Greenwich Village in Hudson River Park is a wonderful place for a walk. The new recreation piers and broad esplanades offer scenic views, fresh breezes and gardens, but they also have an unparalleled history. The Hudson River Park Trust offers two exciting walking tours: (1) Greenwich Village History and Ecology and (2) Garden Trees, Insects and Birds. Tours are lead by park educators and volunteer docents. The tours are free but donations are requested when possible.

The Greenwich Village Walking Tour begins at Pier 40. The tour has thirteen stops between Houston Street at the south (the first stop) and the Gansevoort Peninsula (just south of 14th Street) on the north. The Trees, Insects and Birds Garden Tour progresses in the opposite direction from Gansevoort Peninsula to Houston Street.

Trust educators begin the garden tour by discussing the plant kingdom from the smallest algae to acorns and trees. Major insect orders, aquatic insects, and insect diversity are also emphasized because of the role that insects play in the environment for pollination and as food for songbirds. The Trust has prepared a class exercise where children use leaf stamps to mark different tree species on maps as they are discovered during a Plant Hunt.

Park Partners are also very active in providing field trips and tours: