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.
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A is for Activist: New York City Tots
Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue, New YorkA 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 BeachOur 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 StatesWhat’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 StatesPlease 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 StatesThe 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
Free
Eco-fashion and Sustainable Living
Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Hogan Hall - Conference Room A 1150 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, United StatesCome by the Earth Institute for your head-to-toe guide to Ethical Fashion and Non-Toxic Beauty, just in time for New York Fashion Week !
Free
Global Warming and the Rise of Asia
Tishman Auditorium: University Center 63 Fifth Avenue , New York, NY, United StatesThe India China Institute's Flagship 2016 event will engage two renowned intellectuals - Amitav Gosh and Prasenjit Duara – in a conversation on climate change and capitalism in Asia.
Free
The People’s Market NYC: A Communal Table of Makers & Collectors
House of Yes 2 Wyckoff Avenue , Brooklyn, NY, United StatesThe People's Market NYC is community of stand-out artists, collectors, makers, foodies and tastemakers. A canvas for collaboration and a haven for diversity, The People's Market NYC celebrates the independent spirit of small business entrepreneurs and creative minds, highlighting local, handmade, eco, sustainable, holistic and vintage goods. Events are kid-friendly and have something for all budgets.
Free
Teddy Bears for Teddy Roosevelt
Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue, New YorkCelebrate President's Day by making your own teddy bear and learn about President Roosevelt's impact on NYC as Police Commissioner.
Free
Smartphone Apps for Citizen Scientists Workshop Series: 3. Soil Contaminants
Alfred J. Lerner Hall 2920 Broadway, New York, NY, United StatesThe Earth Institute presents the Smartphone Apps for Citizen Science Workshop Series, "Soil Contaminants". Join us for the third in the series on Environmental Apps for Citizen Scientists.
Free