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AccessibilityJamaica Bay and the Rockaways
Winter Nature Exploration and Cleanup
Saturday, January 17, 2026
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers for a walk in the Arverne East Nature Preserve while looking for signs of birds and other winter flora and fauna that call the preserve home. We will also help beautify this area by participating in a clean-up.
Location
Entrance - Beach 44th Street and Boardwalk in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk
Queens
Cost
Free
Registration
Registration not required.
Event Organizer
NYC Parks Urban Park Rangers
Contact Number
(718) 868-3706
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Know Before You Go
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.
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.
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