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Parks Department to Expand Programs at Inwood Hill Urban Ecology Center

Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe today joined children from the Junior Rangers summer camp program and representatives from BP, Fairway, and the International Center for Birds of Prey to announce upcoming renovations to the Inwood Hill Urban Ecology Center. Thanks to support from the above organizations and grants from the Hudson River Fund; the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation; the Frankel Foundation; and the Butler Foundation; the center will receive new outdoor seating, renovations to its garden area, and a new boathouse and boat dock.


"The new riverfront facilities, to be completed next year, are part of a great renaissance at New York City's waterways," said Commissioner Benepe. "Our resident bald eagles already feed out of this stretch of the Hudson River; we're looking forward to opening it up to the public for Ranger-led tours."


Jim Elliott, Parks' eagle consultant from the International Center for Birds of Prey, treated the children to a bird demonstration in commemoration of the fourth year of Inwood Hill Park's Bald Eagle Program. The program introduces new eaglets to the park each year, which are raised by Park Rangers and falconers, then released into the 196-acre park (the eagles are free to travel further if they choose to, though most remain in the park). Visitors can observe the eagles on hikes throughout the property, which contains Manhattan's last natural forest and salt marsh, or via webcam in the nature center and at www.nyc.gov/parks. The park also houses such rare wild birds as redtailed hawks, wild perigron falcons, grayhorned owls, and osprey.

The Junior Rangers program gives aspiring urban naturalists between the ages of 8 and 11 the chance to go adventure camping, canoeing, fishing, and orieneering; learn about trail restoration; and participate in teambuilding activities.



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Parks Department to Expand Programs at Inwood Hill Urban Ecology Center
(Jul 27, 2005)

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