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Tuesday Aug. 12, 2025

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6 – 7:30 pm

8/12 Fishing Tutorial with the Bayside Anglers

Alley Pond Environmental CenterDouglaston

Wednesday Aug. 13

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10 am – noon

Young Naturalists

Ages: 5 – 12
Environment
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

2:30 – 4:30 pm

Wetland Wednesdays

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

Thursday Aug. 14

Toddler Time Eily and Grandma

9:15 – 10:30 am

Toddler Time on Thursdays

Alley Pond Environmental CenterDouglaston

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

11 am – 1 pm

Sensational Summer: Beautiful Beaded Suncatchers

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY
Environment
Family

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

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11 am – 12:30 pm

Guided Tour of Paul Rogers Farm

Paul Raogers Family FarmWater Mill

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2 – 6 pm

Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

Friday Aug. 15

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10 am – 4 pm

Sculpture in the Garden: Sarah Sze at Landcraft Gardens

Landcraft Garden FoundationMattituck

10 – 11 am

Idlewild Trail Walk

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Idlewild Environmental CenterSpringfield Gardens

NYBG FE updated photo for 8-14-25

10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

10:30 am – noon

Docent Tours in the Landcraft Garden

Landcraft Garden FoundationMattituck

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Noon – 3 pm

Junior Rangers

Ages: 9 and up
Environment
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

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2 – 6 pm

Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

Saturday Aug. 16

Yard Ark 27

8 am – 5 pm

YARD ARK: Transforming your Yard into an Ark of Biodiversity with Edwina Von Gal, April Gornik, and Frank Quevedo

The ChurchSag Harbor

AdoptRoad

8 – 9 am

Old Farm Road Cleanup

Poxabogue ParkSagaponack

LongHouse Landscape Legends

9:30 am – 3 pm

LongHouse Landscape Legends – Modernist Landscapes

LongHouse ReserveEast Hampton

Beach Debris

10 am – noon

AMSEAS Beach Walk & Cleanup at Hallock State Park

Hallock State Park PreserveRiverhead

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10 am – 4 pm

Sculpture in the Garden: Sarah Sze at Landcraft Gardens

Landcraft Garden FoundationMattituck

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10 am – 1 pm

The Great Nature Play Day: A Summer Family Festival

Planting FieldsOyster Bay

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

10:30 am – noon

Docent Tours in the Landcraft Garden

Landcraft Garden FoundationMattituck

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Noon – 4 pm

Family Science Workshop: Summer Thunder

Ages: 5 – 8
Environment
Family

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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1 – 4 pm

The Great Nature Play Day: A Summer Family Festival

Planting FieldsOyster Bay

2 – 3:15 pm

Grow and Gather Family Gardening Program

Queens County Farm MuseumFloral Park

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2 – 4 pm

MoMA Family Art Making: Nature Drawings

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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2 – 6 pm

Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

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5 – 7 pm

Bruce Sherman: Bonsai and Spirit Rocks

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

Moth

8:30 – 10:30 pm

Evening with the Moths

Ages: 9 and up
Animals
Environment
Family

Westmoreland SanctuaryMount Kisco

Sunday Aug. 17

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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