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Carbon Pricing Leadership Training

The North Star Fund 520 8th Ave #1800, New York, NY, United States

Nicole Crescimanno, assistant to James Hansen and young climate leader, is hosting a day-long training session for the Put a Price On It campaign. This session is for Students…

Putting Your Garden to Bed

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden 1000 Richmond Terrace , Staten Island, NY, United States

Use traditional techniques to keep soil protected from the elements, experiment with mulch, and sow cold weather crops for next spring. Registration requested.

Educational Green Roofs Conference

PS 41 116 West 11th Street

Green roofs can be used as outdoor classrooms all year round to study important topics such as weather patterns, the water cycle, climate change, air…

Free

Sustainable Lawn Care

Queens Botanical Garden 43-50 Main Street, Flushing, NY, United States

Get a crash course on organic lawn management in this hands-on workshop. Participants will learn appropriate timing, application quantities, and techniques for using compost in…

Compost 101

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden 1000 Richmond Terrace , Staten Island, NY, United States

What is compost? How do I make it? Do I need a bin? Do I need worms? This workshop will introduce you to compost, how…

Using Your Brown Bin Best

Queens Botanical Garden 43-50 Main Street, Flushing, NY, United States

Have you recently received your curbside Organics Collection kit? Do you have questions about how to separate your waste and keep your bin neat? Come…

Nature’s Workshop: Jewelry Making

Salt Marsh Nature Center in Marine Park East 33rd Street and Avenue U, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Join the Rangers and learn how to make jewelry using materials from nature. Basic materials are provided.

UnCommon Pages Bookmaking Workshop

Greenbelt Nature Center 700 Rockland Avenue at Brielle Avenue, Staten Island, NY, United States

Learn about the Freshkills Park transformation, see examples of native and invasive plants, and create your very own passport-sized field notebook using paper that’s made…

Sustainability Measurement in China: Fostering a Race to the Top

Columbia University- Low Library, Faculty Room New York, NY, United States

Sustainability is now widely recognized as an essential component for development in China, with the Chinese government setting ambitious environmental and social targets. However, the…

Free

Future City Lab: Art, Culture, Fashion

Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue, New York

How does the city inspire designers and innovators? How do new technologies, inspirations, and ideas blend together? Consider art, fashion, and culture in ways you…

Gardening Workshop: Healthy Compost

Greenbelt Nature Center 700 Rockland Avenue at Brielle Avenue, Staten Island, NY, United States

Learn several different methods to create and maintain a compost pile, which can serve as the foundation for healthy garden soil all year long. Please…