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Nature Crafts: Make Your Own Backyard Bird Feeder

Payson Park House Payson Avenue and Dyckman Street, Manhattan, NY, United States

What better time to learn about wildlife and bird migration than at the fist sign of spring! Kids can make bird feeders then take them home to discover and observe wildlife right outside their own back window.

Free

StarTalk Live! with Neil deGrasse Tyson

BAM 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United States

BAM welcomes celebrated astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson to host a live edition of his immensely popular talk show, StarTalk Radio.

$35 – $50

Season Extension Workshop

GrowNYC 49-51 Chambers Street , New York, NY, United States

Come to this workshop to learn about ways to lengthen your gardening season.

Free

Field of Greens: Grow a Spring Salad!

GrowNYC Greening Library 49 Chambers Street , Manhattan, NY, United States

Learn how to prepare, plant, maintain, and harvest a bed of baby greens.

Free

Fossil Free NYC Open House

New York Society for Ethical Culture 2 W 64th St, New York, NY, United States

One by one, cities around the world are making the commitment to divest from fossil fuels and we want New York City to be a…

Free

Food Scrap Composting Made Easy

Bon Secours New York Health Systems / Schervier Garden 2995 Independence Avenue, Bronx, United States

The New York Composting Project of the Bronx will help you learn the essentials of composting.

Free

TEDxManhattan: Changing the Way We Eat

TimesCenter 242 W 41st St, New York, NY, United States

This annual, one-day TEDx event explores the food system as we shift to a more sustainable way of eating and farming.

Free

NYC Vegetarian Food Fest

The Metropolitan Pavillion 125 West 18th St., New York, New York

The Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea will host the fourth annual NYC Vegetarian Food Festival on March 1, which promises vegan fare from over 100 vendors, and features speakers ranging from doctors to comedians.

$30

Introduction to Birdwatching

Audubon Center at the Boathouse , Parkside Ave. bet. Flatbush Ave., Ocean Ave. and Prospect Park SW, Brooklyn , NY, United States

Learn about the 250 species of birds that call Prospect Park home.

Free

Historic New York Walking Tour: The World’s Fair

Flushing Meadows Corona Park Queens, NY, United States

NYC Parks Urban Park Rangers specialize in interpretation of historic turning points, both natural and man-made, in our city’s long history.  On this walking tour…

Free

Kids Enjoy Exercise Now (KEEN) Recreational Program

Recreation Center 54 348 E. 54th St., New York, NY, United States

KEEN is a national, nonprofit volunteer-led organization that provides one-to-one recreational opportunities for children and young adults with developmental and physical disabilities at no cost to their families and caregivers.

Free