34th Avenue Self-Guided Tree Walk
34th Ave 93-11 34th Ave, Queens, NY, United StatesGet to know the trees along Jackson Heights' 34th Avenue Open Street!
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Van Cortlandt Park Birding with Andrew Reiter (10/26)
Van Cortlandt Park 246th Street and Broadway, Bronx, NY, United StatesJoin NYC Bird Alliance (formerly NYC Audubon) on a bird tour in one of the Bronx's largest green spaces.
Super Steward Led Staten Island City of Forest Day Street Tree Care
704 Bay St Bay Street, Staten Island, NY, United StatesCelebrate City of Forest Day and help care for NYC’s urban forest by joining an event organized H.E.A.L.T.H for Youths to steward street trees.
Pelham Bay Park City of Forest Day Forest Restoration
Pelham Bay Park Orchard Beach Parking Lot, Bronx, NY, United StatesVolunteers will help restore our local canopy and learn about all the benefits our city's forest provides. Join NYC Parks and your friendly neighborhood Super Stewards for a family-friendly activity in Pelham Bay Park as we celebrate our love of NYC’s urban forest and help steward the land. Meet in the northeast corner of the Orchard Beach parking lot.
Riverdale Park Stewardship
Riverdale Park 254 Palisade Ave, Bronx, NY, United StatesEvent participants will have the opportunity to go on a guided nature walk in the park led by 5th grade students from Riverdale Country School. At the conclusion of the nature walks, a trash clean up will commence to help make our local park shine.
Join Friends of the Hutchinson River Greenway
Lee Street Garden Bronx, NY, United StatesJoin Friends of the Hutchinson River Greenway for pumpkin picking, winterizing the garden area, and sprucing the forest for winter.
Letters to the Trees
Madison Square Park 11 Madison Ave, New York, NY, United StatesLeading up to City of Forest Day, an online scavenger hunt—Trees of Madison Square Park—will be available to parkgoers.
TWIG
Bruce's Garden 11 Park Terrace East, New York, NY, United StatesTWIG is a community art project workshop.
North Mt. Loretto Invasive Removal and Educational Hike
Mt. Loretto Park Amboy Rd &, Cunningham Rd, Staten Island, NY, United StatesCome help us celebrate City of Forest Day with a day of environmental stewardship and learning at the North Mount Loretto State Forest!
City of Forest Day with Council Member Restler, Big Reuse, Brooklyn Heights Association
Hunts Lane and Henry Street Brooklyn, New York, United StatesJoin us for a couple hours of tree bed maintenance to improve the tree canopy in this Brooklyn Heights. We will be cleaning any refuse out of tree beds, weeding,...
Open Hours @ Westbrook for City of Forest Day!
Westbrook Memorial Garden 1233 Pacific Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesVisit Westbrook Memorial Garden on Pacific Street between Nostrand and Bedford Ave!
Plant Printmaking Workshop: Turmeric Anthotype
Highland Park Community Garden Jamaica Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, United StatesTurn plants into prints in this family-friendly and earth-friendly creative workshop.
From Canopy to Canvas: fostering an appreciation for urban forests through education and art
Randall's Island Park 11 Wards Meadow Loop, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for a tour to see stunning fall foliage and learn about Randall's Island Park's urban forest.
City of Forest Day: Nature Exploration
Prospect Park Boathouse 101 East Drive, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesJoin Prospect Park Alliance for family-friendly nature education activities for City of Forest Day at the Prospect Park Audubon Center.
Forest Park Guided Magic Plant Hike
Forest Park Park Ln S and Myrtle Ave, Richmond Hill, NY, United StatesThe Natural Areas Conservancy will host a guided walk at Forest Park to explore the trail and natural area.
Coney Island City of Forest Day Street Tree Care
2901 Mermaid Ave Mermaid Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesJoin NYC Parks Stewardship and Coney Island Beautification Project to care for local street trees! Volunteers will learn how to aerate, cultivate, mulch, and identify street trees. They will also learn about the important roles street trees play in New York City. Meet at the Fine Fare Parking Lot.
TLC for Butterfly Gardens Street Trees
401 18th St 18th Street, Brooklyn, New York, United StatesWe'll be cleaning out, cultivating the soil, planting daffodils and mulching in the seven street tree pits that line the sidewalk fronting Butterfly Gardens park. We'll also be raking leaves and planting bulbs throughout the gardens. Children of all ages are welcome.
Ecology Park Planting – City of Forest Day
Ecology Park Brooklyn, NY, United StatesJoin NYC Parks in Ecology Park as we celebrate our love of NYC’s urban forest and help steward the land. Volunteers will help us replant a section of the part to strengthen it's vibrant and unique ecosystem. Come dressed in sturdy boots or shoes, long pants, and clothing that can get dirty.
City of Forest Day in Inwood Hill Park
Inwood Hill Park Isham St &, Seaman Ave, New York, NY, United StatesJoin Friends of Inwood Hill Park for a day of celebration, stewardship, arts and music, education, and advocacy in Inwood Hill Park!
City of Forest Day – Forest Restoration
Ewen Park 231st and Riverdale Avenue, Bronx, NY, United StatesCome join the Stewards of Ewen Park to replant the understory of our forest.
Thomas Greene Park Expo 2024
Thomas Greene Park 225 Nevins St, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesVolunteers will engage in bulb planting and tree care within and around the park.
City of Forest Day: Leaf Painting and Hike
Ocean Breeze Park Father Capodanno Boulevard, Staten Island, NY, United StatesCome learn about the wonders of fall on this guided walk and create your own painting using natural materials.
City of Forest Day: Woodland Restoration in Marine Park
Marine Park Avenue U, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesJoin the Urban Park Rangers on a hike through Marine Park’s coastal woodland restoration areas. Learn about the amazing plant and animal species that rely on this unique and threatened habitat. (We're hoping to highlight the healthy bigtooth aspen stand and some other recent plantings that have flourished since restoration efforts started ~20 years ago). Meet at the Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Center.
City of (Food) Forest Day: An Edible Street Tree Tour
Stuy Cove Park East 20th Street & Ave. C, New York, NY, United StatesDuring this urban canopy foraging walk we'll learn the history and culinary uses of some of our most common street trees.
City of Forest Day Hike through LaTourette Park
Greenbelt Nature Center Rockland Avenue, Staten Island, NY, United StatesJoin us for a family-friendly hike taking a closer look at the changing colors and various types of trees in the Greenbelt.
City of Forest Day with Friends of 4 Parks
Joyce Kilmer Park Bronx, NY, United StatesJoin us in learning how to identify the trees of our local park and some nature themed arts and crafts!
Q Gardens Street Tree Pruning
Q Gardens East 18th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesThis event will focus on pruning the street trees in the Flatbush neighborhood surrounding the garden, along Church Ave
Tree Stewarding and Neighborhood Beautification
Nostrand Park 3002 Foster Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesParticipants will be tending to trees within Nostrand Park and the surrounding street trees located on Nostrand Avenue.
Shoelace Park Forest Day
Shoelace Park Bronx, NY, United StatesJoin the Bronx River Alliance at Shoelace Park for a day celebrating the Bronx River's native trees!
Family Forest Festival
Walter Galdwin Park 1923 Arthur Ave, Bronx, NY, United StatesPlease join us on City of Forest Day for our 2nd Annual Family Forest Festival at Walter Gladwin Park!
Free Soils Testing at SWALE House Governors Island
SWALE House Governors Island SWALE House, Building 11, Nolan Park, Governors Island, New York, NY, United StatesBring your soil samples to our Free Soil Testing Workshop to get your soils screened for heavy metals by a USI team member.
Intertidal Art and Stewardship Celebration at Kaiser Park
Kaiser Park Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesJoin artists iki nakagawa, Nora Almeida, and NYC Parks for embodied videography and stewardship.
Ramon Aponte Planting Event
Ramon Aponte Park 343 W47th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin Hell's Kitchen Conservation Corps for a native planting event in the park and the adjacent tree beds.
Kids on the Move! Tree Trek
Wave Hill 4900 Independence Ave, Bronx, NY, United StatesMeet some of New York's most beautiful trees on a walking tour of the Wave Hill grounds with educator Corinne Flax.
City of Forest Day: Tree Identification
High Rock Playground Bronx, NY, United StatesGo on a walk with the Urban Park Rangers and enjoy the autumn colors! Learn ways to identify the trees of the Bronx using ranger techniques such as branch patterns, leaf shape, and bark characteristics.
Colors of Fall
Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural Center East 186th Street, Bronx, NY, United StatesPlease join DEC environmental educators in celebrating the City of Forest Day by exploring the colors of our urban trees. Participants will conduct an experiment with a DEC educator that will help understand why leaves change colors in the fall. We will then participate in some nature arts and crafts that helps to further explore the beautiful colors of our city's trees.
Colors of Fall: Bronx Library Center
Bronx Library Center East Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY, United StatesPlease join DEC environmental educators in celebrating the City of Forest Day by exploring the colors of our urban trees. Participants will conduct an experiment with a DEC educator that will help understand why leaves change colors in the fall. We will then participate in some nature arts and crafts that helps to further explore the beautiful colors of our city's trees.
Colors of Fall: Brooklyn Public Library – Saratoga Branch
Brooklyn Public Library - Saratoga Branch Thomas S Boyland Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesPlease join DEC environmental educators in celebrating the City of Forest Day by exploring the colors of our urban trees. Participants will conduct an experiment with a DEC educator that will help understand why leaves change colors in the fall. We will then participate in some nature arts and crafts that helps to further explore the beautiful colors of our city's trees.
Urban Tree ID and Falling Leaves Art Project
584 Enright Road Enright Road, New York, New York, United StatesTake a foraging walk around Governor’s Island and identify trees in the urban farm area.
Free Tree Love at Brower Park
Brooklyn Public Library - Brower Park 155 Brooklyn Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesJoin us for Free Tree Love at Brower Park. Mx. Jezz Bold will host an all-ages storytime honoring our trees and ourselves as tree keepers. Friends of Brower Park will host a leaf scavenger hunt and leaf rubbing art activity identifying the local trees. Field Meridians will host a free seed library and exchange. Friends of Brower Park Library will host a used book sale supporting the library. In the event of good weather, we will meet at the fountain near the Monarch Garden in Brower Park. In the event of bad weather, we will plan to meet at Brower Park Library.
Sauntering in the Wild and Medicinal Plants at Meg’s Garden and Surroundings
James Baldwin Outdoor Learning Center West Mosholu Parkway South, Bronx, NY, United StatesJoin us to explore Meg's Garden and Edible Forest that we have been helping to transform into a natural medicinal garden.
City of Forest Day: Campfire Stories & Songs
Battery Park 212 Warren St, New York, NY, United StatesExplore the woodland wonderland of Teardrop Park with BPCA naturalists.
Governors Island Bird Tour
NYC Bird Alliance on Governors Island, Colonels Row House 405B Comfort Road, New York, NY, United StatesNearly 240 bird species have been spotted on Governors Island, which provides excellent habitat all year round.
Colors of Fall: LIC
Queens Library: LIC 21st Street, Long Island City, NY, United StatesPlease join DEC environmental educators in celebrating the City of Forest Day by exploring the colors of our urban trees. Participants will conduct an experiment with a DEC educator that will help understand why leaves change colors in the fall. We will then participate in some nature arts and crafts that helps to further explore the beautiful colors of our city's trees.
City of Forest Day: Howard Farm Storytime and Nature Walk
Brooklyn Public Library - Brownsville 61 Glenmore Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesJoin us and our friends at Howard Farm (located next door to the library) for a nature-focused storytime as we celebrate City of Forest Day.
iDig2Learn’s FOREST FOR US
Lighthouse Park - Roosevelt Island 910 Main Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin iDig2Learn for “Forest For Us” in Lighthouse Park on the northern tip of Roosevelt Island.
A Moon Tree in the Bronx
Virtual Virtual, Bronx, NY, United StatesA Moon Tree in the Bronx will be a presentation on Zoom of the American Sycamore tree grown from a seed that went on NASA's Artemis