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Go Green BK Newsletter for 2/22/2024
Your weekly source for all things Green in Brooklyn 
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Your Weekly Newsletter 2/22/2024 |
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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 plan. +$15 to drive into Manhattan from the outer boroughs! What about the impact on parking in Brooklyn?
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NYC HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN | Thursday, February 22nd, 11:00 AM | Online
Learn about the NYC’s Hazard Mititgation Plan and the open public comment period where you may contribute your thoughts and concerns.
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MID-WINTER RECESS IN PROSPECT PARK | Thursday, February 22nd and Friday, February 23rd | 12 PM | Brooklyn
Join Prospect Park Alliance for nature education programs for Mid-Winter Recess at the Prospect Park Audubon Center, the first urban Audubon Center in the nation.
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KIDS WEEK: NEST BUILDING (MARINE PARK) | Thursday, February 22nd, 1:00 PM | Brooklyn
Learn about the complex methods animals use to make their homes and build your own bird’s nest.
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SNOWFLAKE STUDY (MPJ PARK) | Thursday, February 22nd, 3:30 PM | Brooklyn
All snowflakes are one of a kind, just like you! Celebrate the wonders of snow with us at Marsha P. Johnson State Park in this program. Ages 5+
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CANCELLED! SCOUTS BSA TROOP 26 AND TROOP 1G | Thursday, February 22nd, 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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NYC GREEN FUND GRASSROOTS INFO SESSION | Thursday, February 22nd, 6:00 PM & Wednesday, February 28th, 12 PM | Online
Learn how to apply. The deadline to apply is 11:59 pm on Friday, March 15, 2024.
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KIDS WEEK: CLAY CRAFTS (FT GREENE PARK) | Friday, February 23rd, 11:00 AM | Brooklyn
Learn how the Earth creates clay and how humans have used it for thousands of years. Take home a clay craft of your own creation!
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CUB SCOUTS LUCKY PACK 7's WEEKLY MEETING | Friday, February 23rd, 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 24th, 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, February 24th, 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 24th, 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: ORIENTEERING (FT GREENE PARK) | Saturday, February 24th, 11:00 AM | Brooklyn
Learn the basics of using a map and compass. Discover clues around the park to help complete this all ages friendly map-based scavenger hunt.
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GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR GREENHOUSE (GREEN VALLEY COMMUNITY GARDEN) | Saturday, February 24th, 11:00 AM | Brooklyn
Learn how to stop using the greenhouse for storage and start using it for plant propagation!
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IT’S MY PARK AT SHORE PARK AND PARKWAY) | Saturday, February 24th, 12:00 PM | Brooklyn
Volunteer with Bay Ridge Environmental Group to beautify Shore Park and Parkway. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you
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SUSTAINABLE SEWING: INTRO TO SEWING MACHINE BASICS (GREENPOINT LIBRARY) | Saturday, February 24th, 1:00 PM | Brooklyn
Join us for this 2-hour hands-on workshop and learn how to repair garments and textiles using visible mending techniques.
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OUR WATERWAYS, DRAWING AND PAINTING WATER (BUSHWICK INLET PARK) | Saturday, February 24th, 1:30 PM | Brooklyn
Join us at the Bushwick Inlet Park Community Center for an afternoon of painting with watercolors.
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HOW THINGS WORK: NYC OYSTERS AND THE REAL MOTHERSHUCKERS | Saturday, February 24th, 2:00 PM | Brooklyn
Join a talk about how oysters have shaped our NYC culture, and the role that Black community has played in the industry.
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BIRDING: WINTER BIRDS (SPRING CREEK PARK) | Sunday, February 25th, 10:00 AM | Brooklyn
Our Urban Park Rangers will guide you to the best viewing spots in NYC to see winter waterfowl. Birding programs are for all skill levels and beginners are welcome.
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IT’S MY PARK AT MCKINLEY PARK | Sunday, February 25th, 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 25th, 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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COOKING MATTERS FOR KIDS (NEW LOTS LIBRARY) | Monday, February 26th, 4:00 PM | Brooklyn
Your children can take free cooking and nutrition classes, led by City Harvest!
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COMMUNITY INPUT MEETING TO REDESIGN COLUMBUS PARK | Monday, February 26th, 6:00 PM | Brooklyn
Share your thoughts and help design an amazing public space in the heart of Brooklyn’s civic center!
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CB1 SLA REVIEW AND DCA COMMITTEE MEETING | Monday, February 26th, 6:30 PM | Brooklyn
Get informed and engaged!
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SEEDS OF SURVIVAL AND CELEBRATION | Monday, February 26th, 4:00 PM | Online
Learn how enslaved Africans used their culinary skills and plants that came with them from Africa and new plants available to them in the Americas to prepare foods.
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INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL STEM WORKSHOPS, 8-12 YEARS OLD (GREENPOINT LIBRARY) | Tuesday, February 27th, 3:30 PM | Brooklyn
Learn about electricity generation, energy efficiency, renewable energies, and issues around climate emergency.
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BROOKLYN COOKMOBILE: SOUL FOOD SERIES (SARATOGA LIBRARY) | Tuesday, February 27th, 4:30 PM | Brooklyn
We'll create 2 traditional African American dishes for Black History Month: Banana Pudding (2/27) and Shrimp & grits (2/20)
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KEEP CALM AND CARRY YARN (GREENPOINT LIBRARY) | Tuesday, February 27th, 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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HAZARD NYC: A TALK ON NYC’S TOXIC SITES IN THE AGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE (CENTRAL LIBRARY) | Tuesday, February 27th, 6:30 PM | Brooklyn
Join a conversation of the past and present of four Superfund sites in NYC.
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THE POWER OF NATIVE PLANTS | Wednesday, February 28th, 6:00 PM | Online
Discuss the importance of native plants for local ecosystems, share best practices for choosing and caring for native plants, and more.
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WHERE’S OUR PARK? PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE | Wednesday, February 28th, 6:00 PM | Brooklyn
Learn about Bushwick Inlet Park - Where are we? How did we get here?
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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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