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Guardian UK Names Inwood Hill Park One of Ten "Best Outdoor Pursuits in New York"

Inwood Hill Park path. Credit: Rachel Figueroa-Levin

Nature walking in Inwood Hill Park

While not as vast as its famed sibling Central Park, this 196-acre jewel boasts the last remaining bit of virgin forest in the borough, and some of the most stunning views in town. It was also the site of one of the most legendary transactions in real estate history: here, Peter Minuit bought Manhattan from the Lenape Indians for trinkets and beads worth about $25 at today's prices. The Inwood trail is paved, and the uphill portions are relatively steep, but short. All you'll need is a sturdy pair of walking shoes, not Everest-calibre kit. And bring binoculars: you may spot a bald eagle.
• nycgovparks.org

Read full Guardian UK list here.

Birds of Inwood...and a furry friend.

Ben went for a walk today and saw a lot of birds...

...a blue jay...

...and a squirrel, of course.

Turn Your Tree to Mulch at MulchFest This Weekend

'Wright Brothers' Playground Plan Approved by Community Board

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — Community Board 12 approved plans to renovate Orville & Wilbur Playground in Washington Heights, a plan that will allow residents to use benches and game tables outside of the child-only area of the playground.

Since the plan's initial presentation in September, the board worked with the Parks Department to find a compromise between residents who said tables only attract drug users and late night parties and others who said those problems have been blown out of proportion.

The new resolution aims to resolve the conflict by relocating the tables to a fence on the northern perimeter of the playground that borders the New York City Housing Authority senior housing development, Bethune Gardens.

Read more about the resolution at DNAinfo.com.

Ginko Tree, Isham Park

 

SUNDAY: H.E.A.L.T.H for Youths First Annual 5K Run/Walk

The Heights Proves Perfect Training Ground for Uptown Runner and Online Friends

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — For Amy Cooper, there is no better place to train for a marathon than Upper Manhattan.

The hills and the parks make running anywhere else feel like a breeze.

Cooper should know — Sunday will mark her second New York City Marathon.

And it probably won’t be her last.

Read more about Cooper's preparation at DNAinfo.com. 

Inwood to Hold Dog Run Memorial for Beloved Resident 'Dog Run Deb' Read more: http://www.dnainfo.com/20101104/washington-heights-inwood/inwood-hold-dog-run-memorial-for-beloved-resident-dog-run-deb#ixzz14hqblBMQ

INWOOD — Dog lovers and residents are mourning the loss of neighborhood fixture and friend Deb Snyder, 54, and plan to hold a memorial event in her honor at Homer’s Run, Inwood Hill Park's dog run.

Read more about Snyder at DNAinfo.com.

What the Duck? Exotic Water Fowl Spotted in Inwood

Photo Credit: Erin Costelo

INWOOD — A Mandarin duck spotted in the salt marsh in Inwood Hill Park  caused ripples of interest in the neighborhood Monday afternoon.

Erin Costello, an Inwood resident, photographed the brilliantly colored bird while walking through the park.

"I thought he was a decoy at first, cool tail feathers,’ she tweeted.

A spokesman for the Audubon Society said the bird was likely a Mandarin duck similar to the one spotted in February at the 79th Street Boat Basin on the Upper West Side. A sighting of possibly the same bird was also chronicled in New Jersey at around the same time on the Meadowlands Nature Blog.

Read more about the fine feathered friend at DNAinfo.com.