Alley Pond Environmental Center

Alley Pond Environmental Center E-mail [email protected] for information about any of our upcoming programs!

Using our animals, the acres of parks land located directly behind our building, and our knowledgeable and dedicated staff, APEC strives to educate both children and adults. We try to foster a sense of responsibility in all who walk through our doors; a responsibility to wildlife, the natural environment surrounding us, and our sustainable future. We offer environmental programs for children start

ing as young as 18 months, high school volunteer and internship programs, college courses, teacher workshops, and family and adult programs designed to teach and inspire.

Hoppity our White Tree Frog Ambassador~!!! 🐸💚✨he has never formed a single thought
08/20/2026

Hoppity our White Tree Frog Ambassador~!!! 🐸💚✨
he has never formed a single thought

It's been a while, say hi to our quaker parrot, Boon with Ms. Cindy, one of APEC's renowned educators! He's one of our c...
08/19/2026

It's been a while, say hi to our quaker parrot, Boon with Ms. Cindy, one of APEC's renowned educators! He's one of our cutest birds and he enjoys causing a bit of mayhem here and there... 🐦🐥❤️🧡💛💜

Interested in enrolling your toddler into some early childhood programs? APEC has plenty of options! Check out Sunny Bun...
08/18/2026

Interested in enrolling your toddler into some early childhood programs? APEC has plenty of options! Check out Sunny Bunnies, Lil' Hoppers, and Wee Sprouts with more details about registration on our website at alleypond.org. Reserve spots quickly before spots fill up! 🐛🐰🥰

it's kind of chic to like, share & comment this post~ 💚✨
08/17/2026

it's kind of chic to like, share & comment this post~ 💚✨

08/14/2026

Millipedes are cool arthropods and we have a couple of them in APEC's animal room, where you can see it up close! 🥰

08/13/2026

Cottontails are so adorable and they love hanging around APEC!!! 🐰

08/12/2026

We love spending our summers outdoors, even when it's very hot!

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(we were so inspired by your video, we had to make one ourselves!)

Do you want to add environmental education to your child's homeschooling curriculum? Alley Pond Environmental Center is ...
08/11/2026

Do you want to add environmental education to your child's homeschooling curriculum? Alley Pond Environmental Center is just the place for that! We have plenty of homeschooling programs for the Fall season dedicated to ages 5-11. 📚🐛 Scan the QR code and check them out today! Registration opens up August 17th -- take note on your calendar!

🔗 Visit alleypond.org for more information.

Celebrating 1 year since Tilly the chinchilla arrived at APEC! His playful and eccentric personality brings a smile to o...
08/10/2026

Celebrating 1 year since Tilly the chinchilla arrived at APEC! His playful and eccentric personality brings a smile to our faces every day. Wish him a happy 1 year!!! 🎉🎊👯🎈

Our Open House and Sing-A-Long was a large success! Thank you all for visiting, so many children and adults alike had fu...
08/07/2026

Our Open House and Sing-A-Long was a large success! Thank you all for visiting, so many children and adults alike had fun here and we even have a winner for our door prize! 👀💕 We hope to see you again very soon! came to do tabling at this event as well!

😁 A special thank you to our sponsors as well: First Central Savings Bank, Rita Sherman, One Point of Light Foundation, Louis and Sandra Cuoco, and Maspeth Federal Savings.

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229-10 Northern Boulevard
New York, NY
11362

Telephone

(718) 229-4000

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