Friends of Van Courtlandt Park

Food Scrap Drop-Off 
Every Tuesday until May 30th from 4pm to 6pm
Held at the Garden & Compost Site – enter the Park at Broadway and Mosholu Ave.

Trail Building Workshops
Saturday May 6 meeting at 10am
Meet at the last stop of the 1 train (near Broadway and W. 242nd Street).

Rain Barrel Giveaway
Saturday May 6 from 9am-12pm
Held at our Garden & Compost Site- enter the Park at Broadway and Mosholu Ave.

It’s My Parks Day/ Spring Garden Planting Day 
Saturday May 13th meeting at 10am
Meet at the Garden & Compost Site – enter the Park at Broadway and Mosholu Avenue.

Get Active Hiking Series
May 13th at 10 am
Meet at the Garden & Compost Site (enter the Park at Broadway and Mosholu Ave).

East Meets West Celebration
Tuesday May 16th from 6pm to 8pm
Tickets in advance $25 plus processing fee, tickets at the door $35.  Click here to securely purchase your ticket online.

Mycoremediation and Fungi Cultivation Workshops

Saturday May 20th, 2pm-5pm
Space is limited to 15 people per workshop. Meet at the Garden & Compost Site – enter the Park at Broadway and Mosholu Avenue

Wetland Volunteer Days
Saturday May 20th and June 17th meeting at 10am
Meet inside the park near the last stop of the 1 train at Broadway and W. 242nd Street.

TICKETS NOW ON SALE:
VIP Reception & Concert
Tuesday June 13th starting at 6:30pm
Join us on the lawn of the Van Cortlandt House for drinks and hors d’oeuvres before enjoying VIP seats at the New York Philharmonic Concert in the Park.

Friends of Van Courtlandt Park Event Page

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New Yorkers for Parks

Have you checked the Parks budget?

The Daffodil Project

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Run the River 5K 10-29-16

Join the Randall’s Island Park Alliance on Saturday, October 29, 2016  for the Run the River 5K – Icahn Stadium/Randall’s Island Park

This event features:

• A certified 5K race course
• Chip-timed race results
• Children’s Fun Run (all participants receive a medal!)
• Post-Race Party
• Cash awards for top 5K finishers
• Each runner will receive a race-day t-shirt and more.
•  On event day, registration begins at 9:00 AM and the race begins at 10:00 AM.

To become a sponsor or if you have questions, please contact Amanda Dorn at amanda.dorn@randallsisland.org or by phone at (212) 830-7775.

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Help NYC Parks Count Street Trees

Join the Counter Culture! This year, NYC Parks is counting and mapping all the beautiful street trees that grace our city, and we need your help! Sign up to become a voluntreer for TreesCount! 2015 and play a key role in the future of our urban forest!

Help us count our street trees!

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Soundview Park – Creating Habitat – One Year Later

Soundview Park Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration October 2014

Dear friends and colleagues,

I would like to invite you to a special volunteer event at the sixteen acre Soundview Park Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration. This event is presented in collaboration with iLAND (Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Art, Nature, and Dance) and Natural Areas volunteers (NAV) on June 25th from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm.

This year we will focus on the salt marsh, talk about the services provided by the marsh and the challenges to coastal marshes in urban lands.  Then we will spend a few hours planting and repairing the restoration. This past winter was extremely hard on the new marsh, and the damage is severe in areas.

Included will be a wonderful opportunity to join Paloma McGregor, choreographer, who will help us experience the site through movement.

Parking is available in the neighborhood for those who have their own car. We have 12 seats available in one van that will be taking volunteers from El Museo Del Barrio (1234 Fifth Ave) to the site. We will meet at 9:15 am.

NAV will supply water (please bring an empty bottle), tools & gloves. NAV will supply some snacks, but participants are encouraged to bring lunch if they need a heartier meal.

For more details and direction to sign up visit http://www.ilandart.org/creating-habitat-one-year-later/

I hope to see you there. We will have a terrific time.

Kathleen McCarthy
Project Manager, Wetland and Riparian Restoration
Forestry, Horticulture, and Natural Resources
T 212.360.1432
E Kathleen.McCarthy@parks.nyc.gov

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