Stargazing on the High Line
Gaze at the stars, planets, and Moon through the high-powered telescopes of the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York, and chat with the experts about…
Stargazing on the High Line
Gaze at the stars, planets, and Moon through the high-powered telescopes of the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York, and chat with the experts about…
Volunteer at Governors Island Jazz Age Lawn Party
Jazz Age Lawn Party, June 15 & 16, 9am-4pm Michael Arenella and His Dreamland Orchestra brings you back in time to the 1920s for a…
Compost for Brooklyn Spring Planting and Composting Sifting Party
Pitch in with these fun projects: Compost sifting Planting flowers and herbs Compost tumbler assembly Located at the Corner of Newkirk & East 8th StVolunteers…
Cicadas: harmless, noisy, edible, cute?
What to do about the impending swarm? If you can’t beat ’em, eat ’em!
596 Acres Garden + Dance Party Fundraiser
596 Acres presents Bushwick Open Studios Party at the Silent Barn to celebrate the arrival of summer with DJ James Mulry! Admission $10-50 (pay what…
2nd Annual Riverkeeper Sweep
More than 1,000 volunteers are expected to join 75 volunteer-led shoreline cleanups as part of the second annual Riverkeeper Sweep, our annual day of service…
A kayaker’s perspective of Brooklyn
Check out the North Brooklyn Boat Club’s beautiful map and get ready to hit the currents.
3rd Annual Urban Agriculture Conference
The Horticultural Society of New York presents their 3rd Annual Urban Agriculture Conference, being held in May 2013 in New York City. This year’s conference…
BK Botanic Garden Sakura Matsuri Festival
Saturday, April 27–Sunday, April 28, 2013 | 10 a.m.–6 p.m. A weekend celebrating traditional and contemporary Japanese culture Taiko Drumming • Manga • Tea Ceremonies…
NYC Wildflower Week: May 11-19th
NYC Wildflower Week presents a full week of free events to showcase the 53,000 acres of open space and 778 native plants in NYC’s 5…
Mariellé Anzelone
There are few places in America where you can you lose yourself in a shaded forest, take a twenty-minute break to enjoy empanadas at a Mexican bodega, and then return to the wilderness to finish your hike. That’s what we did with ecologist Mariellé Anzelone…
Growing the Battery Urban Farm
Battery Urban Farm is unique in two ways. First of all, we’re very accessible, located at street-level in the middle of a public park… Second, we are the largest educational farm on public land in all of Manhattan.
A (brief) history of sheep and goats in NYC
Goats and sheep are useful for clearing out unwanted plants, especially in areas that would be difficult for lawn mowers to reach. “They help us teach that we are all part of the food cycle,” and have been living and working in NYC for quite a while.
Worm Fest!
Worm Fest is the celebration of worms and composting. Children and their families are invited to this free event to learn about worms, feed them…
596 Acres Meeting + Soul Food Junkies Screening
Come to the Far Rockaway Library on this Saturday, April 6th, at 2pm for a 596 Acres organizing meeting and a screening of the documentary Soul Food Junkies. Learn how to work…
Apply to be an Organizing Fellow at 596 Acres
596 Acres is a growing, innovative nonprofit that makes use of vacant land, helping organizers turn it into productive community gardens and urban farms. They…
Pop-Up Audubon
The Audubon society is creating a pop-up lab for children in Prospect Park for children to explore the local bird life.