Volunteers will plant 5,000 trees in Floyd Bennett Field as part of MillionTreesNYC Fall Planting Day. More than 20,000 trees will be planted citywide. The day will also kick off 40th Anniversary celebrations at Gateway National Recreation Area that will be on-going all year long.
Other activities throughout the day include hikes of the trails of the North Forty Natural Area, tours of the renovated Ryan Visitor Center, wilderness skills classes, special tours of historic aircraft at Hangar B, and Gateway’s 40th Anniversary Campfire Program which will be held in the evening.