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
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 (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/16/restoration-fridays-at-forest-park )
Kissena Park Tree and Shrub Planting (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/23/kissena-park-tree-and-shrub-planting )
Bayswater City Park Shoreline for November CleanSweep (https://www.jbrpc.org/events/2026/10/24/november-cleansweep-bayswater-city-park-shoreline )
Kissena Park Forest Restoration (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/30/kissena-park-forest-restoration )
Outdoor Highlights:
Fort Tilden Hawk Watch (https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=B9142F7E-A7D7-E14F-5AF6A66B89092EDC)
Wellness at Queens Botanical Garden: Mindful Movement (https://queensbotanical.org/event/wellness-at-the-garden-mindful-movement-with-urbanyoga-foundation/ )
Open House New York: West Pond Living Shoreline Tour (https://www.jbrpc.org/events/2026/10/17/open-house-new-york-west-pond-living-shoreline-tour)
Cardio Punch at Rockaway Beach (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/17/cardio-punch )
Fishing at the Gantries (https://parks.ny.gov/visit/events/fishing-gantries-0 )
Open House New York: Fort Totten (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/17/open-house-new-york-fort-totten )
Tour the Historic Lawrene Cemetery (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/17/tour-the-historic-lawrence-cemetery )
Springfield Park Fall Festival (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/17/fall-festival)
Twighlight Ledger Tour at Maple Grove Cemetery (https://www.friendsofmaplegrove.org/events/sat-october-17th-twilight-ledger-tour-6-30-8-30-pm)
Bayside 25th Annual Classic Car Show (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/18/bhs-vintage-car-show-2026)
Adventure Course Free Public Sunday on Sunday at Alley Pond Park (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/18/adventure-course-free-public-sunday-morning-program)
Flavors of the World Festival at the Queens Farm Museum (https://www.queensfarm.org/event/flavors-of-the-world-festival/ )
Jamaica Bay Fall Foliage Walk (https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=B9290A27-A7B8-1BC6-0BF49B679CED9C86)
Puppets at the Park: at Gantry Plaza State Park (https://parks.ny.gov/visit/events/puppets-park)
Birding: Fall Migration at Rockaway Community Park (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/24/birding-fall-migration)
Autumn Garden Tour at Queens Botanical Garden (https://queensbotanical.org/event/autumn-garden-tour-with-our-horticulture-director/ )
Juniper Valley Park Fall Festival (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/24/juniper-valley-park-fall-festival)
Wayanda Park Fall Festival (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/24/fall-festival)
Annual Fall Potluck and Picnic at Two Coves Community Garden (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/24/annual-fall-potluck-and-picnic-at-two-coves-community-garden)
Trunk or Treat at Maple Grove Cemetery (https://www.friendsofmaplegrove.org/events/sat-october-24th-2026-trunk-or-treat )
25th Annual Totten Trot at Fort Totten (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/25/bhss-25th-annual-totten-trot-5k-foot-race)
Honey Bottling Workshop at Queens Botanical Garden (https://queensbotanical.org/event/honey-bottling-workshop-with-beekeeper-helen-colhoun/)
Shocktoberfest at Flushing Meadows Corona Park (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/25/shocktoberfest)
Outdoor Skills: Navigation and Orienteering at Alley Pond Park (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/25/outdoor-skills-orienteering-and-navigation-skills)
Nocturnal Seining and Shore Exploration at Fort Totten (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/25/nocturnal-seining-and-shore-exploration)
Catch the Buzz About Bees at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=B941C32B-9D46-40B0-9EF4ACAC61D2B7B0 )
Frightful Fishing at Gantry Plaza State Park (https://parks.ny.gov/visit/events/frightful-fishing )
Resilient Jamaica Bay Walk at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=B9725098-F362-4A7B-9495FDC402D07E0D )
Halloween at the Queens Farm Museum (https://www.queensfarm.org/event/halloween-on-the-farm-3/)
Discovery Hike: Urban Wildlife at Phi “Scooter” Rizzuto Park (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/31/discovery-hike-urban-wildlife)
Halloween at Queens Botanical Garden (https://queensbotanical.org/event/halloween-at-the-garden-2026/ )
LIC Community Garden Halloween Trick or Treating (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/31/lic-community-garden-halloween-trick-or-treating)
Native American Heritage Month: Lenape Botany at Highland Park (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/11/01/native-american-heritage-month-lenape-botany)
Historic New York: Fort Totten Park (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/11/01/historic-new-york-fort-totten)
Queens County Parks Super Hke (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/11/07/queens-county-parks-super-hike)
1 Oct 2026
Episode 92 - Queens Leaf Peeping Season is Here!
Queens leaf peeping season is here!
Smithsonian website on fall color process (https://www.si.edu/stories/why-do-leaves-change-color-fall)
NYC Parks Fall Foliage Guide (https://www.nycgovparks.org/highlights/places-to-go/fall-foliage)
NYC Parks Tree Map (https://www.nycgovparks.org/tree-map)
New York State Fall Foliage Report and Map (https://www.iloveny.com/things-to-do/fall/foliage-report/)
Restoration, Clean Up and City of Forest Day events
Forest Restoration at Buddy Monument/Forest Park (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/02/forest-restoration-at-buddy-monument)
Dubos Point Wildlife Sanctuary Wetland Cleanup (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/10/dubos-point-wildlife-sanctuary-wetland-cleanup)
City of Forest Day: North Corona Street Tree Care (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/03/city-of-forest-day-north-corona-street-tree-care)
City of Forest Day: Mini Rapid Site Assessment at Forest Park (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/03/city-of-forest-day-mini-rapid-site-assessment-rsa-at-forest)
City of Forest Day: Forest Restoration Walk at Forest Park (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/03/city-of-forest-day-forest-restoration-walk)
City of Forest Day: Horticulture Community Volunteering at Queens Botanical Garden (https://queensbotanical.org/event/city-of-forest-day-horticulture-community-volunteering/)
Outdoor Highlights:
CardioSculpt in Torsney Playground (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/02/cardio-sculpt)
Summer Sports Experience: Basketball, Soccer and Flag Football at Dutch Kills Playground (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/02/summer-sports-experience-basketball-soccer-and-flag-football)
Agriculture Fair at Queens Farm Museum (https://www.queensfarm.org/event/agriculture-fair/)
“Ranger’s Choice” Guided Walk at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=B9A1BE7A-F1E8-6C90-C26DEC0C3AE7107C)
Fort Totten Fall Festival (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/03/fort-totten-fall-festival)
Hispanic Heritage Month: Corona, the Crown of Queens (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/03/hispanic-heritage-month-corona-the-crown-of-queens)
Estuary Day at Oakland Lake (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/04/friends-of-alley-pond-park-northeast-queens-parks-presents)
Basic Canoeing at Oakland Lake (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/04/basic-canoeing)
Fall Festival at Rockaway Beach (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/04/fall-festival)
Disc-golfering Your Park at Highland Park (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/04/discgolfering-your-park)
Queens Gardens: Tales and Memories at Volker Orth Museum (https://www.vomuseum.org/events)
1st Annual Adult Pickleball Tournament at Crocheron Park (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/05/1st-annual-senior-pickleball-tournamentrescheduled-from-9162)
Birding for Beginners at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=B8C1F651-0FA9-9CAA-1BE1D61B98155EEC)
Jamaica Bay Sunset Walk at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=B8C7A520-02AC-EE75-776E52C6CE89F19E)
intenSati at Forest Park (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/07/intensati)
Farm Open Hours at Queens Botanical Garden (https://queensbotanical.org/event/open-farm-hours-7/2026-10-08/)
Fall Scavenger Hunt at Hunters Point South Park (https://www.hunterspointparks.org/events/fall-scavenger-hunt-f5ct4)
Low Impact Bodyweight Circuit Training at Astoria Park Pool (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/08/low-impact-bodyweight-circuit-training)
The Foliage Ride 2026 meeting at Socrates Sculpture Park (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/10/the-foliage-ride-2026)
Halloween Pooch Parade at Little Bay Park (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/10/little-bay-1st-annual-pooch-halloween-parade)
Hunters Point Park & Newtown Creek: History and Wildlife Watercolor Bookmarks (https://www.hunterspointparks.org/events/hunters-point-park-newtown-creek-history-wildlife-watercolor-bookmarks )
Children’s Harvest Festival at Far Rock Farm (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/10/childrens-harvest-festival)
Historic New York: Vaudeville Stars of the Evergreens Cemetery (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/11/historic-new-york-vaudeville-stars-of-the-evergreens-cemetery)
Bilingual Birding Walk at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=B8D6B934-ABDE-151B-5978DA1AA7C5E787)
Creatures of the Night: Bats at Crocheron Park (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/11/creatures-of-the-night-bats)
Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Native Plant and Bird Tour at Queens Botanical Garden (https://queensbotanical.org/event/indigenous-peoples-day-native-plant-and-bird-tour/)
Junior Ranger Birding Buddies at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=B8E9D9F2-A395-3824-5CEE4B070469F97D)
Rockaway Fall Festival at O’Donohue Park (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/12/rockaway-fall-festival)
Fort and Dunes Hike at Fort Tilden (https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=B8FD35C2-9542-6FDE-0CDA5B6FB67FDF34)
17 Sept 2026
Episode 91 - Sail away with former Queens resident, Ambre Hasson!
Sail away with former Queens resident, Ambre Hasson!
Ambre’s website (https://www.ambresails.com)
Ambre’s Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61593174990751)
Ambre’s Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ambre_hasson/)
Restoration, Clean Up and Trees Count Events
Restoration Fridays at Forest Park (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/09/18/restoration-fridays-at-forest-park)
Jackson Heights Street Tree Care (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/09/19/jackson-heights-street-tree-care)
Hook Creek International Coastal Cleanup Day (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/09/19/hook-creek-international-coastal-cleanup-day)
Highland Park Horticulture Helpers (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/09/19/88-highland-park-horticulture-helpers)
International Coastal Cleanup Day at Dubos Point Wildlife Sanctuary (https://www.jbrpc.org/events/2026/9/19/international-coastal-cleanup-day-at-dubos-point-wildlife-sanctuary)
It’s My Park at Hunter’s Point South Park (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/09/24/its-my-park-at-hunters-point-south-park)
Kissena Park Forest Restoration (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/09/25/kissena-park-forest-restoration)
Restoration Fridays at Highland Park (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/09/25/731-restoration-fridays-at-highland-park)
Forest Restoration at Buddy Monument (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/09/26/724-restoration-fridays-at-forest-park1)
Sunset Cove Wetland Cleanup (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/09/26/sunset-cove-wetland-cleanup)
It’s My Park at Brookville Park (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/09/26/its-my-park-at-brookville-park)
Volunteer Day at Beach 84th Street Community Garden (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/09/26/volunteer-day-getting-into-the-weeds)
Outdoor Highlights:
Nature in Your Neighborhood: Bugs! at Gantry Plaza State Park (https://parks.ny.gov/visit/events/nature-your-neighborhood-bugs-0)
Wellness at the Garden: Yoga at Queens Botanical Garden (https://queensbotanical.org/event/wellness-at-the-garden-rooted-in-nature-with-urbanyoga-foundation/)
Birding: Fall Migration at Highland Park (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/09/19/birding-fall-migration)
Woodside and Sunnyside Book Signing with Jason Antos at Maple Grove Cemetery (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10168536622922729&set=a.10151964370962729)
Oktoberfest at Fort Totten (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/09/20/oktoberfest-at-the-castle)
Raptorfest at Baisley Pond Park (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/09/20/raptor-fest)
Twin Urn Burn Closing Ceremony at Queens Botanical Garden (https://queensbotanical.org/event/twin-urn-burn-closing-ceremony/)
Tree Identification Walk at Hunter’s Point South Park (https://www.hunterspointparks.org/events/tree-identification-walk)
Oyster Monitoring at Gantry Plaza State Park (https://parks.ny.gov/visit/events/oyster-monitoring-0)
Summer Concert Series: The Divas of Music Television at Forest Park (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/09/23/summer-concert-series-the-divas-of-music-television-janet)
Rain Garden Stewardship Volunteer Day at Queens Botanical Garden (https://queensbotanical.org/event/416532/)
Meet Our Baby Goats at the Queens Farm Museum (https://www.queensfarm.org/event/meet-our-animals-long-haired-rabbits/)
Beginner Yoga at Forest Park (https://nycparks.perfectmind.com/24936/Clients/BookMe4LandingPages/Class?widgetId=15f6af07-39c5-473e-b053-96653f77a406&embed=False&redirectedFromEmbededMode=False&classId=34a4282d-b8a9-4032-a7d8-f12fbd3d8a25&occurrenceDate=20260926)
Oktoberfest Fest Flushing Style at the Volker Orth Museum (https://www.vomuseum.org/events)
Raptorama at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (https://www.jbrpc.org/events/2026/9/27/raptorama)
Chair Yoga at Project Eden (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/09/27/chair-yoga-with-jeannie)
Seining and Shore Exploration at Rockaway Beach (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/09/27/seining-and-shore-exploration)
Yoga at Crocheron Park (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/09/28/yoga1)
Urban Wildlife: Raccoons at Rufus King Park (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/10/01/urban-wildlife-raccoons)
Sunset Bird Walk at Gantry Plaza State Park (https://parks.ny.gov/visit/events/sunset-bird-walk-0)
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