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from August 22, 2017 to November 28, 2017
in Volunteer (x) category
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Bi-weekly Gardening Club
at Stuyvesant Square, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join us twice a week as we spruce up Stuyvesant Square and make it a better place for everyone.
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Seniors
Free!
It's My Park at McLaughlin Park
at Park House (in McLaughlin Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
This It's My Park season, volunteer with Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey to garden and beautify at McLaughlin Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Farm and Compost Volunteer Days
at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the NYC Compost Project and lend a hand at our sustainable farm or learn how composted food scraps nourish the soil.
Category: Nature, Volunteer
Free!
Forest Stewards - Volunteers Needed
at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island 
1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Activities may include cutting back vegetation, watering plants, spreading wood chips, and more. Community service credit is available.
Category: Volunteer
Free!
It's My Park at Northerleigh Park
at North Avenue and Lockwood Place Entrance (in Northerleigh Park), Staten Island
4:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Join Westerleigh Parks Coalition to clean and beautify Northerleigh Park!
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Bi-weekly Gardening Club
at Stuyvesant Square, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join us twice a week as we spruce up Stuyvesant Square and make it a better place for everyone.
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Seniors
Free!
It's My Park at Joyce Kilmer Park
at Entrance at 161st Street and Grand Concourse (in Joyce Kilmer Park), Bronx
10:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
This It's My Park season, volunteer with New York Assemblywoman Latoya Joyner to help beautify Joyce Kilmer Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Friday, August 25, 2017
Free Community Rowing at Van Cortlandt Park Lake
at South end of lake (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
4:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Rowing is a beautifully simple, healthy, and empowering sport, and the ample waters of the lake are an ideal place to pursue its pleasures.
Category: Nature, Fitness, Volunteer, Kayaking and Canoeing, Waterfront, Outdoor Fitness
Free!
Saturday, August 26, 2017
It's My Park at Northerleigh Park
at North Avenue and Lockwood Place Entrance (in Northerleigh Park), Staten Island
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Westerleigh Parks Coalition to clean and beautify the park.
Category: Nature, Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Green Team
at Pier 1 (in Brooklyn Bridge Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
The Green Team provides essential horticultural care to Brooklyn Bridge Park, including planting, mulching, and removing invasive plants.
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront
Free!
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