Summer is here at Serpentine Ridge Nature Preserve. Would you like to get away to the mountains? Come to Serpentine! Beautiful mountain climbing with a gorgeous view of the Narrows and beyond. Whatever the Season, come celebrate the splendors of nature and join us to help protect and preserve its beauty at Serpentine Art & Nature Commons on Grymes Hill, Staten Island, now officially known as Serpentine Ridge Nature Preserve...enhancing the scenic grounds and nature trails...planting flora to save our Monarch butterflies and honeybees...identifying trees to be replaced...artists welcome to display their work...planning art and music events. http://www.preserve.org/serpentine/serpentine.htm See our new video. Cue from 4:49-8:41: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRjPpnsWGZQ See our new article that appeared in the Staten Island Advance: https://www.silive.com/news/2023/04/this-wooded-oasis-on-staten-island-could-fall-to-builders-organizer-needs-help.html Take a Virtual Walking Tour of Serpentine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L8YJXtDt9c https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpentine_Ridge_Nature_Preserve https://www.google.com/maps/place/Serpentine+Ridge+Nature+Preserve,+part+of+the+Special+Hillsides+Preservation+District/@40.6236592,-74.0868861,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x4a9749801e5fe829!8m2!3d40.6236592!4d-74.0868861 [google.com] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpentine_Art_and_Nature_Commons [en.wikipedia.org] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Hillsides_Preservation_District [en.wikipedia.org] https://www.google.com/maps/place/600+Van+Duzer+St,+Staten+Island,+NY+10304/@40.6251287,-74.0847629,3a,75y,231h,100.88t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1syCoh5HyhfQihkMnnAiU0bQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c24e4ec667c44f:0xb29d90890ec14e5b!8m2!3d40.6252168!4d-74.0850178?hl=en