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Go Green BK Newsletter for 3/21/2024
Your weekly source for all things Green in Brooklyn 
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Your Weekly Newsletter 3/21/2024 |
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Our Go Green BK calendar is filled with fun and free/low-cost greentastic events that celebrate and care for our beautiful world. Gaze at the moon and learn about ticks in New York City. Go on a spring scavenger hunt. Enjoy birding at McGolrick Park and Prospect Park. Celebrate Holi, the Festival of Colors, with picnicking and live music. Learn to sew and unwind with some like-minded knitters.
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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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NATURE STORYTIME AT BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK | Thursday, March 21st, 3:00 PM | Brooklyn
Join an exciting and engaging storytime session, along with singing and rhymes that's aligned with the center's monthly nature theme.
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GEOLOGY CLUB: CORAL (GREENPOINT LIBRARY) | Thursday, March 21st, 3:00 PM | Brooklyn
Learn about coral! Often mistaken as rocks, coral are colorful living creatures that can be found all over our shallow warm ocean waters. Ages 6-10 years.
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SCOUTS BSA TROOP 26 AND TROOP 1G | Thursday, March 21st, 5:30 PM | Brooklyn
Camping, cooking, fishing, hiking, riding, skiing, volunteering, and more. Check out the fun with Boys Troop 26 and Girls Troop 1G! Ages 10-17 years.
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MOONGAZING NIGHT (GREENPOINT LIBRARY) | Thursday, March 21st, 6:00 PM | Brooklyn
Let's marvel together at the breathtaking details of the moon’s surface. Learn about the phases of the moon, lunar geography, and fascinating lunar features.
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94 PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL’S EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA | Friday, March 22nd, 2:00 PM | Brooklyn
Come meet the Easter Bunny. Take your own photos. Free giveaways and refreshments.
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CUB SCOUTS LUCKY PACK 7's WEEKLY MEETING | Friday, March 22nd, 6:00 PM | Brooklyn
Camping, cooking, fishing, hiking, riding, skiing, volunteering, and more. Check out the fun with Lucky Pack 7 (coed)! Ages 6-10 years.
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MCGOLRICK BIRD CLUB | Saturday, March 23rd, 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, March 23rd, 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, March 23rd, 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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IT’S MY PARK AT RAILROAD PLAYGROUND | Saturday, March 23rd, 10:00 AM | Brooklyn
Volunteer with Central x South East Brooklyn CDC to beautify Railroad Playground. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
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SUSTAINABLE SEWING: INTRO TO SEWING MACHINE BASICS (GREENPOINT LIBRARY) | Saturday, March 23rd, 10:30 AM | Brooklyn
Learn the basics and operation of a sewing machine with Fiber Artist/Librarian Molloy Rogers.
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TICK TALK (MARINE PARK) | Saturday, March 23rd, 11:00 AM | Brooklyn
Join the Urban Park Rangers for this educational talk about ticks in New York City. Learn more about tick habitats, hosts, predators and best practices for protecting yourself as you enjoy the outdoors.
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EASTER EGG HUNT WITH SENATOR ROXANNE J. PERSAUD, SD 19 (CANARSIE PARK) | Saturday, March 23rd, 11:00 AM | Brooklyn
Enjoy an Easter egg hunt with fun games and activities, light refreshments, free giveaways, and the Easter Bunny.
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IT’S MY PARK AT MCKINLEY PARK | Sunday, March 24th, 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, March 24th, 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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SIGNS OF SPRING SCAVENGER HUNT (GRAVESEND PARK) | Sunday, March 24th, 1:00 PM | Brooklyn
Join Urban Park Rangers to find some seasonal adaptations and signs of spring on a scavenger hunt through the trails in the park.
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BKCM CELEBRATES HOLI! (PROSPECT PARK) | Sunday, March 24th, 3:00 PM | Brooklyn
Celebrate Holi, the Festival of Colors with picnicking and live music. Bring a blanket and snacks and enjoy the free concert.
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COOKING MATTERS FOR KIDS (NEW LOTS LIBRARY) | Monday, March 25th, 4:00 PM | Brooklyn
Your children can take free cooking and nutrition classes, led by City Harvest! Ages 7-12 years.
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KEEP CALM AND CARRY YARN (GREENPOINT LIBRARY) | Tuesday, March 26th, 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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CB1 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING | Tuesday, March 26th, 6:30 PM | Brooklyn
Get informed and engaged!
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MEEKER AVENUE PLUME CAG FORMATION MEETING | Wednesday, March 27th, 6:00 PM | Brooklyn
Join everyone who may be impacted by the Meeker Avenue Plume Superfund site and want to have significant input into EPA decisions about the cleanup of the site.
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WHERE’S OUR PARK? PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE, PART II | Wednesday, March 27th, 6:00 PM | Brooklyn
Attend a presentation on the historical and future ecology of Bushwick Inlet Park.
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CB1 SLA REVIEW AND DCA COMMITTEE MEETING | Wednesday, March 27th, 6:30 PM | Brooklyn
Get informed and engaged!
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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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