Prospect Park

Make plans to take in the rich history of Prospect Park this summer with Turnstile Tours. Their guided walks highlight the park’s past, from its design by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux to the engineering feats behind the park's 60-acre lake. Learn more and buy tickets: prospectpark.org/visit-the-park/things-to-do/tours/ C. IG user ultraclay

The Wall Street Journal documents an encouraging trend: a wave of engagement in volunteering with and donating to city parks! Between July 2020 and March 2021, Prospect Park Alliance alone saw a 142% increase in new volunteers and a 42% increase in individual donors. Thanks to this rise in community involvement, Prospect Park Alliance is making essential improvements throughout the park and engaging more workers to ensure that Brooklyn's Backyard is renewed and ready for all visitors. Thank you to all who have lent a hand in Prospect Park! Read more: https://bit.ly/2Q8cjyi c. Paul Martinka https://www.prospectpark.org//prospect-park-experiences-w/

It’s baby bird season in Prospect Park, so we’re here with a friendly PSA. There are many reasons not to touch a bird that you spot on the forest floor. Baby birds with feathers are fledglings, which is the stage of birds' life before they gain the ability to fly. It’s natural for fledglings to be on the forest floor, and likely that their parents are nearby. Even if the baby bird doesn’t have feathers, please refrain from touching it. A baby bird’s best chance for survival i...s with its mother. Consult this handy chart for extenuating circumstances! If you wish to pass along information concerning a baby bird, contact Prospect Park Alliance at [email protected] or the Urban Park Rangers by calling 311. Image from "Healers of the Wild: People Who Care for Injured and Orphaned Wildlife" by Shannon K. Jacobs, by way of the Wild Bird Fund.

This week, the Prospect Park Alliance #PhotooftheWeek is not a photo, but a painting. Created by artist David Nakabayashi (on Instagram as davidnakabayashi), it represents a view of my city coming back to life.

Spots are going fast! Sign up today for Prospect Park Tennis Center’s Summer Youth Program. Led by our pros, kids ages 6-16 can learn the game and improve their serve, stroke, and confidence on the court. Experienced players can hone their game with individualized instruction geared toward match play. Sign up: prospectpark.org///summer-youth-tennis-and-sports-program/ C. Paul Martinka

It’s spring migration season, which means over 200 bird species are passing through Prospect Park as they travel to their northern nesting grounds. If you’d like to witness these birds as they make a pit stop in the park, visit our website to learn Prospect Park’s best birdwatching spots, and then head on over to greet our special avian guests: prospectpark.org/news-events/news/3-bird-migration-hotspots/ These spectacular birding photos were taken in Prospect Park by Twitter user zamiang Birds pictured: blue winged warbler, ruby throated hummingbird, evening grosbeak, and white crowned sparrow.

Sneak Peek: Great work is happening on the creation of new entrances at Flatbush Avenue! Prospect Park Alliance has placed granite boulders, courtesy of NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital (unearthed during their recent construction), in the new landscape and will serve as a scrambling wall for all to enjoy! This project, funded by Mayor Bill de Blasio through the Parks without Borders program, adds two new entrances along the park’s Flatbush Avenue perimeter: the first new entrances to the park since the 1940s. c. Svetlana Ragulina

It's snowing in Brooklyn's Prospect Park for the first time this season! Join us live!

Kicking off tomorrow, do all your holiday shopping at the @caribBEING House! This popular pop-up holiday market celebrates the riches and flavors of the Caribbean, and will be at the LeFrak Center at Lakeside Thurs, Fri and Sun, December 6-31 from 12-6 pm. Learn more: prospectpark.org/lakeside-caribbeing/

Glorious fall foliage is now hitting its peak in Prospect Park! You love to photograph it and we love to share itmake sure to tag @prospect_park in your best fall pics, and thank you to all the photographers who took these great shots.

Thank you to all who donated to Prospect Park Alliance on Giving Tuesday, and for all the wonderful notes. During this turbulent year, our community has stepped up for the park in countless ways and for that we truly thank you. Spread the wordour giving season lasts through December 31, https://bit.ly/PPA2020donate c. Elizabeth Keegin Colley

TONIGHT! Join us for our virtual gala Escape to Prospect Park at 8pm ET. This year we are recognizing the volunteers and supporters who have helped care for Brooklyn’s most treasured green space. Donate now and join usticket donations count 2X! https://bit.ly/3nJuqXk

This year, Prospect Park has played an essential role in our communitytogether we’ve experienced moments of upheaval and uncertainty, solace and celebration. On #GivingTuesday, sustain the park that sustains you. Your donation of any size counts 2X: https://bit.ly/PPA2020donate

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This atmospheric #photooftheweek comes to us courtesy of Instagram user @meggle_b, Another foggy day in @prospect_park. Don’t forget to tag us in your beautiful park pics!

On #GivingTuesday, your gift counts 2X for Prospect Park! https://bit.ly/PPA2020donate What would we have done this year without Prospect Park? Brooklyn's Backyard has played an essential role for our communityand now, Prospect Park needs you. On #GivingTuesday, sustain the park that sustains you and know that your donation will be put to work immediately to protect the park you love. Thanks to a few dedicated supporters, your donation of any size will count 2X this Giving Tuesday for the park. C. Jordan Rathkopf

Our friends at the National Audubon Society are celebrating #BirdabilityWeek 2020! Presented by Audubon's Birdability Affinity Group, Birdability aims to help birders who experience accessibility challenges get outside and go birding, because birding is for everybody! Head to their account to stay tuned all week for activities, information, and events.

#NYCParks are essential to the health and well-being of all New Yorkers! Join us as we #PitchIn4Parks this Saturday at 10 am, with @NY4P and other parks groups for a citywide day of service. To join our event or view all the cleanups, visit http://www.ny4p.org//october-17th-2020-citywide-parks-clea

Through funding from Council Member Brad Lander, Prospect Park Alliance has restored Long Meadow Ball Fields 4 + 5. The $1.25 million project is part of a larger, phased restoration of the Long Meadow Ball Fields, with Fields 2 + 3 next in the pipeline. Learn more: https://www.prospectpark.org//play-ball-long-meadow-ball-/ C. Paul Martinka

LAST CHANCEfill out the 2020 U.S. Census by tonight at 11:59 pm! Due to a recent Supreme Court ruling, the #2020Census count is coming to an early end. The Census determines BILLIONS of dollars in funding for our community for the next DECADE and Brooklyn is severely undercounted at this stage. Call your family, text your friends, knock on your neighbors’ doorsthis is the last moment to #getcountednyc! Visit my2020census.gov or call 1-844-330-2020 to complete your Census and thank you.

Join us for our upcoming virtual gala Escape to Prospect Park on October 29th. This year we are recognizing the volunteers and supporters who have helped care for Brooklyn’s most treasured green space. Donate now and join us! https://bit.ly/3nJuqXk

Enjoy these misty morning shots from the Nethermead, courtesy of Prospect Park Alliance’s own Forestry, Wildlife and Aquatic Technician Marty Woess. Tag Prospect Park in your park beauty shots!

TODAY! Join caribBEING and Prospect Park Alliance at Lefferts Historic House from 12-4 for a 3rd anniversary celebration of Little Caribbean! Enjoy music, performances and tastes of the Caribbean in Brooklyn.

Prospect Park Alliance is excited to unveil a new public art installation at the Prospect Park Bandshell! "Inspired By 'What Is Left'" by Brooklyn Hi-Art! Machine references a Lucille Clifton poem, inspiring a profound feeling of presence and fortitude in the face of adversity. Presented in partnership with BRIC New York City Department of Parks & Recreation #celebratewithme https://www.prospectpark.org/news-events/events/1603 photo c. David Andrako

#LIVE now: Prospect Park Alliance Forest Ecologist Howard Goldstein joins Turnstile Tours for #ClimateWeekNYC to talk about the impacts of climate change in Prospect Park.