Go Green! Greenpoint!
Now in its 9th year, Go Green! is the place to learn about local sustainability initiatives while sampling local food, art, and music.
Family Nature Exploration with the Prospect Park Alliance
Join the Prospect Park Alliance for nature education programs at the Prospect Park Audubon Center, the first urban Audubon Center in the nation.
Family Discovery Weekends
Experiment, learn, and play together in the Discovery Garden. Hands-on stations throughout the garden’s meadow, woodland, and marsh habitats, and in the vegetable garden encourage…
Living Water Explorations at Prospect Park
Come join us for this all-age-friendly hands-on activity pond-dipping for snails, leeches and dragon fly nymphs !
Kids Food Festival
Teach your kids the value of healthful, nutritious food the fun way through cooking demos, live entertainment, and a scavenger hunt on March 5 and 6.
Mia Lehrer – Recalibrating the City: Advocacy by Design
Mia Lehrer is the founding principal of Mia Lehrer + Associates, a Los Angeles-based landscape architecture practice. The firm leads the design and implementation of…
February Mappy Hour NYC
Come learn about the trees in your neighborhood at highest risk for pests or disease, how to identify them, and how to spot signs of stress. Plus, Sierra Nevada brews for everyone!
Winter DayLife Pop-Up at the Lowline Lab
Come join us! Escape the winter blues and get a taste of Essex Street Market at the Lowline Lab. Sample local, specialty food at an underground park !
Volunteer Open House at the Queens Botanical Garden
Come out to our “Volunteer Open House” and find out more about volunteer opportunities. Refreshments will be served.
GreenThumb Events & Workshops
Join over a thousand community gardeners and greening professionals from all over New York City for a day of learning, sharing, networking, and greening inspiration at the 32nd Annual GreenThumb GrowTogether!
This year’s conference features exciting new workshops and returning favorites, including many hands-on and youth-focused workshops, for gardeners of all ages.
A Talk through New York City’s Commons at Fordham Law School
A Talk through NYC’s Commons at Fordham Law School, hosted by the Community Economic Development (CED) Clinic & the Fordham Urban Law Center.
We will explore gardens, parks, community farms and other shared real estate assets that communities have created as autonomous spaces outside NYC’s speculation-driven land market.
Hatha Yoga
Reduce stress, increase your energy and bring strength and flexibility to mind, body and spirit with a yoga practice.
MulchFest
Bring your holiday tree to a designated city park to be recycled into mulch that will nourish plantings across the city!
Become an Ace Leaf Peeper
Welcome the return of crisp Autumn days with a walk in the park and learn to identify trees by the details: bark, buds, leaves and tree form. Get those sweaters on and come outside for an introduction to some stunning trees in fine fall colors.
Fall Foliage Hike: Cass Gallagher Trail
With nearly 30,000 acres of public parkland, New York City is the perfect place for fall leaf-peeping. Let our Urban Park Ranger naturalists explain why leaves change colors and introduce you to the diversity of trees found in our urban forests.
Night Sky: The Moon and Taurid Meteor Shower
Our Urban Park Rangers will be your guides to the solar system, discussing the science, history, and folklore of the universe. The Taurid Meteor Shower produces 5-10 meteors per hour. In between, we will use telescopes to explore the night sky.
Fall Field Day
NYC Parks presents the first-ever Fall Field Day, at Highbridge Park in Manhattan. Kids, teens, and their families are invited to relive classic and nostalgic field day activities as they are re-introduced to a new generation. With an array of activities fit for all ages and abilities, Fall Field Day will have something for everyone to enjoy!
It’s My Park Day at Schmul Park
Dandelions, Knotweed, and Mugwort are invading Schmul Park! Become a “Weed Warrior” and help Freshkills Park remove these plants from among our new native plantings. Learn how to identify the native and invasive plants in Schmul Park while helping to beautify the landscape!