Bronx Zoo / Mitsubishi Riverwalk - Bronx River Alliance

Metro-North: Harlem Line to Fordham Station . Travel east on Fordham Rd. OR take the Bx12,Bx22 from the station along Fordham Rd. to the same intersection. Follow walking directions.Walking directions from Pelham Parkway and White Plains Road:Walk south on White Plains Rd. across Pelham Pkwy. South to Lydig Ave. Turn right and walk toBronx Park East. Cross street and enter parkland on path (playground will be on your right). Bearright at fork in path, then cross Boston Rd., and take a left onto sidewalk. Continue throughunderpass to zoo entrance.Inside Track• GREENWAY PLAN:• The Riverwalk can be reached from the Bronx River Greenway. Plans are in place tointegrate the design of the greenway with the road and ramp system in this area:The Zoo entrance will be re-configured, as will the intersection of Boston Rd., BronxPark East, and Pelham Pkwy. This New York State Department of Transportationproject will ease traffic congestion in this area and will also connect the Bronx RiverGreenway path with destinations north and south.• See “BRONX RIVER GREENWAY PLAN” available at www.bronxriver.org/plans for thelatest development information, or call 718-430-4665.• The Bronx Zoo Butterfly Garden connects the Zoo with the Butterfly Project and butterflygardens around the Bronx. Educators interested in starting a garden with their students in thewatershed can contact the Bronx River Alliance to set up a tour at this new exhibit.• Bronx Zoo docents are trained to give tours of the Mitsubishi Riverwalk.• A good site for leaf pack study (macroinvertebrate analysis). Contact the Alliance for helpwith access and permissions. A veteran teacher, Bob Ward, helps place leaf packs here eachyear and provides them to other interested teachers.• Deep water in pockets at the river access point in the north end of the Riverwalk.• Waterfall just south of access point.• Sediment can suck feet downward into the muck.• Strong smell, especially when water level is low.• The Bronx Zoo Area is an important stop for birds on the east coast migration flyway.• The Wildlife Conservation Society has created the RIVER ON THE RISE: THE SCIENCE OFWATERSHEDS program that features the Bronx River. For this and other educationinformation please call 718-220-5131.SUITABLE ACTIVITIES• Walking Tour on interpretive trail.• Tree and Plant ID.• Birding and looking for animals.• Water quality monitoring, including leaf pack studies.• Mapping, drawing, art-related activities.• Quiet listening.• Visiting the zoo and the butterfly garden exhibit.