Dragonflies & Butterflies, Brookfield Park, Staten Island

Date: Saturday, July 13, 2024

Leader: Seth Wollney
Participants will be responsible for their own transportation. However, the registrar will help connect those in need of a ride with other participants who are able to offer one. (The exact meeting place and time will be shared with attendees after their registration is confirmed.)
Schedule: Afternoon walk.
Relative difficulty: This will be a relatively short walk on paved or gravel paths.        

Staten Island’s Brookfield Park was once the site of a municipal solid waste facility. Following remediation, more than 17,000 trees and 76,000 plants were planted before the park opened in 2017, attracting migratory birds and butterflies to the area. Four marked trails provide excellent hiking opportunities, and a mile of unmarked trails can bring you all the way to Richmond Creek. We will experience ponds, rivers, wetlands, marshes, and meadows at this safe and serene mid-island gem. The walk will focus primarily on insects, but interesting birds will also be noted. This is a leisurely walk primarily on flat, wide, paved roads with small sections of gravel paths, with frequent stops to observe butterflies and other pollinators at nectar-producing plants. Please bring camera/binoculars if you like, and wear appropriate clothing for protection against sun and insects.

Please read The Linnaean Society of New York COVID-19 Field Trip Guidelines before registering.

Registration opens at 9 am on Monday, July 1. After that time, click here to register. Registration closes at 6 pm on Wednesday, July 10.

Please read the About Our Trips page, especially if you’re going on a field trip for the first time. It details our field trip policies, recommends what to bring on a trip, and offers other useful information.

If after visiting the About Our Trips page, you still have questions, feel free to contact the registrar via email (or phone, if listed) between the hours of 9 am and 9 pm.