Yoga in The Battery
2019-06-26 18:30 - 19:30, 2019-06-23 11:30 - 12:30 UTC | The Battery, New York, NY, 10004, United States
June 2 – September 29, Sundays 11:30am and Wednesdays 6:30pm: Join Tejal Yoga amid The Battery’s perennial gardens overlooking the Statue of Liberty and 11,000 acres of New York Harbor for open level yoga practice. FREE. www.thebattery.org/programs.

Campout at The Battery
2019-07-20 18:00 - 2019-07-21 06:00 | The Battery, New York, NY, 10004, United States
Bring your sleeping bags, Dads, Moms and Kids. We provide family tents, a lightning bug show, campfire songs, and s’mores! A night under the stars in The Battery Backyard with adventures provided by The Battery Educators. Registration opens 2 weeks before each event. FREE. www.thebattery.org/programs.

Volunteer at The Battery
2019-06-25, 2019-07-06 | The Battery, New York, NY, 10004, United States
Tuesdays and the first Saturday of the month: Orientation for new Volunteers: Get involved! There are many opportunities for individuals at The Battery, the beautiful historic park at the southern tip of Manhattan. Volunteers are an essential part of The Battery Conservancy team. Volunteer opportunities include gardeners, greeters, tour guides, and Battery Urban Farm.

Family Farm Volunteer Day
2019-07-27 09:00 - 10:00 | The Battery, New York, NY, 10004, United States
July 27, 9am: Family Farm Volunteer Day: Join us at Battery Urban Farm to help us with some kid-friendly projects in the vegetable farm. This is a fun and active event for families looking to get outside and get dirty! Farm educators will lead participants in the tasks needed to keep our farm thriving this summer – this could include everything from planting to weeding or harvesting and spreading mulch. No experience necessary! For ages 4 and up. Registration opens in June. FREE. www.thebattery.org/programs.

Family Volunteer Day at The Battery Urban Farm
2019-07-27 09:00 - 11:00 | The Battery Urban Farm
Join us at The Battery Urban Farm for some kid-friendly projects in the vegetable farm. This is a fun and active event for families looking to get outside and get dirty! Farm educators will lead participants in the tasks needed to keep our farm thriving this summer – these tasks could include everything from planting to weeding or harvesting and spreading mulch. No experience necessary! We recommend this event for ages 4 and up with adult supervision and participation; younger siblings are welcome. This event will be structured to engage all participants in completing farm tasks, while the 11am event will be structured as more of a classic workshop.

Community Gardener Workshops at The Battery
2019-07-27 11:00 - 12:00 | The Battery, New York, NY, 10004, United States
July 27, 11am: Vegetable Gardening (and Eating!) with Kids: Community Gardeners can learn to get children of any age engaged in gardening! Battery Urban Farm’s Educators will give participants insight on how we plant seeds, tend crops, harvest and cook with budding gardeners. Includes a raw cooking demo and tasting with produce harvested from Battery Urban Farm. Kids of all ages welcome. RSVP required; registration opens in June. FREE. www.thebattery.org/programs.

Total Body Conditioning Class in The Battery Oval
2019-09-03 07:00 - 07:45 | Castle Clinton, The Battery, New York, NY, 10004, United States
Total Body Conditioning at The Battery with Ashley McKelvey
Increase overall muscular strength and cardiovascular endurance in this 45 minute truly high intensity interval training class. Optimize workout time using bodyweight movements to build power and stamina. All fitness levels are welcome, for ages 18 and over.

About the Instructor: Ashley is an ACE certified personal trainer and group exercise instructor with more than 5 years experience training both large group classes and one-on-one clients. She has a passion for empowering every person to live their healthiest self. Drawing from her tool-box of ‘feel-good’ exercises, she creates fresh workouts that are effective, safe, and fun!

September 3 through October 29
Tuesdays: 7:00 am – 7:45 am (subject to change with sunrise times)

Class Details:
Please bring a mat and a water bottle
Wear sturdy, comfortable, exercise-appropriate shoes
All fitness levels are welcome!
For ages 18 and up

This and all other free programming is funded through donations to The Battery Conservancy. Donate here!

Meeting Location: at The Battery Oval in front of Castle Clinton National Monument.

Bird Walk at The Battery with NYC Audubon
2019-09-03 08:00 - 09:00 | Netherland Memorial Flagpole, At the intersection of Broadway, Battery Place, and State street, New York, NY, 10004, United States
Join us for a bird walk at The Battery with NYC Audubon! Explore the diversity of migrating birds that find food and habitat in The Battery. Register here!

The walk will be led by Gabriel Willow, an educator from NYC Audubon. Gabriel is an experienced birder and naturalist, and is well-versed in the ecology and history of New York City. He has been leading walks for NYC Audubon for more than ten years, guiding new and experienced birders in all five boroughs and beyond.

After the walk, we hope you will linger to enjoy the nation’s largest perennial garden open 365 days free to the public. Learn more about The Battery at www.thebattery.org.

The Battery is located at the southern tip of Manhattan. Take the 1 train to South Ferry, the R train to Whitehall Street, or the 4 or 5 train to Bowling Green.

Photo Credit: Gail Karlsson
