Hands-on DIY Windowfarm Build
Queens Library at Long Island City 37-44 21 Street , Long Island City , NY, United StatesLearn how to build a do-it-yourself version of a Windowfarm in this hands-on workshop.
Free
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Birding for Families
Charles A. Dana Discovery Center Central Park (Harlem Meer), 110th st. between fifth and Lenox avenues, New York, NY, United StatesLearn as a family how to spot and identify our feathered neighbors in their natural surroundings.
Free
Junior Volunteer Corps Spring Cleaning
Prospect Park Grand Army Plaza Entrance, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesFamilies and elementary-school-aged community groups are invited to join NYC Parks for spring cleaning!
Free
LDEO Spring Public Lecture Series: Ocean Acidification and Climate Change
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Monell Building Auditorium, Columbia University 3000 Broadway, New York , NY, United StatesThe Earth Institute's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) Spring Public Lectures presents, "Ocean acidification and climate change," with Brbel Hnisch, Associate Professor.
Free
Sustainable Electronics Panel Discussion and Networking Opportunity
Columbia University Club of New York 15 West 43rd Street , New York, NY, United StatesJoin Columbia Business School Alumni Club on April 1st for this panel discussion about achieving an ethical electronics value chain, from raw materials to disposal.
$40
Pruning and Training Fruit Trees
P.S. 443 The Family School Garden 1116 Sheridan Avenue, Bronx, NY, United StatesLearn how to prune fruit trees to improve production and protect tree health.
Free
Field of Greens: Grow a Spring Salad!
GrowNYC Greening Library 49 Chambers Street, Rm 212, Manhattan, NY, United StatesCome join NYC Parks Green Thumb at the Grow to Learn Demonstration Garden as we learn how to prepare plant, maintain, and harvest a bed of baby greens.
Free
Earth Institute Practicum in Innovative Sustainability Leadership: Standards and Metrics for Sustainability
Havemeyer Hall Room 209, Columbia University Morningside Campus 3000 Broadway, New York , NY, United StatesCynthia Cummis will devote this lecture to understanding how the use of sustainability standards and metrics advance the integration of sustainability in the operation of organizations.
Free
Can Consumption Change the World?
Diana Event Oval, Barnard College 3009 Broadway, New York, NY, United StatesJoin a panel of environmentalists, economists, anthropologists, and entrepreneurs as they examine the life cycle of the goods we buy—from conception and design to labor and manufacturing, through repair and disposal. How are each of these stages interconnected, and what changes to our consumption habits could truly be impactful?
Free
NYC Audubon Photography Club
National Audubon Offices 225 Varick Street, New York, NY, United StatesProfessional bird and nature photographers David Speiser and Lloyd Spitalnik will share their expertise and help you improve your photography work.
$8
Workshop for The Green Infrastructure Plan
Hostos Community College 450 Grand Concourse, BronxGreenRoofNYCAre you a private property owner interested in building your own roof top garden, or helping the city in it's efforts to keep our city cleaner and greener? The New York City Department of Environmental Protection offers a grant program for private property owners to do just this. To learn more about this workshop, and workshops like it click here.
Free
Columbia Business School Green Business Summit
Columbia University Morningside Campus, Low Library, Rotunda, NY, United StatesThis event will focus on "Disruptive Technologies for Transitioning to a Sustainable Economy" and will include speakers from Biomimicry 3.8, Shapeways, Sols, Stratasys/Makerbot, Citigroup, Google, SolarCity, SunEdison and Oak Tree Capital Management.
Free