It’s the 4th of July and time for a history refresh on how Queens was connected to the Revolutionary War with Jason Antos of the Queens Historical Society..

Queens Historical Society

Outdoor Highlights:

Nature Exploration: Urban Wildlife at Captain Tilly Park

Historic New York: The Revolutionary War’s Hidden Environmental Story in Forest Park

Nature’s Workshop: Natural Inks and Dyes at Margaret Carman Green - Weeping Beech

Astoria Pool: Senior Splash

Rockaway Refresh

Waterfront Summer Concert Series at Astoria Park

Jamaica Bay Festival

Birds and Butterflies of Summer at Jamaica Bay

Fishing at the Gantries - at Gantry Plaza State Park

Wild About Wildlife at Murray Playground

Fantastic Fungi Mushroom ID Hike at Alley Pond Park

Solar Observing at Atlas Park Mall with the Amateur Astronomers Association

Art in the Park: Sea Glass Jewelry at Gantry Plaza State Park

Let’s get batty and learn about your local, friendly neighborhood bats!

Creatures of the Night: Bats at Forest Park

Gotham Bat Conservancy

NYC.gov bat information web page

Outdoor Highlights:

Science in the Woods: Forest Floor Invertebrate Exploration at Alley Pond Environmental Center

Conservation Chalk Art at Rockaway Beach

Basic Canoeing at Baisley Pond Park

Learn how to make a BIG impact — become an NYC Parks Steward!

NYC Parks Stewardship

NYC Parks Super Stewards

Astoria Street Tree Care on 6/13

Woodhaven Street Tree Care on 6/13

Corona Street Tree Care on 6/14

Idlewild Park Natural Area Restoration on 6/14

Elmhurst Street Tree Care on 6/20

Horseshoe Crab Tagging and Coastal Cleanup on 6/25

Kissena Park Forest Restoration on 6/27

Outdoor Highlights:

Solar Observing at Atlas Park with the Amateur Astronomers Association

Pretty Pigeon Day at Gantry Plaza State Park

Metropolitan Opera SummerStage at Socrates Sculpture Park

Independence Day Celebration at Fort Totten Park

Alas, the schedule issues continue because I’ve been dealing with Covid this week! But still wanted to let you know about a few fantastic outdoor events this weekend.

Strawberry Festival at Queens Farm Museum

Solar Observation with the Amateur Astronomers Association at Atlas Park

LaGuardia Community College Urban Agriculture Event

LaGuardia Community College’s Sustainable Urban Agriculture Program

A schedule blow up means that you get to have an extended version of Outdoor Highlights this week. And there’s LOADS going on!

Idlewild Park Black Birders Week Bird Walk

Morning Bird Walk at Gantry Plaza State Park

Joe Michaels Mile Salt Marsh Planting

Alice in Wonderland Victorian Tea Party at Queens County Farm Museum

Celebrate the Trees of Kew Gardens

Teen Girls Softball at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park

Mini Concerts in Dinkins Circle/Flushing Meadows-Corona Park with Queens College

Alley Pond Park Adventure Course

Birding: Shorebird Families at Rockaway Park

Birding for Beginners at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

Stonehenge? Whatever…it’s time for Manhattanhenge and this is your guide!

Manhattanhenge info: American Museum of Natural History

Outdoor Highlights

Smiling Hogs Head Ranch: Farming Friday

Historic New York: Ridgewood Reservoir

Fort Tilden and Dunes Hike

It’s time to celebrate (and learn about) the real native New Yorkers — horseshoe crabs!

Horseshoe crab: Wikipedia

Horseshoe crab: NYC Parks

How to flip a horseshoe crab video

Report a tagged horseshoe crab

Project Limulus at Sacred Heart University

Horseshoe Crab Festival at Jamaica Bay

Horseshoe Crab Walk and Coastal Cleanup in the Rockaways

Outdoor Highlights

See above for the Horseshoe Crab Festival and Horseshoe Crab Walk/Coastal Cleanup

Hawk Watch: Flushing Meadows-Corona Park

Victorian Lawn Tea and Music afternoon at the Voelker Orth Museum

The QueensWay is an exciting new green space under development that you are sure to enjoy! Learn more about this wonderful green space for Queens.

The QueensWay website

The QueensWay - Get Involved

Outdoor Highlights

It’s My Park: Andrews Grove

It’s My Park: Lawrence Triangle

It’s My Park: Catharine Turner Richardson Park

It’s My Park: Hallets Cove Playground

Eastern Queen Alliance — garden volunteering

Mother’s Day Birding at Forest Park

Mother Earth Cleanup and Nature Exploration at Rockaway Community Park

28th Annual Apple Blossom Carnival at Queens Farm Museum

Insect Exploration: The Motherly Instincts of Insects at Astoria Park