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Go Green BK Newsletter for 1/9/2025
Your weekly source for all things Green in Brooklyn 
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Your Weekly Newsletter 1/9/2025 |
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Baby, it's cold outside! Photo credit: Susan Anderson
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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 going to the Intrepid Museum this weekend for a spin on the flight simulator and work on the Aviation Merit Badge. 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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Mulchfest in NYC Parks | Thursday, January 9th to Sunday, January 12th | NYC
Wrap up your holiday season and say goodbye to your tree at Mulchfest.
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DSNY Residential Bins Info Sessions | Thursday, January 9th, 4:00 PM | Brooklyn
Learn about DSNY’s new rules for residential trash that began on November 12th
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Scouts BSA Troop 26 Weekly Meeting | Thursday, January 9th, 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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Stargazing (MPJ Park) | Thursday, January 9th, 6:00 PM | Brooklyn
Did you know you can see stars in Brooklyn? Learn about the winter constellations and gaze at the night sky with us!
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Cub Scouts Lucky Pack 7 Weekly Meeting | Friday, January 10th, 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 11th, 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 11th, 9:00 AM | Brooklyn
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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Intro to Birdwatching Walks (Prospect Park) | Saturday, January 11th, 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 Marine Park | Saturday, January 11th, 10:00 AM | Brooklyn
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with Marine Park Alliance as they support the Mulchfest chipping day at Marine Park. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
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It’s My Park at Msgr. McGolrick Park | Saturday, January 11th, 10:00 AM | Brooklyn
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with Friends of McGolrick Park at their first event of the year to clean up the park.
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Nature Detective Mystery Adventure (Ft Greene Park) | Saturday, January 11th, 11:00 AM | Brooklyn
Put your nature detective skills to test to crack the case of Pauly Pigeon. This clue-based program will test your knowledge of the natural world and outdoor skills figure out exactly “whodunit”
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Clothing And Goods Swap | Saturday, January 11th, 12:00 PM | Queens
Get rid of the old and find new-to-you treasures! Let’s start 2025 cleaner and greener! ONLY bring clean, gently used clothing, shoes, toys, housewares, and small, working electronics.
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Mobile Adoption Event (Greenpoint) | Saturday, January 11th, 12:00 PM | Brooklyn
Give a forever home to a fur-baby. eutered, microchipped, and ready to bring to their new forever homes.
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Volunteer Landscaping and Cleanup at the Ridgewood Reservoir | Sunday, January 12th, 10:00 AM | Brooklyn
Help remove invasive plants and plant native plants at Ridgewood Reservoir!
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It’s My Park at Mount Prospect Park | Sunday, January 12th, 1:00 PM | Brooklyn
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with CuRBA (Cultural Row Block Association Eastern Parkway) to beautify at Mount Prospect Park.
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Astronomy: Full Moon (Transmitter Park) | Sunday, January 12th, 7:00 PM | Brooklyn
Winter is a prime season for stargazing. The cold air clears the clouds and creates ideal conditions for seeing the stars, planets, and other celestial highlights.
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Conflict Transformation Circles for Community Gardeners | Monday, January 13th, 6:00 PM | Online
Mediators will facilitate discussion circles for community gardeners to bring their challenges to the group and collectively generate solutions.
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Fiber Arts and Sewing Circle (Greenpoint Library) | Tuesday, January 14th, 5:30 PM | Brooklyn
Join the Greenpoint Library for a sewing and fiber arts get together on the second Tuesday of each month.
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Keep Calm and Carry Yarn (Greenpoint Library) | Tuesday, January 14th, 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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Brooklyn CB1 Combined Public Hearing and Board Meeting | Tuesday, January 14th, 6:00 PM | Brooklyn
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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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