Join local artist, Jessica Maffia, and look at images of different pollinators including ladybugs, butterflies, beetles, hummingbirds, and bats for inspiration. Then we will paint them onto stones. All ages […]
Join public garden designer Ronda M. Brands for a behind-the-scenes look at the particular design emphasis on the Heather Garden’s autumn assets, and the plant selections made to ensure a remarkable blend of fall colors throughout the three-acre site with its 550 varieties of plants, trees, and shrubs. Brands and colleague Lynden Miller have served […]
Join us for Fitness at the Fort! Incorporating climbing multiple staircases, stretches and strengthening exercises, notable tree identification, and forest bathing. Instructor: Nancy Bruning, BA, MPH, PAPHS Fall/Winter 2021-2022 Class Descriptions: Mondays: Easy Pace Meet at the Heather Garden entrance. Walk along Stan Michels Promenade to Linden Terrace for dynamic warm up stretching and cardio […]
Join us for Fitness at the Fort! Incorporating climbing multiple staircases, stretches and strengthening exercises, notable tree identification, and forest bathing. Instructor: Nancy Bruning, BA, MPH, PAPHS Fall/Winter 2021-2022 Class Descriptions: Mondays: Easy Pace Meet at the Heather Garden entrance. Walk along Stan Michels Promenade to Linden Terrace for dynamic warm up stretching and cardio […]
Join us for Fitness at the Fort! Incorporating climbing multiple staircases, stretches and strengthening exercises, notable tree identification, and forest bathing. Instructor: Nancy Bruning, BA, MPH, PAPHS Fall/Winter 2021-2022 Class Descriptions: Mondays: Easy Pace Meet at the Heather Garden entrance. Walk along Stan Michels Promenade to Linden Terrace for dynamic warm up stretching and cardio […]
Bring your camera and join photographer Michael Palma Mir as you capture the park’s natural assets, such as rock outcrops, magnificent cliffs, trees, and plants from behind the lens. Michael will discuss nature photography strategies for dealing with difficult lighting situations, lens and zoom choice for perspective control, and composition, using Highbridge Park and its […]
Stewardship Days along the Broadway side of the park take place on the 2nd & 4th Saturdays of each month from April through November. Meet at the Broadway Greeting Garden at Fort Tryon Park’s Arden Street/Broadway entrance. Wear long pants, sturdy shoes, and your face mask and join the Fort Tryon Park Trust and NYC […]
This year marks the 245th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Washington, a key event during the Revolutionary War. Be transported back in time and celebrate your local history. Come to watch a blacksmith demonstration, listen to live 18th-century music, make arts and crafts, and play games from the revolutionary period. Tour the battle scene […]
Come view the park's temporary art installation, "Tomb Effigy of Margaret Corbin” by artist Zaq Landsberg during the Commemoration of the Battle of Fort Washington event and join in a talk with the artist Zaq Landsberg. Talks take place at 1:15 p.m. & 2:15 p.m. on Linden Terrace. Zaq is the 2020 recipient of the […]
Join us for Fitness at the Fort! Incorporating climbing multiple staircases, stretches and strengthening exercises, notable tree identification, and forest bathing. Instructor: Nancy Bruning, BA, MPH, PAPHS Fall/Winter 2021-2022 Class Descriptions: Mondays: Easy Pace Meet at the Heather Garden entrance. Walk along Stan Michels Promenade to Linden Terrace for dynamic warm up stretching and cardio […]