Events

How do the trees on your neighborhood block help protect you and Marine Park? How do street trees support the natural environment? Learn about tips and techniques for taking care of the trees that keep you r neighborhood healthy and beautiful. Find out about the NYC Parks Department Care Captain Program and other ways you […]

What role do mushrooms and fungi play i the complex web of ecosystems found in the salt marsh? What exactly are mushrooms and fungi? Discover more with Andrew Cannon of the NY Mycological Society and find out what could be growing near you

On City of Water Day, find out about the remarkable transformations that created the park we love today. Thomas J. Campanella, Historian-in-Residence of the NYC Parks Department, author of Brooklyn, the Once and Future City, will be talking about the history of Marine Park.

How does the Fiddler Crab survive in the salt marsh tides? What other crabs live in the marsh? What happens i the winter? Where do Horseshoe Crabs Fit in? Explore the complexities and threats to the fragile salt marsh with Mike Feller, retired Chief Naturalist of the NYC Parks Department. Sponsored by the Salt Marsh […]

Why do we see,  and swat, so many stinging insects in the fall? What vital roles do bees and wasps and other stinging insects, play in the environment? How can we protect our native insect populations and ourselves? Learn why and how with Jared Kirschner, Education Manager and Junior Entomologist from the Long Island Aquarium.