NYC Parks Announce Event Schedule Through 1/23

EVENT: Coyotes

DATE: Saturday, January 22, 2011

TIME: 11:00 a.m.

LOCATION: Central Park
Meet at Arsenal Gallery (E 64th Street and Fifth Avenue)
Public Transportation:
*Take the N, R, Q trains to 59th Street. Walk north to E 64th Street and 5th avenue.
*Take the 4, 5 or 6 trains to 59th Street. Walk north to E 64th Street. Walk east to 5th Avenue.
Manhattan

DETAILS: Learn about the lives of coyotes and their ecology within NYC during a discussion led by Frank Vincenti of the Wild Dog Foundation. FREE!

For more information please visit www.nyc.gov/parks/rangers or call 311 and ask for the Urban Park Rangers.

EVENT: Family Scavenger Hunt

DATE: Saturday, January 22, 2011

TIME: 1:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Van Cortlandt Park
Meet at Van Cortlandt Nature Center (Enter the park at W. 246th St. and Broadway)
Public transportation:
Take the 1 train to the 242ndStreet. Walk north on Broadway. Enter the park at W.246th Street and follow the signs to the center.
Take the Bx9 bus to the 242nd Street. Walk north on Broadway. Enter the park at W.246th Street and follow the signs to the center.

DETAILS: Search for hidden treasures in the wooded trails of Van Cortlandt Park. Fun for the whole family. Prizes will be awarded! FREE.

For more information please visit www.nyc.gov/parks/rangers or call 311 and ask for the Urban Park Rangers.

EVENT: Animals of the Ice Age

DATE: Sunday, January 23, 2011

TIME: 11:00 a.m.

LOCATION: Blue Heron Park
Meet at Blue Heron Nature Center (222 Poillon Avenue, between Amboy Road & Hylan Boulevard)
Public Transportation: Take the S78 bus along Hylan Blvd. to Poillon Ave., take a right on Poillon Ave., and walk 1/5 of a mile to the park entrance an Nature Center.
Staten Island

DETAILS: Learn about the beasts who roamed NYC during the last ice age. Find out what they ate and how they survived. FREE.

For more information please visit www.nyc.gov/parks/rangers or call 311 and ask for the Urban Park Rangers.