EARTH DAY ACTIVITIES!
Earth Day - April 22, 2005
Special Events and Celebrations
Celebrate Earth Day with festivals, activities, and special projects at New York City's parks and gardens. Now in its 35th year, the day is celebrated by millions worldwide. This year's theme is "Protect our Children and Our Future" and several organizations are hosting events. The following is a small sampling of events and we will add to this page as we get more events.
Parks & Gardens
Brooklyn's Prospect Park is celebrating with tree plantings, workshops, and walking tours April 22-May 1. In the Bronx, Wave Hill's Alpine Earth Weekend is April 23-24, and Central Park hosts the Earth Day Fair on April 23. Buy Earth-friendly products, taste food samples, and learn about how you can protect the planet during EarthFair at Grand Central Terminal April 22-23.
Friday April 22, 2005
Marine Park
4 Sparrow Marsh, Brooklyn
Participate in a unique shoreline restoration of the salt marsh. Volunteers will be brought in by canoe and boat to help clear and remove debris at this site.
9 AM to 3 PM.
Please contact Tony Killeen at 212-360-8156 for more information.
Saturday April 23, 2005
St. Nicholas Park
135th and St. Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan
Celebrate Earth Day at St. Nicholas Park! Volunteers will work on a slope restabalization project.
10 AM to 2 PM
Please contact Tony Killeen at 212-360-8156 for more information.
Van Cortlandt Park
Bronx
Celebrate Earth Day at Van Cortlandt Park volunteering and enjoying fun nature activities!
Please call 718-601-1553 for more information
Alley Pond Environmental Center
228-06 Northern Boulevard, Queens
Celebrate Earth Day in Queens by planting at APEC. Volunteers will meet at the APEC Nature Center.
10 AM to 2 PM
Please call Rich Love at 212-360-1448 for more information.
Astoria/LIC Waterfront Parks
Queensbridge Park
LIC Community Service Project and Earth Day Celebration
10am - 2 pm: Get your hands dirty and help green the park!
12 pm - 5 pm: Celebration Activities including a puppet show, eco-circus, live music, facepainting, arts & crafts, games for all ages, and more!
Walking tour of Astoria/LIC Waterfront Parks
3 PM: Meet at entrance of Queensbridge Park
Activity Leaders: Greater Astoria Historical Society and Shorewalkers
Free Hallets Cove Canoe Rides
11am - 4pm (Rain date: April 30, 11am - 4pm)
Hallets Cove on Vernon Blvd, near 31st Ave.
For more information or to get involved, contact emily.maxwell@parks.nyc.gov or (917) 902-9165, or visit www.astoriawaterfront.org.
Central Park
The Great Hill, 106th Street and Central Park West (Inside the Park)
9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Join the Central Park Conservancy at the Great Hill, to celebrate Earth Day 2005. We are looking for volunteers to assist at the: Theme Demonstration Table, Planting Table, Face Painting Table, and General Event Support.
Please call 212-360-2741 for more information.
Special Events and Celebrations
Celebrate Earth Day with festivals, activities, and special projects at New York City's parks and gardens. Now in its 35th year, the day is celebrated by millions worldwide. This year's theme is "Protect our Children and Our Future" and several organizations are hosting events. The following is a small sampling of events and we will add to this page as we get more events.
Parks & Gardens
Brooklyn's Prospect Park is celebrating with tree plantings, workshops, and walking tours April 22-May 1. In the Bronx, Wave Hill's Alpine Earth Weekend is April 23-24, and Central Park hosts the Earth Day Fair on April 23. Buy Earth-friendly products, taste food samples, and learn about how you can protect the planet during EarthFair at Grand Central Terminal April 22-23.
Friday April 22, 2005
Marine Park
4 Sparrow Marsh, Brooklyn
Participate in a unique shoreline restoration of the salt marsh. Volunteers will be brought in by canoe and boat to help clear and remove debris at this site.
9 AM to 3 PM.
Please contact Tony Killeen at 212-360-8156 for more information.
Saturday April 23, 2005
St. Nicholas Park
135th and St. Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan
Celebrate Earth Day at St. Nicholas Park! Volunteers will work on a slope restabalization project.
10 AM to 2 PM
Please contact Tony Killeen at 212-360-8156 for more information.
Van Cortlandt Park
Bronx
Celebrate Earth Day at Van Cortlandt Park volunteering and enjoying fun nature activities!
Please call 718-601-1553 for more information
Alley Pond Environmental Center
228-06 Northern Boulevard, Queens
Celebrate Earth Day in Queens by planting at APEC. Volunteers will meet at the APEC Nature Center.
10 AM to 2 PM
Please call Rich Love at 212-360-1448 for more information.
Astoria/LIC Waterfront Parks
Queensbridge Park
LIC Community Service Project and Earth Day Celebration
10am - 2 pm: Get your hands dirty and help green the park!
12 pm - 5 pm: Celebration Activities including a puppet show, eco-circus, live music, facepainting, arts & crafts, games for all ages, and more!
Walking tour of Astoria/LIC Waterfront Parks
3 PM: Meet at entrance of Queensbridge Park
Activity Leaders: Greater Astoria Historical Society and Shorewalkers
Free Hallets Cove Canoe Rides
11am - 4pm (Rain date: April 30, 11am - 4pm)
Hallets Cove on Vernon Blvd, near 31st Ave.
For more information or to get involved, contact emily.maxwell@parks.nyc.gov or (917) 902-9165, or visit www.astoriawaterfront.org.
Central Park
The Great Hill, 106th Street and Central Park West (Inside the Park)
9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Join the Central Park Conservancy at the Great Hill, to celebrate Earth Day 2005. We are looking for volunteers to assist at the: Theme Demonstration Table, Planting Table, Face Painting Table, and General Event Support.
Please call 212-360-2741 for more information.