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  • High Bridge: A New Beginning

    Hunter College, Room 714 Hunter West 68th Street and Lexington Avenue , New York, NY, United States

    The High Bridge is slated to reopen as a walkway in summer 2015. Come hear Bryan Diffley, the Project Manager of the renovation, speak about NYC's oldest standing bridge.

    Free

  • New Ways to Welcome Spring: Climate Change and You

    Celebrate the changing seasons with an evening of enlightening and entertaining works from the journalist Elizabeth Royte and John KixMiller, the author of The Protectors of The Wood, a series of illustrated adventure novels about a group of misfit teenagers saving the world from climate change. KixMiller will be joined by the four-piece Protectors of the Wood Band.

    Free

  • Brooklyn Botanic Garden: Roots of Resilience

    Brooklyn Botanic Garden 990 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    In keeping with the notion of sankofa—remembering the past in order to move forward—this year’s theme, “Roots of Resilience,” will examine the ways in which sustainability is tradition, not trend.

    Free

  • FamilyDay@theCenter: Skyscrapers!

    The Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY, United States

    Learn about skyscrapers and work with a team to design and build your own model skyscrapers! Recommended for children 5 and up, accompanied by an adult.

  • Fueling Our Future: Going North: Leadership in the Arctic

    New York University Center for Global Affairs 15 Barclay St , New York, NY, United States

    The Arctic has grown in importance as a focal point on international security, environmental protection, and climate change, as well as a new frontier for trade, shipping, and resource exploration.

    Join CGA Clinical Associate Professor and Academic Director Carolyn Kissane for a conversation on Canadian and U.S. leadership in the Arctic, emerging priorities in the region, and how these developments might affect international energy and environmental policy.

    Free

  • Countdown to Paris: Update on Global Climate Treaty Negotiations

    New York Society for Ethical Culture 2 West 64th Street, New York, NY, United States

    In the six months since the People’s Climate March in NYC, UN negotiators have been working on proposals for the global climate treaty conference that will take place in Paris in December 2015. Please join 350NYC and the NY Society for Ethical Culture for an evening of discussion among climate leaders, including attendees at the preliminary talks in Lima and Geneva.

    $5

  • Living with Urban Coyotes

    Van Cortlandt Nature Center in Van Cortlandt Park West 246th Street and Broadway, Bronx, NY, United States

    New York City is home to an amazing abundance of wildlife.

    NYC Parks Urban Park Rangers will guide you to the best wildlife viewing spots in the urban jungle. Learn about the basic biology of these super smart and energetic animals.

    Free

  • The New York City You’ve Never Seen: All New Queens Edition

    Brooklyn Brainery 190 Underhill Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    Did you know Queens, NY is a land of discovery?

    This virtual tour of some of Queens' hidden spots will entice you with the adventures that await you and arm you with what you need to organize your own fantastic day trips - no passport or plane ticket needed, just your metro card, a few dollars, and maybe your cell phone in case you get lost...

    $10

  • Earth Institute Practicum in Innovative Sustainability Leadership: Standards and Metrics for Sustainability Performance

    Columbia University Morningside Campus, Havemeyer Hall, Room 209 1150 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    The Earth Institute and the School of Continuing Education MSSM Practicum present an introduction to how sustainability standards and metrics can advance the integration of sustainability in communities. The talk will center on the STAR Community Rating System, a national certification program that promotes health, inclusion, and prosperity.

    Free

  • Oysters: A History of Limits and Possibilities

    Threes Brewing 333 Douglass St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    This spring season the Gowanus Canal Conservancy is hosting a 4-part series examining the theme "Living Things in an Urban Ecosystem", where invited panelists bring their perspectives on the living infrastructure of New York City, provoking questions about our human and environmental relationships within an urban environment.

    Free

  • The Last Unknown Place in New York City: A Conversation with Christopher Payne and Michael Miscione

    Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue 10029, New York, NY, United States

    Photographer Christopher Payne will talk about his experience shooting North Brother Island and his new book on the topic. Come discover what New York City might look like without human influence, as Payne captures vegetation taking over buildings on North Brother Island. Historian Michael Miscione will also talk about the history of North Brother Island.

    $16