Fun on 5th, June 1, 2025

 

New York Restoration Project

 

Visit: https://www.nyrp.org/en/

 

Greenbelt Native Plant Center Papermaking Workshop

Date: 05/30/2025

Location: Greenbelt Native Plant Center (Staten Island) (opens in new tab)
Victory Blvd. bet. Ridgeway Ave. and Travis Ave., Staten Island

Time:  10am to 1pm

Meeting Location: Greenbelt Native Plant Center parking lot

Description: Join the Greenbelt Native Plant Center for a seed paper making workshop! Attendees will learn to make plantable paper from recycled pulp embedded with native seeds. Attendees should dress in clothes that can get dirty and closed toe shoes. Face masks may be worn at your discretion. Space is limited and registration is required. This event is family-friendly! Attendees under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. To sign up a group of 10 or more, please reach out to stewardship@parks.nyc.gov

Visit:  https://www.nycgovparks.org/reg/stewardship/17269

 

Seed Increase Program at Greenbelt Native Plant Center on Staten Island

 

Greenbelt Native Plant Center Seed Increase Program Field Work

Date: 05/22/2025

Location: Greenbelt Native Plant Center (Staten Island) (opens in new tab)
Victory Blvd. bet. Ridgeway Ave. and Travis Ave., Staten Island

Meeting Location: Meet at the Greenbelt Native Plant Center Parking Lot

Time: 10am to 1pm

Description: Join the Greenbelt Native Plant Center’s Seed Increase Program (SIP) to help maintain the production plots in our Staten Island farm fields. The Seed Increase Program propagates and grows plots of plants from locally sourced populations for ecological restoration projects across the city. We will be preparing the plots for spring and fall planting. Additional tasks include plots weeding, spreading mulch, and cutting back last year’s growth. Tools will be provided. No prior knowledge about plants or farming is required. Come dressed in sturdy boots or shoes, long pants, and clothing that can get dirty. Space is limited and registration is required. Volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. To sign up a group of 10 or more volunteers please reach out to stewardship@parks.nyc.gov

Visit:  https://www.nycgovparks.org/reg/stewardship/17125

Bay Ridge Earth Day, May 3, 2025

 

Designers of Central Park and Prospect Park

 Central Park and Prospect Park are the vision of Frederick Law Olmstead and Calvert Vaux, described in NYC Parks history.

Visit: https://www.nycgovparks.org/about/history/olmsted-parks

Five Boro Bike Tour 2025

Five Boro Bike Tour

Sunday, May 4, 2025

Visit:  https://www.bike.nyc/events/td-five-boro-bike-tour/