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Nature Walk: Hammock Grove

Published: June 14, 2025; Aithor: Julia Sonrisa

Take the fer­ry over to our green oasis for a spe­cial guid­ed tour to dis­cov­er and con­nect with the plants and insects that call this place home. Led by the Gov­er­nors Island Nature pro­gram along with insect ecol­o­gist Amy Berkov, this guid­ed tour will take par­tic­i­pants on a jour­ney through Ham­mock Grove, a 10-acre urban for­est where we’re cre­at­ing an authen­tic for­est under­sto­ry with mul­ti­ple gen­er­a­tions of trees and robust shrub thick­ets fill­ing left­over space.

You’ll get to learn about these resilient, built land­scapes direct­ly from the peo­ple who know them best, and get the chance to par­tic­i­pate in dif­fer­ent com­mu­ni­ty sci­ence projects. Click here to down­load the iNat­u­ral­ist app in advance so you can log all the wildlife you spot dur­ing your vis­it. The Insect Nature Walk is free and open to all, and is held entire­ly out­doors on Gov­er­nors Island. The tour will depart from Liggett Ter­race, click here for directions.

Time: 1:30-2:30 pm EST

Free!

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