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Old Croton Aqueduct Bike Tour

New York Public Library 455 5th Avenue , New York, NY, United States

Join NYC native Matt Malina and Matheson Westlake to bike the route of the Old Croton Aqueduct from the NYPL to the Highbridge.

$40

Brooklyn Eco Bike Tour

Van Siclen Avenue - 3 Train 570 Van Siclen Avenue , Brooklyn, NY, United States

Learn about Brooklyn's environmental challenges and successes on NYC H20's leisurely and informative bike ride along Jamaica Bay!

$40

Beyond the Honeybee: Exploring Critical Pollinators

Threes Brewing 333 Douglass St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

This spring sea­son the Gowanus Canal Con­ser­vancy is host­ing a 4-part series exam­in­ing the theme “Liv­ing Things in an Urban Ecosys­tem”, where invited pan­elists bring their per­spec­tives on the liv­ing infra­struc­ture of New York City, pro­vok­ing ques­tions about our human and envi­ron­men­tal rela­tion­ships within an urban envi­ron­ment.

Free

350 Divestment Working Group

New York Society for Ethical Culture 2 West 64th Street, New York, NY, United States

350NYC is the the local affiliate of 350.org, a grassroots network of volunteer-run campaigns in over 188 countries working to solve the climate crisis. Here in New York, they are working locally for a cleaner, greener, better New York City for everyone.

Learn more about 350.org's campaigns and check our upcoming events to get involved

Free

Resiliency and Elements Art Exhibit

Visitor Center in Conference House Park Satterlee Street and Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island , NY, United States

The Lenape Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition featuring an amalgam of works by Staten Island artists and natural infrastructure projects implemented to make New York City more storm resilient and sustainable.

Free

Prospect Park: Natural Areas Conservancy Lecture

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

Learn about native plants and ecological features in Prospect Park, one of Brooklyn’s last remaining native forests.

Free

Basic Canoeing

Martling Avenue and Brooks Pond Place in Clove Lakes Park 1150 Clove Rd, Staten Island, NY, United States

Few experiences compare with being on the open water in New York City. NYC Parks trained Urban Park Rangers will lead you on canoe adventures that range from the gentle waters of protected lakes to the challenging open waters of rivers and bays.

Free

Minetta Brook Walk

First Presbyteran Chuch 12 West 12th Street, New York, NY, United States

Before NYC became concrete and asphalt, the island was covered by rivers, streams and marshes. Greenwich Village's Minetta Brook is one such watercourse and still makes its presence known in the basements of the structures built on top of it; some are still visible if you know where to look.

Join urban explorer Steve Duncan of Undercity.org as he shows us the Minetta's 1.5 mile buried path and explains the waterway functioning both today and in the past!

$40

Shakespeare in the Park

Delacorte Theater Central Park, NY, United States

The annual Shakespeare in the Park is an event not to be missed. You can get a touch of the English Renaissance period within the modern-day urban park.

Free