Bronx, NY Van Cortlandt Park Conservancy Van Cortlandt Park Conservancy seeks to sustain and enhance the park as a vibrant destination for recreation, leisure and the enjoyment of natural landscapes.
New York, NY New York City H₂O NYC H₂O seeks to inspire New Yorkers to learn about, enjoy and protect the city’s local water ecology.
Bronx, NY The New York Botanical Garden An advocate for the plant kingdom, NYBG is on a mission to educate and inspire the next generation of stewards for our planet.
New York, NY The Honeybee Conservancy The Honeybee Conservancy works to bolster bee populations by creating bee sanctuaries in farms and food gardens that grow organic, sustainable food for under-served communities.
Oakland, CA Sierra Club Foundation The Sierra Club Foundation promotes efforts to educate and empower people to protect and improve the natural and human environment.
New York, NY Wild Bird Fund, Inc. Wild Bird Fund exists to treat and rehabilitate native and migrant wildlife so that they can be released back into the wild.
New York, NY GrowNYC GrowNYC provides essential services and actions, such as food production and recycling, to make New York a livable city where every person can enjoy a healthier, more sustainable life.
NEW YORK, NY Harlem Grown Harlem Grown inspires youth to lead healthy and ambitious lives through mentorship and hands-on education in urban farming, sustainability and nutrition.
Bronx, NY Rocking the Boat Rocking the Boat empowers young people challenged by severe economic, educational and social conditions to develop the self-confidence needed to set ambitious goals and gain the skills necessary to achieve them.
Brooklyn, NY Trail Blazer Camps Trail Blazers uses environmental education, the outdoors and leadership to help youth develop life skills and values for productive and conscientious citizenship.
Brooklyn, NY BK ROT BK ROT is an urban conservation and composting project stewarding the Know Waste Lands community garden in Brooklyn and providing environmental jobs to local youth.
Far Rockaway, NY Rockaway Waterfront Alliance RWA is dedicated to fostering a deeper understanding, respect and connection between communities and the Rockaway waterfront.
sep17 12 pm New York, NY, United States RSVP WE ACT’s Faces of Flood Zones in Northern Manhattan West Harlem Environmental Action To better illustrate the impact of flooding driven by climate change in our communities, WE ACT for Environmental Justice and its partners are running a social media campaign during New York City’s 2019 Climate Week (Sept. 23rd-29th) that humanizes the issue by showcasing the people who live or work in RSVP
sep21 10 am NY, United States RSVP Fall Volunteer Kickoff Friends of Van Cortlandt Park Join us as we kick off our fall volunteer season with a volunteer event in each corner of Van Cortlandt Park. Volunteers will receive a VCPA giveaway while supplies last. Visit the RSVP link for project locations and details. RSVP
sep21 10 am NY, United States RSVP Tickets Beach Clean Up with New York City Audubon New York City Audubon Join in this worldwide volunteer effort to improve coastline habitat and help NYC Audubon raise awareness of the importance of coastal areas to birdlife. (Limited transportation from Manhattan available.) RSVP Tickets
sep27 8 am New York, NY, United States RSVP Tickets The State of Green Roofs in NYC New York City Audubon Come for a day of discussions, workshops, and green roof visits with leading green roof scientists and other experts. Find out about cutting edge research on green roofs and their environmental benefits in New York City. This conference is designed to engage everyone from the general public to industry specialists, RSVP Tickets
sep28 10 am NY, United States RSVP Canoemobile Friends of Van Cortlandt Park Join Van Cortlandt Park Alliance and Wilderness Inquiry’s Canoemobile on Saturday September 28th from 10am to 1pm for free rides in their beautiful wooden canoes. Parents need to be present to sign waivers for those under 18 years old. Special thank you to Bronx Council for Environmental Quality for helping RSVP
oct16 3:30 pm New York, NY RSVP McCarren Park Beautification H.E.A.L.T.H. for Youths, Inc Beautification project at McCarren Park in Brooklyn, NY. Projects will include painting, trash removal, mulching, planting of flowers and more. RSVP
oct19 10 am NY, United States RSVP Wetland Volunteer Day Friends of Van Cortlandt Park Did you know there are only 98 acres of freshwater wetlands left in the Bronx and 56 of them are in Van Cortlandt Park? Volunteers will help with native species planting, removal of non-native invasive plants and trash clean up within Tibbetts Wetlands. Meet at the Nature Center, enter the RSVP
nov9 10 am New York, NY RSVP McCarren Park Beautification H.E.A.L.T.H. for Youths, Inc Beautification project at McCarren Park in Brooklyn, NY. Projects will include painting, trash removal, mulching, planting of flowers and more. RSVP
nov10 7 am New York, NY, United States RSVP Run or Walk 5K with Trail Blazers Trail Blazer Camps Join Team Trail Blazers 2019 – staff, family, friends, and campers who run and walk 5K each year to raise support for Trail Blazers’ Scholarship Fund, which helps ensure that a family’s financial ability does not determine access to summer camp and after school programs where children connect to nature RSVP
nov16 10 am NY, United States RSVP Family Harvest Day Friends of Van Cortlandt Park Come dig through our compost bins, try a new veggie, clear our planting beds for the winter and participate in some gardening activities with your kids. Good for the whole family ages 5 and up. Smaller kids need adult supervision. Held at The Garden & Compost Site – enter the RSVP
1-2 weeks Photo Editing Bronx River Alliance This project will save us $1,792, allowing us to continue to work on the Bronx River restoration. See more information at www.bronxriver.org Volunteer
Bronx, NY, United States Free Tibbetts Brook: Coalition in Support of Daylighting Friends of Van Cortlandt Park Water from VC Lake enters the Broadway sewer at a rate of 4-5 million gallons of water per day. Daylighting will remove this clean water from the sewer and help to reduce CSO’s on the Harlem River. Sign Petition