Narrows Botanical Gardens - a conservatory of nature's beauty.
Native Plant Garden
Turtle Sanctuary
Story Circle
Modern Rose Garden
Fastigate Tree Grove
Hosta Hillside
Alpine Garden
Moon Garden
Fragrant Pathway
Rock Wall
Lily Pond
Redwood Grove
Great Lawn
Old Rose Garden
Zen Garden
Linden Tree Allée
Weeping Tree Grove
Butterfly Garden
Meadow Hillside
Maps of the Gardens
Turtle Sanctuary

The Turtle Sanctuary in the Native Plant Garden.

Many species of turtles, including Eastern Box, Painted, Musk, Wood and Spotted species, once roamed the New York waterfronts, but progress and habitat destruction have driven many of them close to extinction. The Native Plant Garden, with its ponds and native growth, has been designated an official Turtle Sanctuary, the first outdoor space in the New York area to protect endangered and threatened species of native turtles.

An Eastern Box Turtle, native to New York City and the Hudson Bay.The ecology of the Turtle Sanctuary is fragile, and the turtles are shy, so arrange your tour, or bring your school group for visit with the turtles and an exciting lesson on environmental awareness, by contacting the Garden’s administrators.

Narrows Botanical Gardens
Shore Road between Bay Ridge Avenue and 72nd Street
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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