Mulchfest

Say fir-well to your holiday tree at NYC Parks!

December 26, 2020 - January 9, 2021

Wrap up your holiday season and say goodbye to your tree at Mulchfest. Join NYC Parks and the New York City Department of Sanitation in the NYC holiday tradition of recycling your Christmas tree!

Put on your boots and haul your tree to a Mulchfest location — we'll chip your tree into wood chips that we'll use to nourish trees and make NYC even greener.

More than 50,000 trees were recycled last year. Help us top this number!

Chipping Saturdays

Saturday, Jan. 2 and Saturday, Jan. 9
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Bring your own bag so you can take home some mulch to use in your backyard or to make a winter bed for a street tree.

To participate, just look for a chipping site on the map or list below.

Mulchfest activity

Know Before You Go

Please remember to remove all lights, ornaments, and netting before bringing the tree to a Mulchfest site. Bring your own bag if you wish to take some free mulch home. Mulch is available at the sites marked with an asterisk (*) below.

Please wear a face covering and practice social distancing by remaining at least 6 feet apart from others.

How to Volunteer

Volunteer with our Stewardship Team to help spread mulch from Mulchfest around our trees to insulate them from the cold weather. Find a site near you, and help give back to our trees! Register today

Mulchfest Locations

Drop off your tree at any Mulchfest location during park hours between December 26 and January 9 or join us at Chipping Saturdays on Saturday, January 2 and Saturday, January 9!

#Mulchfest

Share your fir-well! Use #Mulchfest to share your memories with friends and family.

Find a Mulchfest location near you!

Drop-off only

Drop-off only: At our Mulchfest locations, you can say goodbye to your tree and take a family photo!

Chipping

Chipping sites: On Chipping Saturdays, bring your own bag to take home some free mulch!

All MulchFest locations

The Bronx

Location	Address	Service
Brook Park Youth Farm*	East 141st Street and Brook Avenue	Chipping
Co-Op City	Co-Op Boulevard and Bellamy Loop	Drop-off only
Metropolitan Oval Parkchester*	Metropolitan Avenue and Unionport Road	Chipping
Pelham Bay Park	Parking lot at Middletown Road and Stadium Avenue	Drop-off only
Soundview Park*	Story Avenue and Morrison Avenue	Chipping
St. James Park	West 192nd Street and Jerome Avenue	Drop-off only
Van Cortlandt Park*	Golf course at Bailey Avenue and Van Cortlandt Park South	Chipping
Williamsbridge Oval Park	Reservoir Place and Reservoir Oval	Drop-off only

Mulch is available at the chipping sites marked with an asterisk (*).

Brooklyn

Location	Address	Service
Amazing Garden	261 Columbia Street	Drop-off only
Brooklyn Bridge Park*	Pier 2 Parking Lot	Chipping
Brooklyn Heights Promenade	Columbia Heights and Cranberry Street	Drop-off only
Brower Park	Brooklyn Avenue at Prospect Place	Drop-off only
Cobble Hill Park*	Clinton Street and Verandah Place	Chipping
Coffey Park	Dwight Street and Verona Street	Drop-off only
Domino Park*	River Street and South 3rd Street	Chipping
Fort Greene Park*	Washington Park and Myrtle Avenue	Chipping
Green Space at President Street	222 Fifth Ave.	Drop-off only
Herbert Von King Park	Marcy Avenue and Lafayette Avenue	Drop-off only
Maria Hernandez Park*	Suydam Street and Knickerbocker Avenue	Chipping
Marine Park*	East 33rd Street and Avenue U	Chipping
McCarren Park*	Lorimer Street and Driggs Avenue	Chipping
McGolrick Park	Monitor Street and Driggs Avenue	Drop-off only
Owl's Head Park*	68th Street and Colonial Road	Chipping
Prospect Park	Lincoln Road and Ocean Avenue	Drop-off only
Prospect Park*	Park circle at Parkside Avenue	Chipping
Prospect Park*	Third Street and Prospect Park West	Chipping
Sunset Park	44th Street and 6th Avenue	Drop-off only
Washington Park	Third Street and Fifth Avenue	Drop-off only

Mulch is available at the chipping sites marked with an asterisk (*).

Manhattan

Location	Address	Service
The Battery	Entrance at Greenwich Street and Battery Place	Drop-off only
Carl Schurz Park*	East 86th Street and East End Avenue	Chipping
Central Park	East 106th Street and Fifth Avenue	Drop-off only
Central Park	West 65th Street and Central Park West	Drop-off only
Central Park*	West 81st Street and Central Park West, at the bridle path	Chipping
Corlears Hook Park	Jackson Street and Cherry Street	Drop-off only
DeWitt Clinton Park	West 53rd Street and 11th Avenue	Drop-off only
Inwood Hill Park*	Isham Street and Seaman Avenue	Chipping
Jackie Robinson Park	145th Street and Bradhurst Avenue	Drop-off only
J Hood Wright Park	West 173rd Street near Haven Avenue	Drop-off only
Marcus Garvey Park	East 120th Street and Madison Avenue	Drop-off only
Morningside Park	West 123rd Street and Morningside Avenue	Drop-off only
Riverside Park*	West 83rd Street and Riverside Drive	Chipping
Stuyvesant Town*	East 20th Street at 20th Street Loop (east of First Avenue)	Chipping
Tompkins Square Park*	East 7th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B	Chipping
Union Square Park	East 15th Street and Union Square West	Drop-off only
Washington Square Park*	Fifth Avenue and Washington Square North	Chipping

Mulch is available at the chipping sites marked with an asterisk (*).

Queens

Location	Address	Service
Astoria Park*	19th Street and Hoyt Avenue	Chipping
Captain Mario Fajardo Playground	Kissena Boulevard at Booth Memorial Avenue	Drop-off only
Cunningham Park*	196th Place and Union Turnpike	Chipping
Forest Park*	Forest Park Drive and Woodhaven Boulevard	Chipping
Francis Lewis Park*	Third Avenue and Whitestone Expressway	Chipping
Hunter's Point South Park*	51st Avenue and Center Boulevard	Chipping
Idlewild Park*	Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue	Chipping
Juniper Valley Park*	80th Street between Juniper Boulevard North and South	Chipping
Queensbridge Park	Vernon Boulevard and Queensbridge Park Greenway	Drop-off only
Rockaway Beach	94th Street and Shorefront Parkway	Drop-off only
Roy Wilkins Park	Park entrance at Merrick Boulevard and Foch Boulevard	Drop-off only
Travers Park*	78th Street and 34th Avenue	Chipping
Windmill Community Garden	39-22 29th Street	Drop-off only
Windmuller Park at Lawrence Virgilio Playground	34th Drive and 54th Street	Drop-off only

Mulch is available at the chipping sites marked with an asterisk (*).

Staten Island

Location	Address	Service
Clove Lakes Park*	Cheshire Place and Clove Road	Chipping
Conference House Park*	Parking lot at Hylan Boulevard and Satterlee Street	Chipping
Midland Beach*	Parking lot #8 at Father Capodanno Boulevard and Graham Boulevard	Chipping
Silver Lake Tennis House	Revere Street and University Place	Drop-off only
Tappen Park	Bay Street and Canal Street	Drop-off only
Westerleigh Park*	Maine Avenue and Neal Dow Avenue	Chipping
Willowbrook Park	Richmond Avenue and Eton Place	Drop-off only
Wolfe's Pond Park	Cornelia Avenue and Hylan Boulevard	Drop-off only

Mulch is available at the chipping sites marked with an asterisk (*).

DSNY Curbside Collections

Weather permitting, the NYC Department of Sanitation will be conducting curbside collections for mulching and recycling of Christmas trees from Monday, January 4 through Friday, January 15, 2021. For more information, please visit DSNY's Curbside Collections website.,

Partners

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