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NYC Third Annual Green Festival

Pier 94 711 12th Avenue , New York, United States

Come to the largest and longest-running sustainability event in the country, and celebrate Earth Month with the best in green living.

$5 – $20

The Law of the Land: Our Conflicted Tussle Over Nature

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

The struggle for advancement in environmental protection is complicated by the emergence of competing narratives each tied to a set of closely held values and beliefs. What are these underlying values, and how can we enter into discussions with one another and seek common ground without sacrificing our highest ideals?

Free

Sustainable Food in Practice

Columbia University, Hamilton Hall Room 517 1130 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Columbia's Sustainability Media Lab is excited to present a panel discussion on sustainable food. A panel of experts from a diverse range of organizations will share their insights on how we can eat well and more sustainably.

Free

Grow to Learn School Garden Plant Start Giveaway

Hattie Carthan Community Garden Lafayette and Marcy Avenues, Brooklyn, NY, United States

This is an opportunity for Grow to Learn Schools to pick up two flats each of mixed vegetable, herb, and flower starts

Free

Early Morning Bird Walk: Marvelous Migrants

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

Join the Prospect Park Alliance to see some of the dazzling birds that visit the park before flying to northern breeding grounds. Led by the Brooklyn Bird Club.

Free

LDEO Spring Public Lecture Series: Air, Water and Stone – Lowering CO2 through Sequestration

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Monell Building Auditorium, Columbia University 3000 Broadway, New York , NY, United States

Professor David Goldberg explains an option for the secure capture of CO2 in vast geological repositories that could mitigate carbon release to the environment for many centuries, well away from material and human risks.

Free

Bryant Park Birding Tours

Bryant Park 42nd Street and 6th Avenue, Manhattan, Select a Country:

Discover the surprising diversity of the birds that call Bryant Park home during migratory season with guided tours.

Free

Bryant Park Ping Pong

Bryant Park 42nd Street and 6th Avenue, Manhattan, Select a Country:

Take a break with an eclectic selection of favorite tabletop games for free.

Free

NYC Audubon Photography Club

National Audubon Offices 225 Varick Street, New York, NY, United States

Professional bird and nature photographers David Speiser and Lloyd Spitalnik will share their expertise and help you improve your photography work.

$8

GreenThumb Workshop: Explore the Many Uses of Herbs

A. Badillo Community Rose Garden 924 Melrose Avenue, Bronx, NY, United States

Please join GreenThumb as they cover some of the culinary and healing properties of herbs commonly cultivated in New York City.

Free