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Made in Brooklyn: Food Waste to Biofuel

The Mohawk Group 71 West 23rd Street (18th Floor), New York, NY, United States

The eight futuristic, stainless steel-clad digester eggs at Brooklyn's Newtown Creek wastewater plant are designed to process as much as 1.5 million gallons of waste every day.

Join the Urban Green Council at this exciting event to learn more about the eggs, results from the plant's recently completed food waste pilot program, and the three-year full-scale demonstration project that will be launching there soon.

$10 – $15

Superfund: A Citizen’s Guide

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

With the Environmental Protection Agency's designation of Gowanus Canal and Newtown Creek, Superfund has become a colloquial term and a buzzword in New York City.

But what is a Superfund exactly?

This class will focus on citizen participation in the Superfund process and conclude with a discussion of current and future sites in the five boroughs.

$10

Platform: Creative Musings on Mass Transit

New York Transit Museum Boerum Pl, Brooklyn, New York, United States

An evening of live performances centered around mass transit in this ongoing series of inter-disciplinary programs.

Plumb Beach Cleanup

Union Square Union Square, New York, NY, United States

Join NYC H20 and NYC Audubon for a beach cleaning event at Plumb Beach, Brooklyn!

Free

Mapping Brooklyn Exhibit

Brooklyn Historical Society 128 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Mapping Brooklyn juxtaposes the work of contemporary artists working with historic maps, with examples of maps themselves, suggesting the myriad ways that maps can represent, on the one hand, such practical matters as way finding, property ownership, population shifts, and war strategy, and on other, the terrain of the metaphorical, psychological, and personal.

Free

Williamsburg’s Changing Landscapes

A historic tour of Williamsburg, Brooklyn as part of the Museum of City of New York's collaboration with Municipal Art Society’s “50 for the 50th!” Tours.

Street Art Tour: Bushwick

The corner of Wyckoff Ave and Stockholm Street outside of the L train stop at DeKalb Avenue.

As rents rise, Bushwick has become a haven over the years for street artists and graffiti writers seeking lower rent, leaving the area saturated with art. Come along as we explore the legal and illegal sides of the artistic community.

$25

Go Green! Greenpoint Festival

McCarren Park Lorimer & Bayard Streets, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Since starting in 2008, this event has become an annual staple of community life. Now, it is the place to go to learn about local sustainability initiatives while sampling local food, art and music.

Free

Renegade Craft Fair

East River State Park 90 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Series of Renegade Craft Fair Pop-Ups every Saturday outdoors this June at the lovely East River State Park!

Free

Ranger’s Choice: White Island Birding by Canoe (Advanced)

Salt Marsh Nature Center in Marine Park East 33rd Street and Avenue U, Brooklyn, NY, United States

NYC Parks' bright and talented Urban Park Rangers are what make our Weekend Adventure programs so amazing.

This birding by canoe trip will explore the waters of Gerritsen Creek and paddle by a delicate island where only wildflowers and wild birds reside!

Free

Brooklyn Grange Farm Tour

Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm - Navy Yard 63 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Come check out the world’s largest rooftop farm in Brooklyn’s Navy Yard! The guides from the Brooklyn Grange will tell you about our their operations and farming methods, the basics of their business model, and the environmental benefits of urban agriculture and rooftop farming, then give you some time to explore.

$10