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Things to do this month

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Fri23May

Meadow Stewardship Days at Concrete Plant Park

Volunteer to help restore a coastal meadow at Concrete Plant Park! Work alongside Bronx River Alliance and NYC Parks staff as they remove invasive pla...
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Sun25May

Foodway Tour with Journei Bimwala

Join Bronx Herbalist and Forager Journei Bimwala for a tour of the Bronx River Foodway, NYC Park’s first edible public food forest. Meet the familia...
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Tue27May

Stewardship Mornings at the Foodway

Volunteer at the Foodway Tuesday mornings from 10-12 noon with Foodway Coordinator, Nathan Hunter. Lend a hand in tasks including laying mulch on path...
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Tue27May

Pitch in to pick up

Volunteer with us for this special Tuesday cleanup on May 27th, from 10am-12:30pm at Starlight Park (1490 Sheridan Blvd, Bronx, NY 10459) & help s...
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Thu29May

Tree Planting in Shoelace Park

Help preserve vital habitat along the river by planting native trees & Shrubs in Shoelace Park! Find our team inside Shoelace Park near 216th stre...
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Sat31May

Black Birders Week: Birding at the Bronx River Forest

Celebrate Black Birders Week 2024 (May 25-May 30) with NYC Bird Alliance! Black Birders Week was created in 2020 by the BlackAFinSTEM Collective to c...
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Sat31May

Stewardship at the Shoelace Park Elderberry Orchard

Join Friends of Shoelace Park & Bronx River Alliance for our first community stewardship event! Help us clean, weed, and prune the beautiful Elder...
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Mon02Jun

Pitch in to Pick Up

Volunteer with us Monday June 2nd from 10am-12:30pm at Concrete Plant Park (1370 Westchester Ave) & help steward the Bronx River! We will be clean...
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Tue03Jun

Stewardship Mornings at the Foodway

Volunteer at the Foodway Tuesday mornings from 10-12 noon with Foodway Coordinator, Nathan Hunter. Lend a hand in tasks including laying mulch on path...
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