Pop-Up Audubon: Fantastic Foliage
Brooklyn’s last-remaining forest becomes a real-world laboratory for hands-on discovery. Join the Prospect Park Alliance to take an in-depth look at the largest organism within this habitat, its trees!
- Nature Play, 10–2 pm: Alliance naturalists teach children to appreciate the beauty of nature and develop self-reliance, creativity and problem-solving skills through different outdoor play-based activities. Program includes opportunities to play in giant piles of leaves, paint with mud, and more!
- Nature’s Helpers, 1 pm: Did you know that trees help trees? After learning how mulch protects tree roots, spend time spreading wood chips around trees.
- Family Bird Watching, 2 pm: Did you know that as an Important Bird Area, Prospect Park supports an exceptional diversity of migrating birds and is an essential stopover for about 250 species of birds? After learning how to use binoculars, participants of all ages can join Alliance Naturalists on a walk to learn how to identify these birds!