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from June 20, 2013 to March 1, 2014
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Summer Program at HSBC Children's Garden at Queens Botanical Garden
at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
The HSBC Children's Garden at Queens Botanical Garden offers children in our diverse metropolitan area a rare opportunity to learn about science and nature through practical,hands-on experiences in an outdoor environment.
Category: Arts & Crafts
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Summer Program at HSBC Children's Garden at Queens Botanical Garden
at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
The HSBC Children's Garden at Queens Botanical Garden offers children in our diverse metropolitan area a rare opportunity to learn about science and nature through practical,hands-on experiences in an outdoor environment.
Category: Arts & Crafts
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Cleaning Westerleigh Park
at Westerleigh Park, Staten Island 
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Come out and lend a hand to help us rake, weed and do various gardening chores at Westerleigh Park.
Category: Education
Free!
Clove Lakes Park - Caring for Young Trees
at Slosson Avenue & Drake Avenue (in Clove Lakes Park), Staten Island
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Natural Areas Volunteers (NAV) at Clove Lakes Park to care for newly planted trees. This work will help restore the forest of Clove Lakes Park.
Category: Nature
Free!
Conservatory Garden Tour
at Conservatory Garden (in Central Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
See thousands of blooming trees, shrubs, bulbs, and perennials with the Garden staff.
Category: Nature
Free!
(faux)H Urban Homesteading Workshops: Natural Dying
at Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (in Fidler-Wyckoff House Park), Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Did you know your garden is already growing a wealth of materials that you can use to beautify other things? Come learn how to take the otherwise inedible plants in your garden and dye various fibers.
Category: Arts & Crafts
Free!
Forest Crew
at Laurel Hill Terrace (in Highbridge Park), Manhattan
12:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
This training session will include basic invasive and native plant identification, proper removal techniques and an overview of NYRP’s approach to urban reforestation.
Category: Nature
Free!
CPF Puppet Mobile at the Liberty Learning Garden
at Liberty Learning Garden, Queens
1:00 p.m.
CityParks PuppetMobile, one of the only traveling puppet theaters in the country, brings Swedish Cottage productions and puppet making workshops to all corners of the city,…
Category: Education
Free!
Compost Crew Training Session
at Swindler Cove Park, Manhattan
1:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
The Sherman Creek Compost Site keeps nutrient-rich compostable materials from ending up in land-fills and transforms them into finished compost that can be used to amend poor soils and help new plantings.
Category: Nature
Free!
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Beautification Day Event
at Heather Garden (in Fort Tryon Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Beautify Fort Tyron Park
Category: Gardening
Free!
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