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Go Green BK Newsletter for 1/23/2025
Your weekly source for all things Green in Brooklyn 
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Your Weekly Newsletter 1/23/2025 |
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Domino Park's winter beauty ��
@theawkwardroamer
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Take your kiddos to an environmental STEM workshop. Check out Cub Scouts Pack 7 (coed) for your elementary schoolers and Boy Scouts Troop 26 for your middle and high schoolers. Camping, cooking, fishing, hiking, volunteering, and more. The scouts are learning outdoors wilderness skills to compete in Klondike competitions in a few weeks. Join the fun! Join the fun!
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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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Rally for NYC Parks | Thursday, January 23rd, 10:30 AM | Brooklyn
Join us on the steps of City Hall for a rally to launch a year of advocacy for NYC Parks. Parks are vital to the health, joy, and vibrancy of our communities—but they need our support!
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Scouts BSA Troop 26 Weekly Meeting | Thursday, January 23rd, 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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DSNY Residential Bins Info Sessions | Thursday, January 23rd, 6:00 PM | Brooklyn
Learn about DSNY’s new rules for residential trash that began last year on November 12th.
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CB1 Transportation Committee Meeting | Thursday, January 23rd, 6:30 PM | Brooklyn
Get informed and engaged!
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American Playground Community Input Meeting | Thursday, January 23rd, 6:30 PM | Online
Join NYC Parks to share and discuss your ideas for the redesign of American Playground.
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Bonsai Beginner Workshop at Five Boroughs Brewing Co. | Thursday, January 23rd, 7:00 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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Cub Scouts Lucky Pack 7 Weekly Meeting | Friday, January 24th, 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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McGolrick Bird Club | Saturday, January 25th, 9:00 AM | Brooklyn
Join the McGolrick Bird Club every Saturday at 9 AM at the corner of Russell St. and Driggs Ave.
Learn More
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It’s My Park at Cooper Park | Saturday, January 25th, 9:00 AM | Brooklyn
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with Friends of Cooper Park to clean up, rake leaves, and steward Cooper Park. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
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Birding: Winter Waterfowl (Calvert Vaux Park) | Saturday, January 25th, 10:00 AM | Brooklyn
Join Urban Park Rangers as we spot some of the migratory waterfowl that spend the winter with us.
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Intro to Birdwatching Walks (Prospect Park) | Saturday, January 25th, 10:00 AM | Brooklyn
Learn the basics of birding and search for the dozens of species that visit Prospect Park through all seasons.
Learn More
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It’s My Park at Leif Ericson Park | Saturday, January 25th, 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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A Book Talk: The Sustainability Class | Saturday, January 25th, 1:00 PM | Brooklyn
Join us for a book talk with authors Vijay Kolinjivadi and Aaron Vansintjan as they discuss their newest book The Sustainability Class.
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My Bushwick Inlet Story: Accordion Book | Saturday, January 25th, 1:00 PM | Brooklyn
Please join us for an afternoon of book making utilizing collage, writing and drawing.
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It’s My Park at McKinley Park | Sunday, January 26th, 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 26th, 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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Prospect Park Super Hike | Sunday, January 26th, 11:00 AM | Brooklyn
Take a long hike through one of his most famously pastoral parks and escape the busy feel of the city.
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How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate Change | Sunday, January 26th, 1:00 PM | Brooklyn
Join a special lecture with Harriet Shugarman, a renowned activist, policy analyst, economist and author of the book, How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate Change, Turning Angst into Action.
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Interactive Environmental STEM Workshops, 8-12 Years Old (New Lots Library) | Tuesday, January 28th, 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 28th, 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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Facing Climate Change As Urban Gardeners | Wednesday, January 29th, 6:00 PM | Online
Meet other community gardeners and land stewards to learn and exchange tips for gardening with climate change and workshop community preparedness in your neighborhood.
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CB1 Environmental Protection Committee Meeting | Wednesday, January 29th, 6:00 PM | Brooklyn
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Bonsai Beginner Workshop at Transmitter Brewing | Wednesday, January 29th, 6:30 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!
Learn More
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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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