Spend time in the Edible Garden with us this spring!. Each class will focus on a different storybook and will include planting, harvesting, journaling and learning all about the natural world! Registration required. Space is limited. Appropriate for children in grades K – 2. Sign up for one or more of these fun classes: March…
Cultivate creativity and curiosity and settle into the restorative power of botanical arts.
Help us maintain the 640 acres of forest in Van Cortlandt Park in April!
Green Ossining’s 13th Annual Earth Day Festival will be held on April 22. The event will take place on the beautiful banks of the Hudson River at Louis B. Engel Waterfront Park in Ossining to honor the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day.
The journey to motherhood begins the moment one starts planning for a family. While it can be rewarding and fulfilling, it comes with some challenges too. We want to make this journey easier by bringing important information and resources to your doorstep. So whether you are thinking of having a baby, are expecting, or are…
Join us for a guided tour at the Ridgefield Park Nature Preserve! Bring your camera, binoculars and outdoor boots. Family-friendly event!Attendees should gather at the nature preserve's parking lot by 9:00AM. An expert guide will be present from the Ridgefield Park Environmental Commission. This is an all ages event!The nature preserve's grand opening is on…
Join us for our annual Earth Day Celebration from April 15-22, 2023, for a week of events on the theme of restoring our planet.
Food is medicine!
Join us in the gardens as you and your family explore and learn about the outdoor world through crafts, scavenger hunts, activity sheets and displays. Each program will focus on a specific theme, and our Van Vleck Education team will guide your family through this interactive learning experience. Registration is required and includes everything you…
DESCRIPTION Join Concrete Safaris for our Garden Volunteer Session to spruce up our gardens! We will be doing a variety of garden maintenancDESCRIPTIONJoin Concrete Safaris for our Garden Volunteer Session to spruce up our gardens! We will be doing a variety of garden maintenance activities that consist of repairing raised beds, shoveling topsoil, planting herbs, vegetables, fruits, and flowers,…
EARTH DAY CELEBRATION!Join us in commemorating the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day! Let’s come together to advocate for sustainability, climate action, and environmental protection through education in this family-friendly event. Meet animal ambassadors, plant seeds to take home, and watch a live birds of prey demonstration featuring hawks, falcons, and owls. Learn about ecology, conservation,…
Join us on Saturday, April 22nd from 10:30 am - 11:30 am for a Free Virtual Reading Assessment ($75.00 value). This assessment will determine if your child is ready for virtual reading instruction with Preschool Readers! A whole new world will open for your 3-5-year-old when you give them the academic advantage of learning to…
Join Watson Adventures on a unique scavenger hunt for Harry Potter fans ages 10 and up! Follow in the footsteps of young wizards on a field trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in search of art that echoes characters, places and enchanted objects in the famed Harry Potter books and movies. Keep your trusty…
Yay, it’s EARTH DAY! Bring your family, friends, and neighbors to our annual outdoor festival honoring beautiful planet EARTH, the sustainer of all life! On this special day, the Essex County Environmental Center will make extra efforts to share its wonder and appreciation of the natural world with patrons, partners, and friends. Enjoy a day…
Let's celebrate spring together on Earth Day!It’s a Spring Fling!We’re marking the official opening of the new Gates Avenue Plaza (Gates and Vanderbilt Avenues) with a Saturday soireé packed with music, food, and fun! Bring your families out to enjoy fantastic hands-on activities and interactions with local organizations like Brooklyn Public Library, Street Lab, Recycle…
It’s Queens Farm’s annual Spring carnival!
Earth Day is every day at Queens Farm!
RIPA’s Earth Day Festival ushers in the warmer months, celebrates care for the earth we all share, and gives visitors the opportunity to appreciate the park’s spring beauty. We’re excited to showcase the seasonal blooms, especially the cherry blossoms. Activities will include: Reading with Boogie Down Books Face painting with Sheila Jordan Art & Entertainment…
Join us for a guided tour to celebrate spring, the Earth, and all things in bloom! An expert horticulturist will lead a guided tour of what’s blossoming around the Urban Farm and in the Cottage Garden across the street, featuring interesting fun facts, and more. The Randall’s Island Park Alliance maintains a variety of planted…
Are you curious about how the small Farm Team manages the one-acre Urban Farm and educates the community? Tour the area with our Farm Educators to discover many of the 200 varieties of fruits and veggies grown each year and to learn how the Urban Farm functions. Celebrate how plants bring us together as a…
