Jamaica Bay and the Rockaways

Events

Saturday, October 25, 2025

NYRR Open Run: Canarsie Park

9:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Location: Canarsie Park House (in Canarsie Park)
Category: Running/JoggingFree!

Idlewild Park Tree and Shrub Planting

9:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Location: Idlewild Park Preserve Environmental Science Learning Center (in Idlewild Park)
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Hiking, GardeningFree!

It's My Park at Marine Park

9:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Location: Marine Park
Category: Volunteer, It's My ParkFree!

Volunteer With EQA: Turn an unsightly lot into a Botanical Garden

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Location: Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
Category: Nature, GardeningFree!

Cardio Punch

11:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Location: Boardwalk at Beach 60th Street (in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk)
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise ClassesFree!

Sunday, October 26, 2025

NYRR Open Run: Marine Park

9:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Location: Carmine Carro Community Center (in Marine Park)
Category: Running/JoggingFree!

Autumn Festival

1:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Location: Lawn at Fillmore Avenue and Madison Place (in Marine Park)
Category: Art, FestivalsFree!

Monday, October 27, 2025

Junior Naturalist: Autumn Adventures

3:30 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Location: Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Workshops, STEM Classes

Uplifted Dance Fitness

6:15 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Location: Beach 32nd Street Football Field (in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk)
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise ClassesFree!

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Trees Count at Canarsie Park

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Location: Canarsie Park
Category: Nature, VolunteerFree!

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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