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Junior Naturalist: Autumn Adventures

Monday, October 27, 2025

3:30 p.m.5:00 p.m.

This event repeats every week on Monday between 9/15/2025 and 10/27/2025.

Join us this fall as we explore the changing seasons at Idlewild! In this 7-week afterschool program, Junior Naturalists will dive into the science of autumn through hands-on activities, games, and outdoor adventures. Each session combines fun indoor learning with time spent outdoors in the salt marsh, giving kids a chance to connect with nature while observing the magic of fall all around them.

Location

Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue in Idlewild Park
Queens
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Location Details:
| 222-02 149th Ave. Springfield Gardens, NY 11413

Cost

$5/session

Categories

Nature, Best for Kids, Workshops, STEM Classes

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Park
Paerdegat Basin Park
Ecology Park is a five acre site set within Paerdegat Basin Park. The goal of the park is to promote habitat restoration and ecological improvement, highlighting fourteen native plant community types that exist or once existed in New York City.

Ecology Park is only open at certain times of year when Parks staff are present in order to protect this unique landscape. Want to visit? Check out our Stewardship Projects page for restoration, planting, and educational events.

Partner Organization

Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy