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Go Green BK Newsletter for 3/28/2024
Your weekly source for all things Green in Brooklyn 
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Your Weekly Newsletter 3/28/2024 |
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Photo Credits: Susan Anderson, Town Square BK's Spring Egg Hunt |
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Happy Easter! Happy Passover! |
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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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BRANCHES IN BLOOM: PLANT A SEED (MIDWOOD LIBRARY) | Thursday, March 28th, 2:30 PM | Brooklyn
Help Midwood jump-start our garden by helping us to plant seeds.
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KIDS EXPLORE: ECLIPSES (GREENPOINT LIBRARY) | Thursday, March 28th, 3:00 PM | Brooklyn
Join us as we prepare for the Solar Eclipse of 2024! We will be putting together our own solar eclipse viewer.
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ART IN THE PARK: ECLIPSE VIEWERS (MPJ PARK) | Thursday, March 28th, 3:00 PM | Brooklyn
Join us to make a pinhole eclipse viewer in preparation for the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8th. All materials provided.
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EASTER EGG HUNT (RUGBY LIBRARY) | Thursday, March 28th, 3:00 PM | Brooklyn
Join a fun afternoon Easter egg hunt at the Rugby Library! This event is for kids 0-16 years old and it will be held in the reading garden.
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SCOUTS BSA TROOP 26 AND TROOP 1G | Thursday, March 28th, 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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TERRARIUM MAKING (ADAMS STREET LIBRARY) | Thursday, March 28th, 6:00 PM | Brooklyn
Join a terrarium making workshop and take home your own Terrarium Bowl just in time for Spring!
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NEWTOWN CREEK SUPERFUND CAG MEETING | Thursday, March 28th, 6:00 PM | Brooklyn
A Newtown Creek Community Advisory Group (CAG) meeting typically occurs on the 3rd Wednesday of each month, 6:30 to 8:30 PM online.
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CB1 PARKS AND WATERFRONT COMMITTEE MEETING | Thursday, March 28th, 6:30 PM | Brooklyn
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EASTER WEEKEND SCHOOL HOLIDAY IN PROSPECT PARK | Friday, March 29th through Monday, April 1st | 12:00 PM | Brooklyn
Come meet the Easter Bunny. Take your own photos. Free giveaways and refreshments.
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CANCELLED! CUB SCOUTS LUCKY PACK 7's WEEKLY MEETING | Friday, March 29th, 6:00 PM | Brooklyn
Today's meeting is cancelled ** 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 30th, 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, March 30th, 9:00 AM | Brooklyn
Volunteer every Saturday morning with the Friends of Cooper Park to pick up litter, weed, rake, and beautify Cooper Park.
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INTRO TO BIRDWATCHING WALKS (PROSPECT PARK) | Saturday, March 30th, 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 30th, 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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TOWN SQUARE BK’S 11TH ANNUAL SPRING EGG HUNT | Saturday, March 30th, 10:00 AM | Brooklyn
Bring your own basket and join an old-fashioned egg hunt! Enjoy your egg hunt and eggs-tacular crafts, say hello to the Easter Bunny, and rock to fun music.
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SPRING MEDITATION HIKE (CANARSIE PARK) | Saturday, March 30th, 11:00 AM | Brooklyn
Hiking is the ultimate way to enjoy the outdoors and a fun way to reduce stress. Take a stroll through Canarsie Park and immerse yourself in tranquility.
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BLAST OFF! ASTRONAUT TRAINING (MACON LIBRARY) | Saturday, March 30th, 11:00 AM | Brooklyn
Join a mock astronaut training session — complete with physical exercises, a drawing challenge, history lessons, and more.
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BROOKLYN HEIGHTS ANNUAL SPRING EGG HUNT (PIERREPONT PLAYGROUND) | Saturday, March 30th, 11:00 PM | Brooklyn
Join BHA’s annual egg hunt at 11am SHARP because the eggs go fast!
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EASTER EGG HUNT (COFFEY PARK) | Saturday, March 30th, 12:00 PM | Brooklyn
Join Redemption Church for games, music, giveaways, refreshments, and lots of eggs filled with goodies!
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EASTER EGG HUNT (JEROME-GLENMORE CORNERSTONE GARDEN) | Saturday, March 30th, 12:00 PM | Brooklyn
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PRE-EASTER EGGS-TRAVAGANZA (VALE PARK) | Saturday, March 30th, 12:00 PM | Brooklyn
Drop off your kids and enjoy a child-free Saturday brunch while your kids hunt for eggs and make Easter crafts with our child-care professionals. $50 pp
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BK ROT VOLUNTEER DAY AT KNOW WASTE LANDS COMMUNITY GARDEN | Saturday, March 30th, 12:00 PM | Brooklyn
Come get your hands a little dirty with composting-related tasks.
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EASTER EGG HUNT (ENY OASIS GARDEN) | Saturday, March 30th, 1:00 PM | Brooklyn
Get ready for a fun-filled event for the family: an outdoor Easter Egg Hunt (weather permitting).
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THE VERSATILE VINAIGRETTE – SEASONAL COOKING MADE SIMPLE AND TASTY (CLINTON HILL LIBRARY) | Saturday, March 30th, 1:30 PM | Brooklyn
Spring has sprung! Learn about seasonal eating in this interactive workshop.
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CELESTIAL WATERCOLORS: PAINTING THE NIGHT SKY | Saturday, March 30th, 1:30 PM | Brooklyn
Join a short astronomy presentation to inform and inspire you for a fun afternoon of celestial watercolor painting.
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IT’S MY PARK AT MCKINLEY PARK | Sunday, March 31st, 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 31st, 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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INTRODUCTION TO FISHING (MCCARREN PARK) | Sunday, March 31st, 11:00 AM | Brooklyn
Learn the basics of rigging, casting and reeling your fishing line, Practice your technique on our simulated fishing game.
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CB1 LAND USE, ULURP AND LANDMARKS COMMITTEE | Monday, April 1st, 6:00 PM | Brooklyn
Get informed and engaged!
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INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL STEM WORKSHOPS, 8-12 YEARS OLD (KENSINGTON LIBRARY) | Tuesday, April 2nd, 3:30 PM | Brooklyn
Enjoy fun workshops on electricity generation, energy efficiency, renewable energies, and climate issues.
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KEEP CALM AND CARRY YARN (GREENPOINT LIBRARY) | Tuesday, April 2nd, 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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FRIENDS OF GREENPOINT LIBRARY MEETING | Wednesday, April 2nd, 6:00 PM | Brooklyn
Have ideas on how to make the branch a better place? Want to support the branch through advocacy and fundraising? All are welcome!
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CB1 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMITTEE MEETING | Tuesday, April 2nd, 6:00 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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