Join artist Jenae' Schwartz and take a closer look into nature. Discover various rocks, formations, flowers, leaves, and trees through art. Have fun sketching and making colorful prints of your observations to take home! Designed for children ages 4 to 11. Children must be accompanied by adults. Please note: Space is limited and RSVP is […]
Join the Fort Tryon Park Trust and experts from the Alley Pond Environmental Center for this FREE nature program! How do mammals feed their young? Can touching toads give you warts? How have animals adapted to living in their environments? This interactive lesson offers observation and handling of live animals to help participants understand animal […]
Join Artist Jenae Schwartz in making rock sculptures inspired by the magnificent formations of the Palisades. Use plaster strips made from mineral gypsum to create your own relief or rock sculpture and add color to tint. Jenaé Schwartz is a contemporary painter and teaches in New York. She studied art at the Fashion Institute of […]
Join the Fort Tryon Park Trust and experts from the Alley Pond Environmental Center for this FREE nature program! What is an arthropod? What is the difference between an insect and an arachnid? What are spinnerets and who uses them? This exciting lesson teaches students to distinguish between insects and arachnids based on their physical […]
This year marks the 242nd anniversary of the Battle of Fort Washington, a key event during the Revolutionary War. Be transported back in time and celebrate your local history. The Brigade of the American Revolution will perform and lead drills. Come to watch a blacksmith demonstration, listen to live 18th-century music, make arts and crafts […]
Join the Fort Tryon Park Trust and experts from the Alley Pond Environmental Center for this FREE program and take a journey back in time to when Native Americans were the primary inhabitants of the land. Learn about Native American customs, survival techniques and conservation practices and how these lessons can be applied today. Ages […]
Join Artist Jenae Schwartz and admire the wonderful colors of Autumn. Peek into the science of trees and learn the different parts of a leaf through sketching, leaf rubbing, and painting with watercolors. This free art workshop is for children ages 5-12. Space is limited & RSVP is required. Registration opens on Sunday, November 4. Click […]
Have you ever wanted to meet an eagle owl? Pet a fox? Hold a red-tailed hawk? Here's your chance to get up close and personal with Northern Manhattan Parks' wildlife. Join rehabilitator, Bobby Horvath, to meet some of the wildlife and learn about the work of Wildlife in Need of Rescue and Rehabilitation. Space is […]
Construct and decorate a set of wind chimes celebrating the end of fall and ushering in the holiday season. Workshop participants will assemble and embellish a unique wind chime in the shape of leaves from native trees. Greet winter visitors with a delightful melody of chimes. Hang this charming wind chime out in the cold […]
Identify the year-round birds found in Fort Tryon Park and find out which plants support them in the park. Then, create birdfeeders for your home with artist Jenae Schwartz to help our feathered friends during the cold winter months! Space is limited (ages 5 – 12) and RSVP is required. Click here to register on […]