Queens Out of Doors

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Besides being the most ethnically diverse urban area in the world, Queens offers tens of thousands of open acres with an array of landscapes and outdoor activities. Join me as we explore the 178 square miles of this great New York City borough! Who am I? My name is Shari and after being raised in northwest Indiana, I headed to NYC in 1988 and haven’t looked back! I first lived in Manhattan (as most transplants do!), then Brooklyn, and since 1998 I’ve been a proud Queens resident. It’s home. It’s also where I began exploring urban nature. I was always that kid digging in the garden or watching insects in the backyard, but after moving to Queens, I became more and more fascinated with the outdoors in urban areas. Join me as we explore the wealth of outdoor opportunities and adventures in this great county! Questions? Suggestions? I’m all ears! Contact me at shari@queensoutofdoors.com

  1. 3d ago

    Episode 93 - Loads of Outdoor Highlights to cover!

    Loads of Outdoor Highlights to cover! Restoration, Clean Up and City of Forest Day events Forest Restoration at Forest Park Kissena Park Tree and Shrub Planting Bayswater City Park Shoreline for November CleanSweep Kissena Park Forest Restoration Outdoor Highlights: Fort Tilden Hawk Watch Wellness at Queens Botanical Garden: Mindful Movement Open House New York: West Pond Living Shoreline Tour Cardio Punch at Rockaway Beach Fishing at the Gantries Open House New York: Fort Totten Tour the Historic Lawrene Cemetery Springfield Park Fall Festival Twighlight Ledger Tour at Maple Grove Cemetery Bayside 25th Annual Classic Car Show Adventure Course Free Public Sunday on Sunday at Alley Pond Park Flavors of the World Festival at the Queens Farm Museum Jamaica Bay Fall Foliage Walk Puppets at the Park: at Gantry Plaza State Park Birding: Fall Migration at Rockaway Community Park Autumn Garden Tour at Queens Botanical Garden Juniper Valley Park Fall Festival Wayanda Park Fall Festival Annual Fall Potluck and Picnic at Two Coves Community Garden Trunk or Treat at Maple Grove Cemetery 25th Annual Totten Trot at Fort Totten Honey Bottling Workshop at Queens Botanical Garden Shocktoberfest at Flushing Meadows Corona Park Outdoor Skills: Navigation and Orienteering at Alley Pond Park Nocturnal Seining and Shore Exploration at Fort Totten Catch the Buzz About Bees at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Frightful Fishing at Gantry Plaza State Park Resilient Jamaica Bay Walk at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Halloween at the Queens Farm Museum Discovery Hike: Urban Wildlife at Phi “Scooter” Rizzuto Park Halloween at Queens Botanical Garden LIC Community Garden Halloween Trick or Treating Native American Heritage Month: Lenape Botany at Highland Park Historic New York: Fort Totten Park Queens County Parks Super Hke

  2. Oct 1

    Episode 92 - Queens Leaf Peeping Season is Here!

    Queens leaf peeping season is here! Smithsonian website on fall color process NYC Parks Fall Foliage Guide NYC Parks Tree Map New York State Fall Foliage Report and Map Restoration, Clean Up and City of Forest Day events Forest Restoration at Buddy Monument/Forest Park Dubos Point Wildlife Sanctuary Wetland Cleanup City of Forest Day: North Corona Street Tree Care City of Forest Day: Mini Rapid Site Assessment at Forest Park City of Forest Day: Forest Restoration Walk at Forest Park City of Forest Day: Horticulture Community Volunteering at Queens Botanical Garden Outdoor Highlights: CardioSculpt in Torsney Playground Summer Sports Experience: Basketball, Soccer and Flag Football at Dutch Kills Playground Agriculture Fair at Queens Farm Museum “Ranger’s Choice” Guided Walk at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Fort Totten Fall Festival Hispanic Heritage Month: Corona, the Crown of Queens Estuary Day at Oakland Lake Basic Canoeing at Oakland Lake Fall Festival at Rockaway Beach Disc-golfering Your Park at Highland Park Queens Gardens: Tales and Memories at Volker Orth Museum 1st Annual Adult Pickleball Tournament at Crocheron Park Birding for Beginners at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Jamaica Bay Sunset Walk at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge intenSati at Forest Park Farm Open Hours  at Queens Botanical Garden Fall Scavenger Hunt at Hunters Point South Park Low Impact Bodyweight Circuit Training at Astoria Park Pool The Foliage Ride 2026 meeting at Socrates Sculpture Park Halloween Pooch Parade at Little Bay Park Hunters Point Park & Newtown Creek: History and Wildlife Watercolor Bookmarks Children’s Harvest Festival at Far Rock Farm Historic New York: Vaudeville Stars of the Evergreens Cemetery Bilingual Birding Walk at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Creatures of the Night: Bats at Crocheron Park Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Native Plant and Bird Tour at Queens Botanical Garden Junior Ranger Birding Buddies at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Rockaway Fall Festival at O’Donohue Park Fort and Dunes Hike at Fort Tilden

  3. Sep 17

    Episode 91 - Sail away with former Queens resident, Ambre Hasson!

    Sail away with former Queens resident, Ambre Hasson! Ambre’s website Ambre’s Facebook Ambre’s Instagram Restoration, Clean Up and Trees Count Events Restoration Fridays at Forest Park Jackson Heights Street Tree Care Hook Creek International Coastal Cleanup Day Highland Park Horticulture Helpers International Coastal Cleanup Day at Dubos Point Wildlife Sanctuary It’s My Park at Hunter’s Point South Park Kissena Park Forest Restoration Restoration Fridays at Highland Park Forest Restoration at Buddy Monument Sunset Cove Wetland Cleanup It’s My Park at Brookville Park Volunteer Day at Beach 84th Street Community Garden Outdoor Highlights: Nature in Your Neighborhood: Bugs! at Gantry Plaza State Park Wellness at the Garden: Yoga at Queens Botanical Garden Birding: Fall Migration at Highland Park Woodside and Sunnyside Book Signing with Jason Antos at Maple Grove Cemetery Oktoberfest at Fort Totten Raptorfest at Baisley Pond Park Twin Urn Burn Closing Ceremony at Queens Botanical Garden Tree Identification Walk at Hunter’s Point South Park Oyster Monitoring at Gantry Plaza State Park Summer Concert Series: The Divas of Music Television at Forest Park Rain Garden Stewardship Volunteer Day at Queens Botanical Garden Meet Our Baby Goats at the Queens Farm Museum Beginner Yoga at Forest Park Oktoberfest Fest Flushing Style at the Volker Orth Museum Raptorama at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Chair Yoga at Project Eden Seining and Shore Exploration at Rockaway Beach Yoga at Crocheron Park Urban Wildlife: Raccoons at Rufus King Park Sunset Bird Walk at Gantry Plaza State Park

  4. Sep 3

    Episode 90 - Meet Local Flower Farmer, Ian, of Frolic & Flora

    Meet local flower farmer, Ian, of Frolic & Flora! Frolic & Flora website Frolic & Flora Instagram Frolic & Flora Facebook Restoration, Clean Up and Trees Count Events Powell’s Cove Park Forest Restoration It’s My Park at Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center It’s My Park at Hunters Point South Park Trees Count at Socrates Sculpture Park Outdoor Highlights: Fishing at the Gantries at Gantry Plaza State Park Nature Exploration Hike at Roy Wilkins Park Yoga on the Waterfront at Hunters Point South Park “Ranger’s Choice” Walk at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Gardening Plant Party for Kids at Captain Tilly Park Apples & Honey Day at Queens Botanical Garden Seining and Shore Exploration at Dubos Point Wildlife Sanctuary Fall Migration Bird Walk at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Astronomy on the Waterfront at Hunters Point South Park September 11th Memorial Parks: 9/11 Tribute Park, Carlos R. Lillo Park, Firefighter Field, Lawrence Virgilio Playground Big Sit Birding at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Girl Scouts Love State Parks: Fishing at Gantry Plaza State Park September Garden Tour at Queens Botanical Garden Nature Puppet Show at Fort Totten Magnetic Archery at Park of the Americas Farm Workshop: Cooking Demo at the Queens Botanical Garden Farm Insect Exploration and Identification at Kissena Park Sunset Fishing at Gantry Plaza State Park

  5. Aug 21

    Episode 89 - Outdoor Highlights

    Clean ups, Restoration Projects and It’s My Park Days: Restoration Fridays at Forest Park Vernal Pond Restoration at Highland Park Hamilton Beach Park Shoreline Cleanup Udall’s Cove Park Preserve Forest Restoration Rockaway Refresh - Flow and Clean Kissena Park Forest Restoration Forest Restoration at Strack Pond (Forest Park) Garden Party: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Pollinator Garden Volunteer Day Trees Count Events: Bayswater Park Hermon A. MacNeil Park Cambria Park Beach 17th Street Outdoor Highlights: Peter and the Wolf Performances: Forest Park Flushing Meadows Corona Park Francis Lewis Park Springfield Park Other Highlights: Taiwan: A World of Orchids at Queens Botanical Garden NYC Flag Football Youth Clinics Sand and Paddle Clinic at the Rockaways Hunters Point Community Kayaking Garden to Table: A Plethora of Produce at the Queens Farm Museum Rangers Choice Guided Walk at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Nature’s Workshop: Advanced Nature Basket Weaving at Doughboy Park Seining and Shore Exploration at Dubos Wildlife Sanctuary Birding for Beginners at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Yoga at Crocheron Park Summer Sports Experience: Basketball, Soccer and Flag Football at Dutch Kills Park Annual Honey Harvest Festival at Volker Orth Museum Oyster Monitoring at Gantry Plaza State Park Sunset Fishing at Gantry Plaza State Park Doggie Day Hike at Forest Park Idlewild Park Paddle Tot Time at Gantry Plaza State Park Queens Jazz Trail Concert Series: Lucy Yeghiazaryan at Astoria Park Little Egg Marsh Kayak Excursion It’s My Park at Brookfield Park Jackson Heights Running Festival NYRR Open Run: Baisley Pond Park New Runner Clinic Orchid Watercolor Workshop at Queens Botanical Garden Fishing at Gantry Plaza State Park Pinocchio and Geppetto's Big Apple Adventure Jamaica Bay Open Paddle Kayaking, Beach 43rd St. Park Discovery Hike: Seashells by the Seashore on the Rockaays Corn Fest at Queens Farm Museum Wildlife Viewing: Rodents at Udalls Park Preseve Nature Exploration Hike at Queensbridge Park East Pond Shoreline Rove at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

  6. Aug 6

    Episode 88 - Let's Explore Fort Tilden!

    Let’s Explore Fort Tilden! Fort Tilden on the National Park Service Fort Tilden on Wikipedia Fort Tilden on National Park Planner Outdoor Highlights: Clean ups, Restoration Projects and It’s My Park Days: Restoration Fridays at Forest Park Highland Park Horticulture Helpers It’s My Park at Hunter’s Point South Park Restoration Fridays at Highland Park Bay 84th Street Community Garden Volunteer Day Forest Restoration at Forest Park Buddy Monument Other Outdoor Highlights: Silent Disco at Alley Pond Park Infinity Day at Queens Botanical Garden The Ankhlave Garden Project at Queens Botanical Garden Plant ID Walk and Removal at Udalls Park Preserve Trees Count at Flushing Meadows Corona Park - Unisphere Prehistoric New York at Idlewild Park Trees Count at Flushing Meadows Corona Park = Mauro Playground Peter and the Wolf Performance at Rochdale Park Peter and the Wold Performance at Little Bay Park Trees Count at Ralph Demarco Park Low Impact Bodyweight Circuit Training at Astoria Park Queens Jazz Trail Concert at Archie Spigner Park: Wallace Roney, Jr. Shakespeare’s Macbeth at Cunningham Park Summer Concert Series at Forest Park: Tramps Like Us Shakespeare’s As You Like It at Volker-Orth Museum Crochet for the Garden at The Garden by the Bay Aquatic Insects Exploration at Baisley Pond Park Just Sixties Concert at Cunningham Park Peter and the Wolf Performance at John Golden Park Peter and the Wolf Performance at Roy Wilkins Park National Photography Day: Nature Photography at Highland Park Volunteer Networking for Your Park at the Long Island City Library Branch Queens Jazz Trail Concert at Cunningham Park: Brass Queens Summer Concert Series at Forest Park: The Divas of Music Television

  7. Jul 16

    Episode 87 - It's Queens Day so let's celebrate!

    It’s Queens Day so let’s celebrate! Queens Day Outdoor Highlights: Clean ups, Restoration Projects and It’s My Park Days: Restoration Fridays at Highland Park Forest Park Horticulture Helpers Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Pollinator Garden Volunteer Day It’s My Park at Hollis Playground Vernal Pond Restoration at Highland Park It’s My Park at Hunter’s Point South Park Kissena Park Forest Restoration Bay 84th Street Community Garden East Pond Shoreline Cleanup at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Other Outdoor Highlights: Silent Disco on  the Bay at Little Bay Park Fishing at the Gantries Intermediate Canoeing at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Cardio Punch on the Rockaways Riis Park Boardwalk Pop Up World Cup Finals  - Outdoor Viewing at Queens Botanical Garden Botanical Cyanotype Portraits at Queens Botanical Garden Nature Trivia: Disc-golfering Your Park at Highland Park Sunset Garden Celebration and Fundraiser Nocturnal Seining and Shore Exploration at Fort Totten Park Rockaway Cove Paddle Trees Count at Kissena Park Sunset Fishing at Gantry’s Plaza State Park Little Egg Marsh Kayak Expedition Queens Jazz Trail - Arturo O’Farrill at the Forest Park Bandshell Waterfront Concert Series at Astoria Park: Forever Ray Trees Count at Grover Cleveland Playground Thunderbird PowPow at the Queens Farm Museum 9th Annual Jamaica Bay Festival Celebrate Shroebirds at the Rockaway Boardwalk Family Camping at Alley Pond Park \Summer Concert Special : Queensboro Dance Festival at Forest Park Hip to Hip Theater Group: MacBeth at Crocheron Park Queens Jazz Trail - John Yao and his 17-piece Band at Bowne Park Waterfront Concert Series at Astoria Park; StrangeMagic Rockaway Cove Paddle Shakespeare in the Garden: Hip to Hip Theater Group’s MacBeth at Volker Orth Museum Basic Canoeing at Oakland Lake Accessible Nature Hike: Sparrows and Shorebirds at Sunset Cove Park Historic New York: Ridgewood Reservoir Hip to Hip Theater Group: As You Like It at Crocheron Park Queens Jazz Trail = Wycliffe Gordon at Rockaway Beach

  8. Jul 2

    Episode 86 - Travel back 250 years with Jason Antos for our semiquincentennial!

    It’s a special Independence Day! Learn about Queens 250 years ago with Jason Antos. Queens Historical Society Outdoor Highlights: Clean ups, Restoration Projects and It’s My Park Days: Rockaway Refresh - Post 4th of July It’s My Park at Hunter’s Point South Park Powell’s Cove Park Forest Restoration Restoration Fridays at Forest Park It’s My Park at Brookville Park Frank M. Charles Memorial Park Cleanup It’s My Park at Hollis Playground Rockaway Refresh - Flow and Clean Other Outdoor Highlights: Swimming and Learn to Swim Programs Jamaica Bay Book Club Wheel Fun Rentals Celebrates America's 250th with Patriotic LED Bike Ride Kayaking for Beginners at Riis Landing Cunningham Park 4th of July Concert Alley Pond Adventure Course Sunday Programs World Saving Soccer at Roy Wilkins Park Trees Count at Bowne Park Queens Jazz Trail Concert: Itai Kriss & Televanna at Travers Park Plaza Theatrical Productions presents The World Goes Round – The Songs of Kander & Ebb at Forest Park Waterfront Concert Series: BonJourney at Astoria Park Elders Point Marsh Paddle Historic New York: John Golden and Crocheron Park Beginner Yoga at Forest Park Trees Count at Alley Pond Park Trees Count at Baisley Pond Park Beachcombing with a Ranger at Jacob Riis Park Manhattanhenge! Trees Count at Flushing Meadows Corona Park Magnetic Archery and Foam Axe Throwing at Phil “Scooter” Rizzuto Park Urban Wildlife: Reptiles and Amphibians at Alley Pond Environmental Center Movies Under the Stars at Travers Park: Pelé - Birth of a Legend Zumba under the Stars W/Lisa G and Rockazumbaway at Rockaway Beach Queens Jazz Trail Concert at Baisley Pond Park: Vincent Herring & Steve Turre: Coltrane @ 100 Summer Concert Series at Forest Park: Crystal Ship Movies Under the Stars at Forest Park: Copa 71

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Besides being the most ethnically diverse urban area in the world, Queens offers tens of thousands of open acres with an array of landscapes and outdoor activities. Join me as we explore the 178 square miles of this great New York City borough! Who am I? My name is Shari and after being raised in northwest Indiana, I headed to NYC in 1988 and haven’t looked back! I first lived in Manhattan (as most transplants do!), then Brooklyn, and since 1998 I’ve been a proud Queens resident. It’s home. It’s also where I began exploring urban nature. I was always that kid digging in the garden or watching insects in the backyard, but after moving to Queens, I became more and more fascinated with the outdoors in urban areas. Join me as we explore the wealth of outdoor opportunities and adventures in this great county! Questions? Suggestions? I’m all ears! Contact me at shari@queensoutofdoors.com

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  • Creator
    Queens Out of Doors
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    92
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Queens Out of Doors