By Roosevelt Islander

ROOSEVELT ISLAND CELEBRATES CITY OF FOREST DAY 2025

Free Forest Fun for All Ages

Join us Saturday, October 4th at Lighthouse Park from Noon to 4 PM to celebrate City of Forest Day and the urban tree canopy!

Noon to 2 PM get hands-on with tree planting and care as we add layers of mulch around nearly a hundred baby trees planted in 2022 to create a winter blanket of ground protection. Learn about birds who call our trees home.

NEWLY ADDED: At 2 PM join local author and illustrator Amanda Baehr Fuller for story time. She will read her children’s book Bunny Made Tea, featuring a forest dwelling bunny who harvests flowers for tea in a tale of generosity and kindness. Neighbor Louella Streitz will make hibiscus tea to compliment the story. Some lucky readers may even get to take home a book.

iDig2Learn teams up with Main Street Theatre and Dance Alliance again to host the return of the world renowned Jody Sperling Time Lapse Dance ensemble who perform their mesmerizing works in a 45 minute performance starting at 2:30 PM.

City of Forest Day was a subject on the Brian Lehrer radio program this morning. Roosevelt Island resident Sherie Helstien was listening to the program when she heard City of Forest Day was an upcoming subject. Ms Helstien called Ms Delfico to encourage her to call in about tomorrow’s Roosevelt Island City Of Forest Day celebration. Listen to Ms Delfico at the 6 minute 35 second mark of clip below.

Original here.