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Go Green BK Newsletter for 1/16/2025
Your weekly source for all things Green in Brooklyn 
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Your Weekly Newsletter 1/16/2025 |
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Our hearts and prayers go out to our friends in Southern California. ��
by Ethan Swope/AP Photo
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Check out the full weekly calendar of eco events below. Go Green BK is here to showcase and share
your wonderful events, programs, and hard work. It's so easy to submit your calendar listings and articles directly online. Check back often to Go Green BK's online calendar to see what else is happening. So many ways to have fun and get involved in our community! So many ways to make our lives greener!
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See you all around the neighborhood! |
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WHSAD’S NEWTOWN CREEK ALLIANCE LIVING DOCK PROJECT
WHSAD students share their work with Newtown Creek Alliance's "Loving Dock" project.
Read on
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Nature Storytime at Brooklyn Bridge Park | Thursday, January 16th, 3:00 PM | Brooklyn
Join librarians from the Brooklyn Public Library Adams Street location for an exciting and engaging storytime session, along with singing and rhymes. .
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Scouts BSA Troop 26 Weekly Meeting | Thursday, January 16th, 5:30 PM | Brooklyn
Camping, cooking, fishing, hiking, riding, skiing, volunteering, and more. Check out the fun! Ages 10-17 years.
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Friends of Greenpoint Library Meeting | Thursday, January 16th, 6:00 PM | Brooklyn
Have ideas on how to make the branch a better place? Want to support the branch through advocacy and fundraising? All are welcome to join!
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Bonsai Beginner Workshop at Strong Rope Brewery – Red Hook | Thursday, January 16th, 6:00 PM | Brooklyn
Join a night of fun learning the fundamental skills and techniques behind the art of bonsai while enjoying a night out with friends!
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Plant Exchange (Borough Park Library) | Thursday, January 16th, 6:30 PM | Brooklyn
Do you love plants and want to grow your collection? Bring cuttings and seedlings and find new plants. Bringing plants is encouraged but not required.
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Center for Brooklyn History Talk: Atlantic Avenue End-to-End | Thursday, January 16th, 6:30 PM | Brooklyn
Learn about the Atlantic Avenue Mixed Use Plan (AAMUP), a community-centered rezoning proposal intended to support affordable housing, new jobs, and public space investment.
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Cub Scouts Lucky Pack 7 Weekly Meeting | Friday, January 17th, 6:00 PM | Brooklyn
Do your kids (K-5) want to camp, fish, hike, ride horses, shoot arrows, ski and more? Learn fun skills and make great friends? Check out the Cub Scouts!
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A Very Modern Classical Evening (Central Library) | Friday, January 17th, 7:00 PM | Brooklyn
Brooklyn’s favorite free theater, Molière in the Park is back with a staged reading of Le’Asha Julius’ new play The Regulars + Molière’s The Ludicrous Ladies!
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McGolrick Bird Club | Saturday, January 18th, 9:00 AM | Brooklyn
Join the McGolrick Bird Club every Saturday at 9 AM at the corner of Russell St. and Driggs Ave.
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Intro to Birdwatching Walks (Prospect Park) | Saturday, January 18th, 10:00 AM | Brooklyn
Learn the basics of birding and search for the dozens of species that visit Prospect Park through all seasons.
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It’s My Park at Leif Ericson Park | Saturday, January 18th, 10:00 AM | Brooklyn
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Leif Ericson Park. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
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Outdoor Skills: Winter Wilderness Survival (Marine Park) | Saturday, January 18th, 1:00 PM | Brooklyn
Our Urban Park Rangers are well versed in outdoor lore. Learn tips and tricks that will enhance your knowledge of the natural world, and might just save your life.
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It’s My Park at Msgr. McGolrick Park | Sunday, January 19th, 10:00 AM | Brooklyn
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with North Brooklyn Parks Alliance to help spread mulch around tree beds and tree pits. We hope to see you there!
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It’s My Park at McKinley Park | Sunday, January 19th, 10:00 AM | Brooklyn
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify McKinley Park. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
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It’s My Park at Sunset Park | Sunday, January 19th, 10:00 AM | Brooklyn
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Sunset Park. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
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Winter Tree ID (Irving Square Park) | Sunday, January 19th, 11:00 AM | Brooklyn
Join the Rangers for an exploration of the trees in Irving Square Park! Learn how to identify trees in the winter and gain a new perspective of the trees living in our city.
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MLK Day Sunset Park Street Tree Care | Monday, January 20th, 10:00 AM | Brooklyn
Volunteer to care for local street trees! Learn how to aerate, cultivate, mulch, and identify street trees. And learn about the important roles street trees play in NYC.
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Volunteer Workday: George Washington Carver Community Garden | Monday, January 20th, 11:00 AM | Brooklyn
Come learn about grassroots community gardening and lend a hand!
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day School Holiday in Prospect Park | Monday, January 20th, 12:00 PM | Brooklyn
Enjoy nature education programs at the Prospect Park Audubon Center, the first urban Audubon Center in the nation.
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NASA’s TechRise Student Challenge: Winners Announced | Tuesday, January 21st
Join a group of like-minded folks to knit or crochet (or even cross-stitch or embroider!) for an hour of friendship and community.
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Interactive Environmental STEM Workshops, 8-12 Years Old (New Lots Library) | Tuesday, January 21st, 4:00 PM | Brooklyn
Learn about electricity generation, energy efficiency, renewable energies, and issues around climate emergency. Ages 8-12
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Keep Calm and Carry Yarn (Greenpoint Library) | Tuesday, January 21st, 5:30 PM | Brooklyn
Join a group of like-minded folks to knit or crochet (or even cross-stitch or embroider!) for an hour of friendship and community.
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2nd Community Meeting on a New Proposed Elementary School in Greenpoint | Wednesday, January 22nd, 6:00 PM | Online
Attend a community briefing on the City's plans to move forward with building a new elementary school at the long proposed site on Dupont Street.
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Bonsai Beginner Workshop at Strong Rope Brewery – Gowanus | Wednesday, January 22nd, 6:00 PM | Brooklyn
Join a night of fun learning the fundamental skills and techniques behind the art of bonsai while enjoying a night out with friends!
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Newtown Creek Superfund CAG Meeting | Wednesday, January 22nd, 6:30 PM | Brooklyn
Learn about the cleanup of this Superfund site, and provide advice and input to relevant agencies.
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See the full calendar on Go Green BK website.
Add your own event to the online calendar here! |
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Go Green Brooklyn Hub was made possible with funding provided by the Office of the New York State Attorney General and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation through the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund. |
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