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Go Green BK Newsletter for 2/1/2024
Your weekly source for all things Green in Brooklyn 
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Your Weekly Newsletter 2/1/2024 |
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Williamsburg waterfront. Photo credit: Friends of the Northside Waterfront
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Take the kiddos to an interactive enviro STEM workshop and a cooking class for teens. Learn about paid jobs, internships, and volunteer opportunities at WCS Zoos and Aquarium with WCS Youth Jive Expo. Check out Cub Scouts Lucky Pack 7 (coed) for your elementary schoolers and Troop 26 (boys) and Troop 1 (girls) for your middle and high schoolers. The Cub Scouts are building their pinewood derby cars. Troop 26 Scouts took 3rd place at a Klondike competition in Long Island last weekend! Join the fun!
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Check out the full weekly calendar of free 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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WHY SCOUTING?
Local Brooklyn Eagle Scout Brent Anderson talks about his 12 years in scouting and why he loves it.
Read on
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MTA CONGESTION PRICING PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD | Ongoing to Monday, March 11th | Online
Share your thoughts on the MTA's proposed congestion pricing. +$15 to drive into Manhattan from the outer boroughs! And what about the impact on parking in Brooklyn? Ouch!
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SCOUTS BSA TROOP 26 AND TROOP 1G | Thursday, February 1st, 5:30 PM | Brooklyn
Camping, cooking, fishing, hiking, riding, skiing, volunteering, and more. Check out the fun with Troop 26 (Boys)!
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NORTHSIDE ALLIANCE MEETING | Thursday, February 1st, 6:30 PM | Brooklyn
Join the 2nd annual Northside Alliance meeting. This is your opportunity to make your voices heard and to learn what’s happening on our Williamsburg waterfront!
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CB1 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING | Thursday, February 1st, 6:30 PM | Brooklyn
Get involved and engaged with your Community Board.
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HERE FOR BIG REUSE, A PANEL ON SUSTAINABLE FASHION | Thursday, February 1st, 7:00 PM | Brooklyn
Spend a fashionable night with a panel on sustainable fashion. Then channel your creative side with sustainable shopping and a DIY clothing workshops..
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TEEN TIME: COOKING CLASS! (BROOKLYN HEIGHTS LIBRARY) | Friday, February 2nd, 4:00 PM | Brooklyn
Join Brooklyn Heights' TEEN COUNCIL and the BPL CookMobile for a cooking tutorial. RASTA PASTA!!!!
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CUB SCOUTS LUCKY PACK 7's WEEKLY MEETING | Friday, February 2nd, 6:00 PM | Brooklyn
Camping, cooking, fishing, hiking, riding, skiing, volunteering, and more. Check out the fun with Lucky Pack 7 (coed)!
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MCGOLRICK BIRD CLUB | Saturday, February 3rd, 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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IT’S MY PARK AT COOPER PARK | Saturday, February 3rd, 9:00 AM | Brooklyn
Volunteer every Saturday morning to pick up litter, weed, rake, and beautify Cooper Park. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
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IT’S MY PARK AT HILLSIDE PARK | Saturday, February 3rd, 9:00 AM | Brooklyn
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with Friends of Hillside Dog Park. We look forward to cleaning up the dog park with you!
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INTRO TO BIRDWATCHING WALKS (PROSPECT PARK) | Saturday, February 3rd, 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, February 3rd, 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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WINTER TREE CARE AND PRUNING (BERRY STREET GARDEN) | Saturday, February 3rd, 11:00 AM | Brooklyn
Join a FREE workshop at the Berry Street Garden to learn about winter tree care and pruning with Certified Arborist Will Thomson.
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WCS YOUTH JIVE EXPO (JOB, INTERNSHIP, AND VOLUNTEERING EXPO) | Saturday, February 3rd, 11:00 AM | Brooklyn
Learn about paid jobs, internships, and volunteer opportunities at WCS Zoos and Aquarium all over the city.
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OUTDOOR SKILLS: WINTER WILDERNESS SURVIVAL (MARINE PARK) | Saturday, February 3rd, 1:00 PM | Brooklyn
Learn tips and tricks that will enhance your knowledge of the natural world, and might just save your life.
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FIBER ARTS: EMBROIDERY (GREENPOIN LIBRARY) | Saturday, February 3rd, 1:00 PM | Brooklyn
We welcome you to join us in this Adult program where we learn basic embroidery! All levels welcome. Materials will be provided.
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LUNAR NEW YEAR AT ALBEE SQUARE | Saturday, February 3rd, 1:00 PM | Brooklyn
Ring in the Year of the Dragon early with live performances, including traditional lion dances and music spun live by DJ Boogie!
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FIRST SUNDAY BIRD OUTINGS (PROSPECT PARK) | Sunday, February 4th, 10:00 AM | Brooklyn
Join naturalist and birder Paul Keim in search of dozens of species that visit the park through all seasons.
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IT’S MY PARK AT MCKINLEY PARK | Sunday, February 4th, 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, February 4th, 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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VOLUNTEER LANDSCAPING AND CLEANUP AT THE RIDGEWOOD RESERVOIR | Sunday, February 4th, 10:00 AM | Brooklyn
Join NYC H2O and the NYC Parks Department remove invasive plants and plant native plants in the pollinator garden!
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OUTDOOR SKILLS: COLONIAL COOKING (FORT GREENE PARK) | Sunday, February 4th, 12:00 PM | Brooklyn
Join the Urban Park Rangers for a demonstration of the practices of cooking back in colonial times.
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CB1 LAND USE, ULURP AND LANDMARKS COMMITTEE | Monday, February 5th, 6:00 PM | Brooklyn
Get involved and engaged with your Community Board.
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BROOKLYN SWAB MONTHLY MEETING | Monday, February 5th, 6:30 PM | Zoom & Brooklyn
Get involved and engaged with the Brooklyn Solid Waste Advisory Board.
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INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL STEM WORKSHOPS, 8-12 YEARS OLD (GREENPOINT LIBRARY) | Tuesday, February 6th, 3:30 PM | Brooklyn
Learn about electricity generation, energy efficiency, renewable energies, and issues around climate emergency.
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KEEP CALM AND CARRY YARN (GREENPOINT LIBRARY) | Tuesday, February 6th, 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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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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