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CFR Back-to-School Event: “Deforestation in the Amazon”

58 East 68th Street, New York, NY, United States

The event will focus on the Amazon, featuring a presentation of CFR’s most recent InfoGuide “Deforestation in the Amazon,” and a panel discussion with several noted speakers !

Free

Photo Poetry: Finding Inspiration in the Urban Environment w/ Miska Draskoczy

ArtLab Gowanus 214 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Learn how photography and poetry can combine to explore the rich fabric of our urban environment. Part neighborhood photo walk, part writing workshop, no prior experience is necessary, just an openness to experimentation, play and collaboration. Miska Draskoczy is a photographer and writer whose forthcoming photo book, Gowanus Wild, examines nature and wilderness in the industrial environment.

Free

Celebrate Halloween in Central Park

Charles a. Dana Discovery Center inside the Park at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues, New York City, NY, United States

Bring the whole family to celebrate Halloween in Central Park at Central Park Conservancy’s annual Halloween Parade and Pumpkin Flotilla. Enjoy live music, spooky stories,…

Free

Urban Forestry: Lessons learned, Challenges and Opportunities Ahead

Cornell University Architecture, Art, Planning 26 Broadway, 20th Floor, New York, NY, United States

On November 9th at Cornell Architecture Art Planning from 6:00 PM-7:30 PM, for a presentation from author Jill Jonnes, and panel discussion with expert voices in American forestry; Fiona Watt, NYC Parks| Todd Forrest, US Forest Service| Joseph Gittelman, ALB Expert

Free

Holiday Train Show

For the 25th anniversary of NYC's favorite winter tradition, enchanting model trains zip through a display of 150 landmarks, each re-created with bark, leaves, and other natural materials under the twinkling glow of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.

Free – $25

Friends of Brower Park: 3rd Annual Leaf Crunch

Brower Park St. Mark's Ave., Park Pl. bet. Brooklyn Ave. and Kingston Ave., Brooklyn, NY, United States

Join Repair the World and Friends of Brower Park as they partner with the NYC Composting Project this November! Volunteers will help rake up Brower Park's fall leaves. The leaves will be used to fill their Leaf-Mold bins to replenish last years leaf-mold crop that is used to add a blanket of nutrients to Brower Parks plant and tree beds.

Free

Floral Design Workshop: Holiday Centerpiece

Queens Botanical Garden 43-50 Main Street, Flushing, NY, United States

Try your hand at creating your own holiday centerpiece! Participants will be introduced to tips and techniques used by pros, and take home their own centerpiece. Fee includes Garden admission.

$27.24

Prospect Park Audubon Center 101 East Drive, New York, NY, United States

Join the Prospect Park Alliance for holiday programming at Lefferts Historic House and the Audubon Center. Nature Exploration, 12–3 pm Prospect Park Audubon Center, Free…

Free

Winter on a Flatbush Farm

Lefferts Historic House Prospect Park West, Parkside between Flatbush Ave., Ocean Ave. and Prospect Park SW, Brooklyn, United States

Get ready for winter as they did in the 19th century farming village of Flatbush. Learn how to make a candle, watch a master spinster…

Free – $3

Fall Soil Health Workshop

Queens Botanical Garden 43-50 Main Street, Flushing, NY, United States

Autumn is here and it’s time to put the garden to sleep for the season. Join QBG Farm staff to learn how to care for your soil during fall and winter. We’ll discuss soil testing, cover crops, mulch, and compost application.

Free

Winter Walk at Pelham Bay Park

Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum 895 Shore Road, Bronx, NY, United States

Join the Natural Areas Conservancy for a guided walk through the coastal and forested areas of New York City’s largest park. This diverse 2,700-acre park…

Free

Inwood Green Neighborhood: Forest Restoration

Inwood Hill Park Dyckman Street and Payson Avenue, Manhattan, NY, United States

Volunteer with the Stewardship Team to help protect the young forest in Inwood Hill Park! Volunteers will be trained in tree care best practices as…

Free