alliance at the third annual City of Forest Day on Saturday, October 26 in Prospect Park. Presented by Forest for All NYC in partnership with the Parks and Open Space Partners – NYC Coalition and NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, City of Forest Day is a day of activities across the city to raise awareness of the importance of the New York City urban forest, and the essential role New Yorkers play every day in caring for the “lungs” of our city. Prospect Park Alliance presents an array of activities to raise awareness and celebrate Brooklyn’s forest including tours of the park, nature education programming and a volunteer opportunity in Brooklyn’s Backyard.

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Prospect Park Events:

Park Pitch In: City of Forest Day
11 am–2 pm
Willink Entrance, Free, Registration Required

In collaboration with BSE Global and National Grid, join Prospect Park Alliance for a Park Pitch In volunteer event on City of Forest Day, a city-wide effort to raise awareness and celebrate New York City’s urban forest. Prospect Park Alliance volunteers will plant over 300 trees and shrubs as well as perform weeding and tree bed care to restore Prospect Park’s beloved landscape, which has seen the loss of a significant number of ash trees since 2017 due to Emerald Ash Borer, a wood-boring beetle that is deadly to trees.

Each tree planted will count towards BSE Global and National Grid’s “Threes for Trees” initiative, which is committed to planting a tree in the Brooklyn community for every 3-point basket made by players from the Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty, Long Island Nets, and Nets GC during their regular season home games. Together we can help enrich our environment and provide green spaces for generations to come. Appropriate for groups, teens and adults.

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City of Forest Day: Nature Exploration
10 am–1 pm
Audubon Center, Free
Join the Prospect Park Alliance for nature education programs at the Boathouse on City of Forest Day.

  • Leaf Art, 10–12 pm: Let’s have fun exploring the unique features of trees and their uniquely shaped leaves. Let your creativity flourish as you craft art inspired by nature.
  • Animal Encounter, 11 am–12 pm: Join Alliance Naturalists in learning more about the animals in the Audubon Center’s collection. This program starts promptly at 11 am.
  • Fall Nature Walk, 12–1 pm: Join us as we discover the wonders of nature! Are you curious about how invasive insects, like the Spotted Lanternfly, prepare for winter? You’ll get hands-on experience in citizen science as we observe how insect and plant life prepare for seasonal changes. Plus, you’ll learn how to protect trees from pests. This program leaves the Audubon Center promptly at 12 pm.

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City of Forest Day: A History of Brooklyn’s Last Remaining Forest
10:30 am–12:30 pm
Prospect Park, Free, Registration Required
Prospect Park is home to Brooklyn’s largest and oldest forest, an important hotspot of biodiversity with over 30,000 trees of 200+ species. On this guided 1.5 mile walking tour with Prospect Park Alliance touring partner, Turnstile Tours, we will explore the history of the stewardship of this forest over the past 150 years, looking at some of the park’s oldest trees, exploring the management practices developed by park co-designer Frederick Law Olmsted, the work of the Alliance to restore these urban woodlands over the past 30 years, and contemporary challenges to forests due to climate change and invasive pests.

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Bangladeshi Ladies Club Nature Walk in Prospect Park
3–5 pm
Park Circle, Brooklyn, NY 11218, Free, Registration Required
Join the Bangladeshi Ladies Club, Council Member Shahana Hanif and Prospect Park Alliance for a relaxing and engaging nature walk in Prospect Park. Did you know that Prospect Park is home to Brooklyn’s last forest and only Lake? On this walk, members of the Ladies Club will take you through the park’s woodlands and lakeshore to explore the park’s beauty, including its many trees and birds. Following the walk, please join us for a reception with refreshments. Please note that this event is for members of the Bangladeshi community and the tour will be offered in English and Bangla.
The event is made possible through funding from Council Member Shahana Hanif.

বাংলাদেশি লেডিজ ক্লাব, কাউন্সিল মেম্বার শাহানা হানিফ এবং প্রস্পেক্ট পার্ক অ্যালায়েন্সের সাথে প্রস্পেক্ট পার্কে একটি শান্ত এবং আকর্ষণীয় প্রকৃতি ভ্রমণে যোগ দিন।আপনি কি জানেন যে প্রস্পেক্ট পার্কেই ব্রুকলিনের একমাত্র বন এবং হ্রদ অবস্থিত? এই প্রকৃতি ভ্রমণে, লেডিজ ক্লাবের সদস্যরা আপনাকে পার্কের বনাঞ্চল ও হ্রদের তীরভূমি পরিভ্রমণ করতে নিয়ে যাবেন, যেখানে আপনি বিভিন্ন গাছপালা ও পাখির সৌন্দর্য উপভোগ করতে পারবেন। এই ভ্রমণের পর আমাদের সাথে রিসেপশনে যোগদান করতে আমন্ত্রণ জানাচ্ছি, যেখানে হালকা নাস্তা এবং পানীয়র ব্যবস্থা থাকবে।

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