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Be prepared for anything! Learn tips and tricks for navigating and surviving in the wild from our expert Urban Park Rangers.
Urban Park Rangers: Outdoor Skills Events
Sunday, December 7, 2025
Gather Around the Campfire
at Entrance - Vernon Boulevard and 41st Avenue (in Queensbridge Park), Queens
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Join NYC’s Urban Park Ranger and hear tales of NYC’s urban wildlife while enjoying the warmth of a campfire.
Free!
Saturday, December 13, 2025
Outdoor Skills: Winter Survival 101
at Fort Greene Park Visitor Center (in Fort Greene Park), Brooklyn 
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Learn the basic skills of outdoor survival including fire making, shelter building and water collection among other skills.
Free!
Saturday, December 20, 2025
Nature's Workshop: Hand Weaving and Crocheting
at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers and learn the fundamentals of weaving patterns. Bring your own spool of yarn to create a warm and cozy design that can be adorned as a great winter charm!
Free!
Saturday, January 17, 2026
Outdoor Skills: Winter Wilderness Survival
at Herbert Von King Park, Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Learn all about how to prepare and survive outdoors during the colder winter temperatures.
Free!
Sunday, January 18, 2026
Gather Around the Campfire: Nature Story Time
at Fort Greene Park Visitor Center (in Fort Greene Park), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers for storytime around the campfire. Rangers will be reading children’s books related to the natural world.
Free!
Outdoor Skills: Animal Tracking
at Alley Pond Park Environmental Center (in Alley Pond Park), Queens
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join this Urban Park Ranger led walk as we look for evidence of wildlife in the park.
Free!
Saturday, January 31, 2026
Outdoor Skills: Winter Wilderness Survival
at Entrance - Vernon Boulevard and 41st Avenue (in Queensbridge Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Learn all about how to prepare and survive outdoors during the colder winter temperatures.
Free!
Sunday, February 1, 2026
Outdoor Skills: Winter Survival 101
at Rochester Avenue and President Street (in Lincoln Terrace / Arthur S. Somers Park), Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Try your hand at making a friction fire and building shelters with tarps, knots, and natural materials.
Free!
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