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Innovation and Technology: Solutions to the Global Water Crisis

NYIT

You are invited to join NYIT President Edward Guiliano, Ph.D., and special guests U.S. Congressman Steve Israel and writer and activist Seth M. Siegel at Innovation & Technology: Solutions to the Global Water Crisis.

Free

Conservatory Seasonal Highlights at Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Brooklyn Botanical Garden 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, New York, NY, United States

Join a trained Garden Guide on a tour of the exotic flora of tropical, desert, and Mediterranean climates without leaving Brooklyn.

Free

Structures of Coastal Resilience: Designing for Climate Change

Coastal communities must adapt planning strategies to mitigate the risk posed by these natural disasters. Structures of Coastal Resilience (SCR) matches the latest science with urban and landscape design to propose actionable solutions for buffering against storms.

Free

Morning Fitness at Fort Tryon Park

Heather Garden in Fort Tryon Park Cabrini Boulevard & Ft Washington Ave, Manhattan, NY, United States

Come to Fort Tryon Park and try something new. Join us on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings for one hour of walking, stretching, and strengthening exercises.

Free

A Pet with Paws Trunk Show at the New York Dog Nanny

New York Dog Nanny 126 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY, United States

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, New York City pet owners are encouraged to join A Pet with Paws for a special trunk show that will be filled with four-legged love.

Free

Coney Island Creek Community Workshop

New York Aquarium 602 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn , Select a Country:

Come and discuss how flooding impacts neighborhoods, learn about sewer overflow and stormwater runoff, and much more.

A is for Activist: New York City Tots

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

A special program for children ages 2-4 years old. Explore objects, stories, and songs in the exhibition 'Activist New York', design your own flower pot, and plant a seed to take home.

Free

Birding: Owls

Orchard Beach Nature Center Section 2 of Orchard Beach

Our parks are the perfect places to spot owls that live in New York City. The winter is the best time of the year to see owls because the trees are bare—making it easier to see them—and owls breed in the winter. Come have a look at some of the owls that call NYC's parks home !

Free

Oculus Book Talk “Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars”

Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars explores recent trends that show that Americans, particularly Millennials, have been driving markedly less than they used to. Author Sam Schwartz describes how this change in car usage ultimately benefits cities, making them healthier and increasing property values, in a book that has been praised for its timeliness and insight.

$10

Good Food Documentary: Sustainable Table

Park Slope Food Co-Op 782 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States

What’s on your plate? Where does it come from? What effects does it have on the environment and your body? What can you do to help? This 52 minute documentary that takes an unadulterated look into the food you eat, and how you can make a difference to your health and the environment by the food choices you make.

Free

Make Your Mark

Roy Wilkins Recreation Center 177th Street and Baisley Boulevard, Queens, NY, United States

Please join us for a landscape painting workshop using watercolor, inks, and charcoal.

Free

Emerging Voices at Parsons School of Constructed Environments: Transforming Models and Practices

Starr Foundation Hall, University Center, UL102 63 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United States

The Emerging Voices juried lecture series recognizes architects, landscape architects, and urban designers who have both significant work to show and significant ideas to share. From the inaugural presentations more than thirty years ago to the present, firms selected by The Architectural League as Emerging Voices have spoken compellingly about their work while framing its relationship to theory, practice, and place. - Anne Rieselbach, Program Director of The Architectural League of New York

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