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Freshkills Park Series: Landfill Infrastructure

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

The ongoing development of Freshkills Park is one of the most ambitious public works projects in the history of New York City, using state of the art ecological restoration techniques in an extraordinary setting for recreation, public art, and environmental investigation.

Learn more about the infrastructure that makes the park possible from Laura Truettner, Manager for Park Development.

$8

The History of the Gowanus Canal

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

Nestled between the hip and hardly inexpensive neighborhoods Park Slope and Carroll Gardens is the Gowanus Canal: Brooklyn’s most infamous toxic waste site.

This class if for anyone who’s read about the Gowanus but wants to know more about how it got there, why its so polluted, and why people feel so compelled by it.

$10

Food For Thought

Interface New York City Showroom 330 Fifth Avenue (the corner of 5th Ave and 33rd Street) 12th Floor, New York

In a world that continues to struggle with agricultural challenges to support the global population, developing sustainable solutions for crop production, agricultural resource use, access to food, and food waste is critical.

Come hear from the New York Area Sustainability Group's expert speakers as they point out problems in our food system, and discuss the changes that need to take place to solve these issues.

$12

Meet and Greet with Environmental Education Advocacy Council

Pioneers Bar 138 West 29th Street, New York, NY, United States

Come out to meet Environmental Education Advocacy Cuncil’s Steering Committee Officers, network with EEAC members representing environmental and science education organizations across NYC, and find out how to become a Steering Committee Officer!

Pioneers Bar has 19 yummy beers on tap, jumbo Connect Four, and life-size Jenga! EEAC will provide snacks for everyone.

Free

February Forum: Sustainable Transportation

Monogram Design Center 150 East 58th St. 10th Floor , New York

A sustainable transportation system is one that is accessible, safe, environmentally-friendly, affordable, and can meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generation to meet their own needs.

Come learn more about sustainable transportation at this free forum organized by GreenHomeNYC!

Free

Handshake 302: Vernacular Geographies of Shenzhen, China

The New School: The Bark Room (Orientation Room), Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, 101 2 West 13th Street, New York, NY, United States

Learn more about the history and space of "urban villages" in Shenzhen, China.

Free

Transition Neighborhoods Strategy Session

Friends Meeting House 15 Rutherford Place, 15th Street between 2nd & 3rd Avenues, New York, NY, United States

Make your neighborhood more sustainable and resilient with Transition Neighborhoods (TN).

Learn how!

Free

Gotham: New York City’s Best Writers: Richard Ford

Brooklyn Public Library: Central Library, Dweck Center 10 Grand Army Plaza, New York, NY, United States

Hear Richard Ford speak on "Let Me Be Frank with You," a story of reconciliation after Hurricane Sandy.

Free

Winter Tree Identification

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

Add a bit of excitement and arboreal enjoyment to your winter walks with a lesson in tree identification! Look closely at the tree's wintry bits: buds, bark, and fruiting bodies and your snowy sojourns will be evermore enchanting.

$13

Urban Forest Protection in New York City

Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Room 114, Avery Hall 116th St & Broadway, New York, NY, United States

A lecture through Columbia's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation about urban forest protection and restoration in New York City given by Timon McPhearson.

Free

Sustainability Practice Network ‘De Blasio Administration: Freshman Year Report Card’ Panel Discussion

New York University Stern School of Business 44 West 4th Street, Room KMC 1-100, New York

A year ago, Bill de Blasio won the NYC mayoral election handily with an impressive campaign touting progressive change. Appealing to a shrinking middle class, his platform promised to address income disparity, universal pre-K, more affordable housing, and build on his predecessor’s environmental programs.

Join the Sustainability Practice Network's panel of experts to discuss these realities and look ahead to year two of Mayor de Blasio’s administration.

Free