Thursday, November 29, 2012

Weekly Volunteer Opportunities (11/30-12/6/12)


Natural Areas Volunteers
1.      Bronx River Island Invasive Removals (Bronx)
       Location: Bronx Park
        Dates: November 30th
        Time: 9:00am-1:00pm
2.       Invasive Plant Removals (Manhattan)
        Location: Highbridge Park
        Dates: December 4th
        Time: 9:00am-1:00pm

 
Other Opportunities
1.      MillionTreesNYC Tree Care Workshop (Brooklyn)
        Location: Green Fitness Studio, 232 Varet Street, Brooklyn, NY
        Dates: December 2nd
       Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm
*Register at http://www.nycgovparks.org/milliontrees/tree_stewardship_workshops

 
Green Teens at Recycling Competition on Oct. 20th 


Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Weekly Volunteer Opportunities (11/22/12-11/29/12)

Natural Areas Volunteers

1. Reforestation Stewardship (Staten Island)
    Location: Clove Lakes Park
    Dates: Nov. 24th
    Time: 9:00am-1:00pm

2. Tree Planting & Weeding (Bronx)
    Location: Ferry Point Park
    Dates: Nov. 27th
    Time: 9:00am-1:00pm

 
Other Opportunities:

1. Cleaning Westerleigh Park (Staten Island)
    Location: Westerleigh Park
    Dates: Nov. 24th
    Times: 9:00am-12:00pm
    Organizer(s): Friends of Westerleigh Park, 718-442-0336

 

 

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Green Teens Moving Forward


Since Hurricane Sandy we have been striving to keep moving forward. A number of our AWESOME Green Teens have been reaching out to help with cleanup efforts, and others are already taking action. For those who are in the position and would like to help out, can swing by their local recreation center during their drop-in hours. Drop-In Hours are as follows:

1. Roy Wilkins
177th St. & Baisley Blvd. Jamaica 11434
(718) 276-8686
Saturday: 9am-5pm

2. Lost Battalion Hall
93-29 Queens Blvd., Rego Park 11374
(718) 263-1163
Monday – Friday: 10am-7pm
Saturday: 10am-2pm

3. Sorrentino
18-48 Cornaga Avenue, Far Rockaway 11691
(718) 471-4818
Tuesday: 3:30pm-5pm

4. Al Oerter
131-40 Fowler Ave., Flushing 11355
(718) 353-7853
Monday – Friday: 2:30pm-8pm
Saturday: 9am-4pm

 
Now on to the good stuff…

On October 27th Central Park hosted a Pumpkin Festival, and our Green Teens were in full effect! Green Teens from Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx participated in a Recycling Competition to see which borough could recycle the most and properly. And the winner was….

Manhattan (Congrats!) came in 1st with 39 bags of recyclables. Queens came in 2nd with an awesome total of 32 bags, and the Bronx was 3rd with 11 bags (Nice Job!).

Kudos to all the Green Teens who participated!!!
 *Pictures coming soon…so check back*