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Garden Tour: Spring Ephemerals and Bulbs

The High Line, Gansevoort Street Entrance 820 Washington Street, New York, NY, United States

Get to know every detail of the High Line's plant life while walking through the park with one of our knowledgeable staff horticulturists. Discover how…

Free

Bike Tour of Rockaway

RISE 58-03 Rockaway Beach Blvd, Far Rockaway, NY, United States

Join Rockaway Waterfront Alliance for a bike tour of the Rockaways. Help us celebrate spring by going outside and exploring New York City together by…

Free

Draw Your Park (7/20)

Madison Square Park between Madison Ave and 23rd St., Manhattan , NY, United States

We invite you to explore your inner artist with our Draw Your Park program. On July 20, from 5-7pm, spend the evening drawing alongside teaching artists…

Free

Pumpkin Smash 2017

Clement Clark Moore Park 10th Avenue between 21st and 22nd Streets, New York, NY, United States

Don’t let your pumpkin haunt a landfill! Bring pumpkins, jack-o-lanterns, and gourds for a smashing good time. You smash them and the NYC Compost Project…

Gardening for Liberation: A Social Justice Roundtable – Part 2

P.S. 262 El Hajj Malik El Shabazz Elementary/Middle School 500 Macon Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Join community garden leaders for a panel followed by small group discussions where community gardeners will share stories about how they're using their community gardens…

Putting Your Garden to Bed

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden 1000 Richmond Terrace , Staten Island, NY, United States

Use traditional techniques to keep soil protected from the elements, experiment with mulch, and sow cold weather crops for next spring. Registration requested.

Coastal Clean-Up in Riverside Park South

59th Street Mound in Riverside Park South 12 Ave., Riverside Blvd., 59th Street, New York, NY, United States

Join TRASH HERO New York, in partnership with Riverside Park Conservancy and NYC Parks, to clean up the Hudson River shoreline in Riverside Park South.  Volunteers give…

Hort Tour: Trees

Madison Square Park between Madison Ave and 23rd St., Manhattan , NY, United States

Learn more about the Park in our Hort Tours. From the lush gardens, to the towering tree canopy, each tour will have a specific focus, making…

Annual Day after Thanksgiving Hike

Greenbelt Nature Center 700 Rockland Avenue at Brielle Avenue, Staten Island, NY, United States

Join the Greenbelt educators for our fourteenth annual day after Thanksgiving hike in the Greenbelt's serene woods. This hike will include a brief visit to…

Compost Workday

East River Park Compost Yard FDR Drive btwn Jackson St. and Cherry St., New York, NY, United States

Volunteer with one of New York City’s oldest community composting programs! The Lower East Side Ecology Center in partnership with the NYC Compost Project diverts…

Kids Wildlife Workshop with Bobby Horvath

J. Hood Wright Recreation Center 351 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Have you ever wanted to meet an eagle owl? Pet a fox? Hold a red-tailed hawk? Here's your chance to get up close and personal…