Fresh Creek Wetlands Restoration
2025-04-16 11:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Fresh Creek Nature Preserve, Seaview Avenue and East 108th Street, Brooklyn
Volunteer with the Stewardship Team to protect wetland areas in the Fresh Creek Nature Preserve! Volunteers will contribute to ongoing restoration work and learn the importance of species diversity to ecosystem health, as well as remove debris in order to help restore the wetland and create a healthier ecosystem. Come dressed in sturdy boots or shoes, long sleeves, long pants, and clothing that can get dirty. Face masks may be worn at your discretion. Space is limited and registration is required. Volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by a chaperone. This event has been funded in part by NYC Service. To sign up a group of 10 or more volunteers please reach out to stewardship@parks.nyc.gov.

Location: Fresh Creek Nature Preserve, Brooklyn. Directions to this location
Location Details: Meeting Location: Spring Creek Learning Garden, 1430 Freeport Loop, Brooklyn, NY
Cost: Free
Register Online
Contact Email: liam.mcgrath@parks.nyc.gov

Teens DIY: Cyanotypes (Greenpoint Library)
2025-04-16 16:00 - 17:30 | Greenpoint Library, 107 Norman Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11222, United States
Teens! Join us on the rooftop garden to create cyanotypes. 13+

Power Tools 101: A Beginner’s Guide for All New Users (Seasons of Vision Garden)
2025-04-16 17:00 - 19:30 | Seasons of Vision Garden, 9-11 Rochester Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Learn to safely and confidently use power tools for DIY, home improvement, or crafting. This beginner-friendly course, designed for femme presenting people but open to all, covers tool types, safety, hands-on practice, and project tips. No experience needed—start tackling your projects today!
NYC Parks GreenThumb hosts this event. We are proud to be the nation’s most extensive urban community gardening program, sustaining over 550 gardens throughout New York City. With GreenThumb’s support, community gardens are centers of environmental justice, ensuring that our city is fairer, safer, and greener for all. GreenThumb’s events are free and open to the public.
Location: Seasons of Vision Garden, 9-11 Rochester Ave, Brooklyn. Directions to this location
Cost: Free
Registration: Register Here
Event Organizer: GreenThumb
Contact Email: fabiola.caceres@parks.nyc.gov

2025 Oceanic Global Short Film Festival: NYC Premiere Screening And Drinks
2025-04-16 17:30 - 21:30 | 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, 60 Furman Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 United States, Brooklyn, 11201
Join Oceanic Global and 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge for an exclusive in-person premiere screening event celebrating environmental storytelling through Oceanic Global’s 2025 Short Film Festival. The global debut of the 2025 Oceanic Global Short Film Festival will feature two screenings of this year’s 5 winning films, followed by an inspiring panel discussion + time to connect with fellow ocean advocates.
Ticketing & Screening Information:
Community Drinks Access: Free access to community drinks starting at 6:30pm, but space is limited.
Screening Tickets: Tickets for each of the two screenings are $20 and available on a first-come, first-served basis, with only 40 ticket seats per screening. Films screened will be the same!
Waitlist: Once screenings reach full capacity, a waitlist will be available for those wishing to attend.
Donor Tickets: Additional donation tickets are available for those who want to contribute further to Oceanic Global’s mission.

Tot Time! (MPJ State Park)
2025-04-17 10:00 - 11:00 | Marsha P. Johnson State Park, 90 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11211, United States
Learn about a different nature theme each week with a craft and guided storytime!

About this event

This program is FREE! Supplies are provided on a first come, first serve basis.
Who: Ages 5 and younger. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Where: The Blue Park House at Marsha P. Johnson State Park
90 Kent Ave, Brooklyn, New York
Cross streets – N 8th and Kent Ave
PLEASE NOTE:

Registration not required!
Please reserve tickets based on how many crafts you plan on making, ie. how many toddlers are with you.
If the program is sold out, but you still wish to attend, we encourage you to walk up and see if space is available.
In the case of inclement weather, the program may be rescheduled or canceled. Please be sure to check your email a few hours before the program starts.

Kids Week: Shelter Building (Wingate Park)
2025-04-17 13:00 - 14:00 | Wingate Park, Brooklyn Avenue and Rutland Road, Brooklyn, NY, 11203
Even when school’s out, our parks are still the city’s natural classroom! Bring your kids to parks throughout the city for Kids Week during Spring Break. With programs led by our Urban Park Rangers, kids will get to experience nature in a hands-on and fun way. Rangers will teach you different methods of shelter building using natural materials.
Location: Rutland Road and Brooklyn Avenue in Wingate Park, Brooklyn. Directions to this location
Cost: Free
Contact: (646) 398-1479

Woodworking Workshop (BWAC)
2025-04-17 15:00 - 17:30 | BWAC, 481 Van Brunt Street, Door #7A, Brooklyn, NY, 11231
Working with Repurposed Wood
This workshop, taught by Ryan Frank, will be a hands-on introduction to woodworking taught using repurposed wood found on the streets and waterfront of Brooklyn. Attendees will learn practical woodworking skills using hand tools, working with wood pieces found in nature (i.e. driftwood) and repurposed after human use (i.e. discarded furniture). Each participant will be able to choose pieces of wood that speak to them and that will be used as a raw material to work with during the class.
Workshop participants will be taught about wood removal (cutting and chiseling), wood marking (carving and engraving) and wood stabilization (sanding, glueing and finishing techniques) and will be tasked with creating a small wood object using these processes. They will also learn about the material makeup of wood and how its lifecycle from nature to man made objects relates to environmental science and climate change. During the course of the workshop participants will create a unique wood sculpture that they’ll be able to take with them at the end of the class.
Ryan Frank is a visual artist and woodworker based in Brooklyn, NY. He’s had solo exhibitions at the Invisible Dog Art Center, the Mattatuck Museum, the Children’s Museum of the Arts, the Lilac Preservation Project, Tremaine Gallery and Icehouse Project Space. Ryan has attended residencies at La Napoule Art Foundation, Jentel Foundation, Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, Brooklyn Studios for Dance, SIM Iceland and the Wassaic Project. In addition to his art and woodworking practice Ryan is an ardent runner and practitioner of Tai Chi.
There is limited capacity. Registration is required.
This is an off-site program, located at BWAC in Red Hook.

Interactive Enviro STEM Workshops, Ages 8-12 (Kensington Library)
2025-04-17 15:30 - 16:30 | Kensington Library, 4207 18th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11218, United States
Join Kensington Library and Solar One for our winter Interactive Environmental STEM Workshops series.
These 60-minute workshops aim to increase interest in STEM, self-efficacy in regard to STEM skills, expand knowledge on electricity generation, energy efficiency, renewable energies, and issues around climate emergency.
Each week of this 10-week series, educators will cover a new topic:
Mar. 6 The Incredible Carbon Cycle
Mar. 13 Library Energy Audit
Mar. 20th Climate Advocacy Campaign
Mar. 27th Fun with Circuits
Apr. 3rd Wind Turbine Design
Apr. 10th Hydroelectric Challenge
Apr. 17th Solar Field Study
Apr. 24th Solar Ovens
May. 1st Energy Storage
May. 8th Solar Cars (Parents and caregivers must be present to help with this workshop)
This series is for children ages 8-12 and registration is required for each session.

Interactive Enviro STEM Workshops, Ages 13-19 (The Annex Library)
2025-04-17 16:00 - 17:15 | Teen Tech Center at The Annex, 1 John Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11201
The Teen Tech Center and Solar One for our Spring Interactive Environmental STEM Workshops series.
These 60-minute workshops aim to increase interest in STEM, self-efficacy in regard to STEM skills, expand knowledge on electricity generation, energy efficiency, renewable energies, and issues around climate emergency.
Each week of this 10 week series, educators will cover a new topic:
March 6 ~ Carbon Cycle Game
March 13 ~ Energy Transfers
March 20 ~ Energy Conservation
March 27 ~ Climate Advocacy Campaign
April 3 ~ Fun with Circuits
April 10 ~ Wind Turbine Design
April 17 ~ TBA
April 24 ~ Solar Field Study
May 1 ~ Energy Storage
May 8 ~ Solar Cars
May 15 ~ Solar Ovens
This series is for teens ages 13-19.

Prospect Park Wellness Walk
2025-04-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Prospect Park Audubon Center, Prospect Park Boathouse, 101 East Drive, Brooklyn, NY, 11225, United States
Join Prospect Park Alliance at the Prospect Park Audubon Center for an uplifting and energizing morning walk including scenic trails along the Lullwater, Peninsula, Midwood or Waterfall. Please note, this walk leaves promptly at 10 am from the Prospect Park Audubon Center.
Prospect Park Wellness Walks will be held on Fridays from April–September from 10 am–12 pm.
Please note that Eventbrite RSVP is required.
Please check your email prior to the event for changes, updates and to confirm the walk has met a minimum participant requirement.

Kids Week: Spring Coastal Ecology for Kids (Canarsie Park)
2025-04-18 11:00 - 12:00 | Canarsie Park, East 88th St and Seaview Ave, East 88th Street and Seaview Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
Even when school’s out, our parks are still the city’s natural classroom! Bring your kids to parks throughout the city during Spring Break. With programs led by our Urban Park Rangers, kids will get to experience nature in a hands-on and fun way. Discover the nature and beauty of Canarsie Park on a spring exploration hike with the Urban Park Rangers. Spring brings changes to local flora and fauna along the shoreline. See what species make their way in for the spring.
Location: Entrance – East 88th Street and Seaview Avenue in Canarsie Park, Brooklyn. Directions to this location
Cost: Free
Contact: 718.421.2021

Kingsland Wildflowers Open Hours
2025-04-18 17:00 - 20:00 | Kingsland Wildflowers Green Roof and Community Engagement Center, 520 Kingsland Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11222
Join us for Open Hours at Kingsland Wildflowers — an opportunity for the public to learn about the green roofs, the native plants present, and the Newtown Creek while enjoying the golden hour from our scenic wildflower meadows. Open hours are free and open to the public and will take place every Friday from April 18 to June 27, 2025, weather-permitting.
For the 2025 Open Hours season, we are excited to also be opening our Newtown Native Nursery, allowing visitors to explore (and purchase) native plants that we grow on site, and can be a great addition for any greenspace you may have or be involved in!
This is a family friendly event, kindly keep in mind that we use our green roofs as an educational resource, we prefer that furry friends stay at home. NCA staff will be on hand to answer questions about the space, the ecological benefits of green roofs, and talk about our current activities around Newtown Creek! We will have drinks and light refreshments on hand for guests to enjoy.
Music on select Fridays
May 13th – Cal Fish
June 16th – Liver
June 27th – Maidenhead +DJ Chase Coppins
Please note that not all roofs are ADA compliant, our paths have a 34” width and can have some uneven surfaces including bluestone, small gravel, and soil. For more information about access at Kingsland Wildflowers visit our website.
Registrants will be notified of any cancellations on the day of the event. For other volunteer opportunities with Newtown Creek Alliance visit our events page.
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Kingsland Wildflowers is a joint project among Newtown Creek Alliance, Broadway Stages, Alive Structures, and NOoSPHERE Arts.

Shred Fest And Compost Bins (Borough Park Greenmarket)
2025-04-19 09:00 - 12:00 | Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, 11201
Join us at the Borough Hall Greenmarket after tax season to shred all the documents you have piling up at home! Plus get a free 1-gallon kitchen compost container from Big Reuse. No registration necessary!

Tree Giveaway at Wyckoff House Museum
2025-04-19 10:00 - 12:00 | The Wyckoff House Museum, 5816 Clarendon Road, Brooklyn, NY, 11203
Tree Giveaway: Wyckoff House Museum and Councilmember Farah Louis
This event is in partnership with Wyckoff House Museum and Councilmember Farah Louis.
Learn more about our tree giveaway program, including additional event dates and locations, our tree care guide, and more resources here.
Native tree species to be distributed at this location include:

Northern Bayberry
Nannyberry
Smooth Alder
Witchhazel
Alleghany Serviceberry
Sweetbay Magnolia

Please note that tree sizes vary. Be prepared to transport up to a two-gallon pot size.
Sign up info, etc. in the NY Restoration link.

Raised Bed Build Volunteer Day (Good Life Garden)
2025-04-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Good Life Garden, 46 Goodwin Place, Brooklyn, 11221
Come meet and lend a hand to the members of Good Life Garden! Volunteers will learn and practice carpentry skills by assisting gardeners with building raised garden beds. Bring water, snacks, and comfortable, weather-appropriate clothing. Please note that some activities may involve lifting heavy material and moving, bending, and squatting for long periods.
Registration is not required. Walk-ins are welcome!
Location: Good Life Garden, 46 Goodwin Place, Brooklyn. Directions to this location
Cost: Free
Event Organizer: Good Life Garden
Contact Email: kofi.thomas11@gmail.com

It's My Park at St. Andrew's Playground
2025-04-19 10:00 - 14:00 | St. Andrew’s Playground, Atlantic Avenue and Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, NY
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with Friends of St. Andrew’s Playground to beautify at St. Andrew’s Playground. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
Location: St. Andrew’s Playground, Brooklyn. Directions to this location
Cost: Free
Event Organizer: Friends of St. Andrew’s Playground
Contact Email: friends.of.st.andrews.playground@gmail.com

Farmhouse Family Day: Waking Up the Farm (Wyckoff Bond Community Garden)
2025-04-19 11:00 | Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum, 5816 Clarendon Road, Brooklyn, NY, 11203
The spring equinox has come and gone which means the days are getting longer. Join us for an invigorating day on the farm as we make the farm burst with colors with a seed bomb crafting workshop! Free for all to join as supplies last.
Prepare for your visit:
Family Day is from 11AM-3PM with the craft activity beginning at 1PM. This is an all ages event, ideal for kids ages 4-12.
Tours of the Wyckoff House will be available starting at 12PM
Dress appropriately for the weather – Family Day takes place indoors and outdoors – and wear closed toed shoes if you plan on participating in any farm activities.

Historic New York: Gerritsen Creek (Marine Park)
2025-04-19 11:00 - 12:00 | Salt Marsh Nature Center, East 33rd Street and Avenue U, Brooklyn, 11234
Learn about the history of the Gerritsen Creek wetlands and a 17th century, tide-powered mill that no longer stands, but once existed in this coastal region of Brooklyn. From a hunting ground to dumping ground for subway tunnel excavation, the vital ecosystem of the Marine Park salt marsh has a rich history to be explored.
Location: Salt Marsh Nature Center in Marine Park. Avenue U and East 33rd Street, Brooklyn. Directions to this location
Cost: Free
Contact Number: (718) 421-2021

Easter Egg Hunt at Nehemiah 10 Community Garden
2025-04-19 13:00 - 14:00 | Nehemiah Ten Community Garden, Barbey Street, bw Blake Ave and Dumont Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Come to Nehemiah 10 Community Garden and join the garden group for an Easter egg hunt! Fun for the whole family!

Location: Nehemiah Ten Community Garden, 565 Barbey Street, Brooklyn NY 11207, Brooklyn. Directions to this location
Cost: Free
Event Organizer: Nehemiah 10 Community Garden

Tree Giveaway at Red Hook Farms
2025-04-19 14:00 - 16:00 | Red Hook Farms, 560 Columbia Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11231
Tree Giveaway: Red Hook Farms
This event is in partnership with Red Hook Farms.
Learn more about our tree giveaway program, including additional event dates and locations, our tree care guide, and more resources here.
Native tree species to be distributed at this location include:

American Plum
Black Cherry
Common Ninebark
Eastern Redbud
Smooth Alder
Sycamore
Alleghany Serviceberry

Please note that tree sizes vary. Be prepared to transport up to a two-gallon pot size.
Sign up info, etc. in the NY Restoration link.

Climate Café: Renewable Energy (Central Library)
2025-04-19 15:00 - 17:00 | Brooklyn Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY, 11238, United States
Are you worried or concerned about climate change? Does the climate crisis make you anxious? Want to take local climate action but don’t know how or where?
Join our Climate Café at Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) to discuss everything related to the climate crisis (including how it makes you feel). Whether you’re a concerned New Yorker, an activist, or just curious about the topic, this community-organized space is for you. According to Force of Nature, as 70% of young people feel climate anxiety and 56% believe humanity is doomed, we urgently need spaces to navigate our climate emotions and translate them into action.
Come and have open and meaningful conversations about the climate crisis, share your ideas, listen to inspiring talks, learn about local initiatives and emotional resilience tools, and connect with like-minded individuals. Join us to become a part of a network of thousands of activists and concerned individuals through climate cafés worldwide.
The 2025 BPL Climate Café Series intends to focus on linking climate concern and anxiety to local action, exploring technologies, innovations and initiatives for climate action in the broad sense. Please join us for the Spring Session: Renewable Energy: To be or not to be electric. With 2025’s Earth Day Theme “OUR POWER, OUR PLANET™” rallying under the hashtag #RenewableEnergyNow, we explore the urgent call to action for rapid renewable energy deployment, including electric vehicles, advanced battery technologies, and innovative renewable solutions that will shape our collective energy future.
Registration is strongly encouraged but not required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-cafe-at-the-brooklyn-public-library-tickets-1297769887669
This Climate Café will be offered by Brooklyn Public Library, the Climate Café host, and Force of Nature community member Marilynn H. C. Force of Nature is a world community dedicated to turning climate anxiety into action and working with leaders to drive intergenerational solutions. It is supported by BPL’s Info Commons.

NBPA's Garden Club
2025-04-20 10:00 | Many venues
#HEYNBK Want to get your hands in the dirt?
Join the Garden Club this season!

North Brooklyn Parks Alliance is excited to offer three volunteer opportunities each month in these distinct parks:
– Bushwick Inlet Park (50 Kent Ave between 11th and 12th St): a waterfront park defined by its Manhattan views and abundance of flowering pollinator plants.
– Under the K Bridge Park (Meeker Ave and Van Dam Street): a unique 7-acre park under the BQE, where you’ll tend to the native plant nursery, our ecological lab for cultivating biodiversity amongst heavy industry.
– McGolrick Park (Nassau Ave between Russell and Monitor Streets): an Olmsted-era neighborhood park with a stunning mature tree canopy.
You’ll work with our horticultural experts to learn about the ecological needs of each space: weeding invasive plant species, propagating and transplanting native plants, amending soil, and caring for trees.
Events are free, but please consider making a small donation or join our sustaining membership drive and help us build a green fund for North Brooklyn!

NOVEMBER 2025

11/09/2025, 10 AM ~ Bushwick Inlet Park (50 Kent)

11/16/2025, 10 AM ~ Under the K Bridge Park
11/23/2025, 10 AM ~ McGolrick Park

OCTOBER 2025

10/12/2025, 10 AM ~ Bushwick Inlet Park (50 Kent)
10/19/2025, 10 AM ~ Under the K Bridge Park
10/26/2025, 10 AM ~ McGolrick Park

SEPTEMBER 2025
9/14/2025, 10 AM ~ Bushwick Inlet Park (50 Kent)
9/21/2025, 10 AM ~ Under the K Bridge Park
9/28/2025, 10 AM ~ McGolrick Park

AUGUST 2025
8/10/2025, 10 AM ~ Bushwick Inlet Park (50 Kent)
8/17/2025, 10 AM ~ Under the K Bridge Park
8/24/2025, 10 AM ~ McGolrick Park

JULY 2025
7/13/2025, 10 AM ~ Bushwick Inlet Park (50 Kent)
7/20/2025, 10 AM ~ Under the K Bridge Park
7/27/2025, 10 AM ~ McGolrick Park

JUNE 2025
6/08/25, 10 AM ~ Bushwick Inlet Park (50 Kent)
6/15/25, 10 AM ~ Under the K Bridge Park
6/22/25, 10 AM ~ McGolrick Park

MAY 2025
5/11/25, 10 AM ~ Bushwick Inlet Park (50 Kent)
5/18/25, 10 AM ~ Under the K Bridge Park
5/25/25, 10 AM ~ McGolrick Park

APRIL 2025
4/20/25, 10 AM ~ Under the K Bridge Park – Seed Ball Workshop
4/27/25, 10 AM ~ McGolrick Park

Nature Bathing and Gardening Demonstration (Transmitter Park)
2025-04-20 10:00 - 12:00 | WNYC Transmitter Park, 10 Greenpoint Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11222, United States
Programming from the Germination Station
Presented by the Friends of WNYC Transmitter Park
In celebration of Earth Day, the Friends of WNYC Transmitter Park invite you to a free, on-site gardening demonstration focused on relaxation through nature bathing.
Join us on Saturday, April 20th, from 10 AM—12 PM, as Rosemarie Miner—social ecologist and founding principal of Our Temenos—leads a gentle walk through the park’s garden paths and along the East River shoreline. Along the way, she’ll offer practical tips on building sensory connections in nature, helping you slow down, tune in, and reflect.
Please come prepared to unplug and be present. Journals are encouraged to capture your thoughts and sensory experiences.
📍 Meet at the Greenpoint Avenue entrance to the park📅 Saturday, April 20th⏰ 10 AM – 12 PM✅ Sign up here!
About the Facilitator:Rosemarie Miner is a social ecologist committed to bridging the boundaries between human and non-human communities. Drawing from her ecology and community organizing background, she creates living murals and functional ecosystems rooted in place and purpose. Her work fosters ecological intimacy and builds environmental resilience for generations to come.
About the Germination Station:The Germination Station is a seasonal program series sponsored by the Friends of WNYC Transmitter Park. Inspired by the park’s historic legacy as a hub for public radio broadcasting, this series supports the expression of ideas and nurtures a deeper connection to our shared public green space.

Volunteer Workday at Union Street Garden Garden
2025-04-20 11:00 - 14:00 | Union Street Garden, 1029 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY
Come learn about pollinator gardens and then lend a hand with some springtime pruning of our extensive pollinator beds. Volunteers are also welcome to help with other tasks around the garden as needed such as weeding and herb gardening. Leave with a bundle of herbs or some pollinator seeds to plant at home!
Registration is not required. Walk-ins are welcome!
Location: Union St. Garden and Community Development, 1029 Union Street, Brooklyn. Directions to this location
Cost: Free
Event Organizer: Union Street Garden and Community Development
Contact Email: info.unionstreetgarden@gmail.com

Easter Egg Hunt at Ashford Learning Garden
2025-04-20 14:00 - 16:00 | Ashford Learning Garden, 341 Ashford Street, Brooklyn
Come enjoy some fun at Ashford Learning Garden for an Easter Egg Hunt! Paint eggs and enjoy a couple of hours of fun and games at the garden.
Location: Ashford Learning Garden, 341 Ashford Street, East New York, Brooklyn. Directions to this location
Cost: Free
Event Organizer: Ashford Learning Garden

Flood Sensor Aunty
2025-04-20 15:00 - 16:30 | Travers Park Amphitheater, Jackson Heights, Queens, 34th Ave. btw. 77/78 Street, Jackson Heights
Join Waterfront Alliance for a hilarious play about a flood sensor dreaming of stardom!
Flood Sensor Aunty is about a flood sensor working at her aunt’s chai shop who really wants to be a movie star. Halfway between really funny devised theater and community disaster prevention, this show is about how the best way to protect yourself from flooding, climate change, and despair is through knowing your neighbors. All performances are free and audiences leave with bellies full of (oat milk) chai, resources, information, laughs, and calls to action about flood resiliency.
Includes free CHAI disaster prevention kits and climate activities for kids of all ages.

Interactive Enviro STEM Workshops, Ages 7-14 (Eastern Parkway Library)
2025-04-21 15:00 - 16:00 | Eastern Parkway Library, 1044 Eastern Pkwy. at Schenectady Ave., Brooklyn, NY, 11213
Join Eastern Parkway Library and Solar One for our free Interactive Environmental STEM Workshops series.
These 60-minute workshops aim to increase interest in STEM, self-efficacy in regard to STEM skills, expand knowledge on electricity generation, energy efficiency, renewable energies, and issues around climate emergency.
Each week of this 10 week series, educators will cover a new topic:
February 24 ~ Intro to the Carbon Cycle
March 3 ~ Intro to Energy
March 10 ~ Energy Conservation
March 17 ~ Climate Advocacy Campaign
March 24 ~ Fun with Circuits
March 21 ~ Wind Turbine Design
April 7 ~ Solar Field Study
April 21 ~ Energy Storage
April 28 ~ Solar Cars
May 5 ~ Solar Ovens
This series is for children and teens ages 7-14.

Trees NY Workshop Series for Teens (Greenpoint Library)
2025-04-21 16:00 - 17:30 | Greenpoint Library, 107 Norman Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11222, United States
Trees New York Presents: Workshop Series for Teens at the Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center
Join us for a three-part series focused on street trees and urban landscaping, and discover how you can contribute to the natural world around you.
April 7th: Benefits & Challenges
We’ll kick off the series in the Teen Zone (Eco Lab 3). The session will be held outdoors along the Branch, where we’ll explore and discuss street trees. Be prepared to stand and engage in a hands-on learning experience!
April 21st: Urban Heat Island Effect
Learn about how tree canopies affect different neighborhoods in New York City in our presentation. We’ll spend most of the session indoors in the Teen Zone (Eco Lab 3), with visits to our reading and rooftop gardens. We’ll also delve into the long history of environmental justice in Greenpoint.
April 28th: Green Career Exploration
Join us in the Teen Zone (Eco Lab 3) to explore exciting green career paths! We’ll discuss opportunities at the intersection of the environment and technology, public policy, sailing, and more — perfect for teens thinking about their future careers.
These workshops do not require registration.

Climate Justice Series: Pollinator Puppet-Making Workshop for Kids with Esther Crow (Central Library)
2025-04-22 15:30 - 16:15 | Brooklyn Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY, 11238, United States
In this workshop, Esther and her puppet, Bernie the Bee, will assist kids in creating bee, bat, and butterfly puppets and will teach about how these creatures pollinate many of the fruits and vegetables we eat, and how important they are to maintaining healthy ecosystems worldwide.

Families are encouraged to bring recycled toilet paper and paper towel rolls for the base of the puppets, and any other recycled/upcycled materials such as colored paper, fabric scraps, beads, sequins, pipe cleaners, etc… Some materials will also be provided. Kids will be encouraged to name their puppets and give them voices and personalities.

This program is for kids ages 4-8; parents may need to assist younger children.

Check out this Puppet Promo Reel to see examples of puppets made from recycled materials.

This program is part of the 2025 Early Childhood Symposium on Climate Justice in Early Childhood. Find more programs for kids and adults in this series here: bklynlib.org/ecsymposium

STEM Activities for 3rd Graders And Up (Saratoga Library)
2025-04-22 16:30 - 17:30 | Saratoga Library
Join the Brooklyn Public Library and Solar One for an hour of hands-on activities. Explore ways to take climate action by reducing carbon emissions in schools and at home!
STEM topics include: renewable energy, sustainability, climate, and electrical engineering.
Students 3rd Grade & up and their families are welcome!
Dates: Tuesdays

March 18th
March 25th
April 1st
April 8th
April 15th
April 22nd
April 29th
May 6th
May 13th
May 20th
