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from May 21, 2013 to March 22, 2014
in Volunteer (x) category
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Marine Park: Sowing Native Seeds
at Gerritsen Ave and Channel Ave (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Come out and volunteer with Natural Areas Volunteers (NAV) at Marine Park to help sow native seed. This work will help to jumpstart the forest understory and prevent invasives from…
Category: Nature, Environmental Awareness, Volunteer
Free!
FrogWatch USA - Monthly Monitoring Sessions
at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island 
8:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Join us for monthly monitoring sessions where we listen for the calls of local frogs.
Category: Nature, Kids, Environmental Awareness, Volunteer
Free!
Kids
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Garden Crew
at Swindler Cove Park, Manhattan
4:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Help maintain the Sherman Creek Gardens and join our Garden Crew on Thursday evenings this spring through fall.
Category: Nature, Environmental Awareness, Volunteer
Free!
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Pelham Bay Park/Burr Ave Planting Trees
at Burr Avenue & East 196th Street, Bronx
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Come out and volunteer with Natural Areas Volunteers (NAV) at Pelham Bay Park to help plant trees at Million Trees planting site. Volunteers will be trained in proper planting techniques.
Category: Nature, Environmental Awareness, Volunteer
Free!
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, Nature, Gardening, Volunteer
Free!
It's My Park Day at Eibs Pond Park
at P.S. 057 Hubert H. Humphrey, Staten Island
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
On It's My Park Day, the Friends of Eibs Pond Park will be cleaning, raking, and weeding at Eibs Pond Park.
Category: Gardening, Volunteer, It's My Park Day
Free!
It's My Park Day at Rufus King Park
at Rufus King Park, Queens
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
On It's My Park Day, join Centro Hispano for a clean-up of Rufus King Park.
Category: Environmental Awareness, Volunteer, It's My Park Day
Free!
Weekend Warriors
at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
There is a war against weeds, and we would love to enlist you in the battle. Help us spruce up the grounds of the Greenbelt Nature Center during the growing season.
Category: Volunteer
Free!
It's My Park Day at Remsen Family Cemetery
at Remsen Family Cemetery, Queens
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
On It's My Park Day, join the Forest Hills Civic Association as they do Spring cleaning at the Remsen Cemetery.
Category: Gardening, Volunteer, It's My Park Day
Free!
Forest Crew
at Laurel Hill Terrace (in Highbridge Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–2:30 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, Gardening, Environmental Awareness, Volunteer
Free!
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