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FERRY ALERT: New York Harbor will be experiencing planned closures on March 29, 2024. Because of this, Governors Island ferry service may experience delays between 11am-12pm on Friday, March 29. Times are subject to change, we apologize for any inconvenience.

FERRY ALERT: New York Harbor will be experiencing planned closures on March 29, 2024. Because of this, Governors Island ferry service may experience delays between 11am-12pm on Friday, March 29. Times are subject to change, we apologize for any inconvenience.

Ready, set, go wild!

On Sat­ur­day, June 17, the first ever Nature Day Scav­enger Hunt, orga­nized and host­ed by The Nature Con­ser­van­cy in New York , is com­ing to Gov­er­nors Island! This scav­enger hunt, suit­able for all ages, will chal­lenge you to nav­i­gate a trail of tricky clues and puz­zles across the island, where you will learn about the pow­er of nature and the ben­e­fits it pro­vides places like New York City.

Whether you’re a first-timer or sea­soned vis­i­tor of Gov­er­nors Island, this is the per­fect oppor­tu­ni­ty to learn more about the amaz­ing nature, his­to­ry, and activ­i­ties on the island. The hunt is free and open to the pub­lic. Teams or indi­vid­ual par­tic­i­pants will have two hours from when they begin to com­plete the mis­sion from Sois­sons Land­ing, down to Pic­nic Point, and final­ly, to Colonels Row. 

Come by any­time between 10AM6PM on Sat­ur­day, June 17th. Fer­ries depart Man­hat­tan start­ing at 10 AM and Brook­lyn start­ing at 11 AM, and don’t delay – the hunt is only avail­able to the first 300 users that arrive and log in! You can find the link to the brows­er based scav­enger hunt on our web­site June 17th using your mobile device. 

Thanks to the The Trust for Gov­er­nors Island, and our part­ners Bil­lion Oys­ter Project, Christodo­ra, Earth Mat­ter, GrowNYC, and Pub­lic Works Depart­ment, you will have the unique oppor­tu­ni­ty to dis­cov­er the incred­i­ble nature that thrives on Gov­er­nors Island. After you’re done with The Nature Conservancy’s Nature Day Scav­enger Hunt, use your new­ly found nature toolk­it to con­tin­ue to explore the island on your own! 

New York City depends on nature, and nature depends on us. Join our scav­enger hunt and learn more about the crit­i­cal role nature plays in our every­day lives.

For more infor­ma­tion about Nature Day Scav­enger Hunt, vis­it: https://​www​.nature​.org/​o​u​r​i​n​i​t​i​a​t​i​v​e​s​/​r​e​g​i​o​n​s​/​n​o​r​t​h​a​m​e​r​i​c​a​/​u​n​i​t​e​d​s​t​a​t​e​s​/​n​e​w​y​o​r​k​/​g​e​t​i​n​v​o​l​v​e​d​/​n​e​w​-​y​o​r​k​-​e​v​e​n​t​s.xml