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Go Green BK Newsletter for 3/27/2025
Your weekly source for all things Green in Brooklyn 
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Your Weekly Newsletter 3/27/2025 |
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Celebrate spring with an egg hunt at Jerome Glenmore Corner Stone Community Garden. Take your kiddos to enviro STEM workshops at our local libraries: DeKalb Library, Eastern Parkway Library, Kensington Library, Saratoga Library, Sunset Park Library, and The Annex Library. There’s also STEAMFEST Madness for 4th and 5th Graders. 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. They went indoor flying last weekend. They’re working on Eagle service projects and planning to go on a cooking camping trip soon. 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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Interactive Enviro STEM Workshops, Ages 8-12 (Kensington Library) | Thursday, March 27th, 3:30 PM | Brooklyn
Learn about electricity generation, energy efficiency, renewable energies, and issues around climate emergency. Ages 8-12.
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DSNY Residential Bins Info Sessions | Thursday, March 27th, 4:00 PM | Brooklyn
Learn about DSNY’s new rules for residential trash.
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Interactive Enviro STEM Workshops, Ages 13-19 (The Annex Library) | Thursday, March 27th, 4:00 PM | Brooklyn
Learn about electricity generation, energy efficiency, renewable energies, and issues around climate emergency. Ages 13-19
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Scouts BSA Troop 26 Weekly Meeting | Thursday, March 27th, 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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Grow Your Garden: Planting And Transplanting Seedlings (Macon Library) | Thursday, March 27th, 6:00 PM | Brooklyn
Learn how to grow a healthy garden! You’ll gain hands-on experience by transplanting seedlings using seed trays and soil.
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Microplastics Madness! Film Screening | Thursday, March 27th, 6:00 PM | Brooklyn
Plastic waste is on track to triple by 2050 but we can stop that! Join us for a free screening of the inspiring award-winning film, Microplastic Madness
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BK CB1 Transportation Committee Meeting | Thursday, March 27th, 6:30 PM | Brooklyn
Get informed and engaged!
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Prospect Lefferts Garden Street Tree Care | Friday, March 28th, 10:00 AM | Brooklyn
Care for local street trees! Learn how to aerate, cultivate, mulch, and identify street trees. You'll also learn about the important roles street trees play in New York City.
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Cub Scouts Lucky Pack 7 Weekly Meeting | Friday, March 28th, 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, March 29th, 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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STEAMFEST at JEMS 126 | Saturday, March 29th, 9:00 AM | Brooklyn
Calling all 4th and 5th Graders! Are you interested in STEAM? Join us at Middle School 126 for 8 weeks of STEAM Madness!
Learn More
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It’s My Park at Neptune Avenue Greenstreet | Saturday, March 29th, 10:00 AM | Brooklyn
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with Friends of Asser Levy Park to plant native milkweed in the Neptune Ave Greenstreet. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
Learn More
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Intro to Birdwatching Walks (Prospect Park) | Saturday, March 29th, 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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Natural Dyes (Greenpoint Library) | Saturday, March 29th, 10:30 AM | Brooklyn
Join us as we explore using natural materials, such as plants and insects (ethically sourced!), to dye fabric and yarn.
Learn More
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Birding: Early Spring Migrants (Marine Park) | Saturday, March 29th, 11:00 AM | Brooklyn
Join on a walk along the Salt Marsh Nature Trail to discover and learn about different migratory birds that are in the NYC area during early Spring.
Learn More
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East Flatbush Community Seed Library | Saturday, March 29th, 12:00 PM | Brooklyn
“Borrow” seeds to grow in your home or community garden. This is the perfect time to start indoor seedlings and plant by the time the last frost of the season thaws.
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Women’s History Month (Marine Park) | Saturday, March 29th, 1:00 PM | Brooklyn
Let's recognize women who have dedicated their lives to education, mentorship and leadership at this Women's History Month event.
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Easter Egg Hunt (Jerome Glenmore Corner Stone Community Garden) | Saturday, March 29th, 1:00 PM | Brooklyn
Come to Jerome-Glenmore Cornerstone community garden and enjoy an Easter egg hunt! Fun for the whole family!
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Transgender Day of Visibility (MPJ Park) | Saturday, March 29th, 1:00 PM | Brooklyn
Join your community in a celebration of Transgender Day of Visibility! We will be creating art inspired by Marsha P. Johnson and learning about local resources.
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Watercolor Insects: Explore And Paint Insects From the Gardens (Bushwick Inlet Park) | Saturday, March 29th, 1:00 PM | Brooklyn
Join us as we explore beneficial and invasive bugs from our gardens, then paint them with watercolors.
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The Current Landscape of NYC Composting (New Lots Library) | Saturday, March 29th, 2:00 PM | Brooklyn
Learn about all the ways that you can divert food scraps from landfills in NYC, from community composting to curbside and smart bins.
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Little Scientists (Sunset Park Library) | Saturday, March 29th, 2:00 PM | Brooklyn
Join us for STEM activities for toddlers and preschoolers!
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Nature’s Workshop: Recycled Plantable Paper Making (Herbert Von King Park) | Sunday, March 30th, 11:00 AM | Brooklyn
Welcome springtime with the Urban Park Rangers by making recycled paper, embedded with native seeds.
Learn More
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Interactive Enviro STEM Workshops, Ages 7-14 (Eastern Parkway Library) | Monday, March 31st, 3:00 PM | Brooklyn
Join these workshops and increase your interest in STEM, renewable energies, and issues around climate emergency.
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Rat Academy | Monday, March 31st, 5:30 PM | Brooklyn
Learn about rat prevention methods
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ReuseableNYC Coalition Monthly Call | Tuesday, April 1st, 1:30 PM | Online
Join this monthly call to help eliminate the needless waste and pollution created by single-use foodware (utensils, cups, clamshells, straws, etc.).
Learn More
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STEM Activities for 3rd Graders And Up (Saratoga Library) | Tuesday, April 1st, 4:30 PM | Brooklyn
Learn about electricity generation, energy efficiency, renewable energies, and issues around climate emergency. For 3rd Graders and up.
Learn More
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Keep Calm and Carry Yarn (Greenpoint Library) | Tuesday, April 1st, 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.
Learn More
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CB1 Land Use, ULURP and Landmarks Committee Meeting | Tuesday, April 1st, 6:00 PM | Brooklyn
MTA’s developer Gotham seeks a zoning enhancement to build two huge luxury towers along the Bushwick Inlet: 45 stories and 60 stories, 30% taller than any in Greenpoint or Northside!
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CBH Talk | New York’s Hidden Water System | Tuesday, April 1st, 6:30 PM | Brooklyn
Join a discussion of photographs of NYC's water system and help understand the systems that are so vital to our lives.
Learn More
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Interactive Enviro STEM Workshops, Ages 8-12 (DeKalb Library) | Wednesday, April 2nd, 3:30 PM | Brooklyn
Learn about electricity generation, energy efficiency, renewable energies, and issues around climate emergency. Ages 8-12
Learn More
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Rat Academy | Wednesday, April 2nd, 5:00 PM | Online
Learn about rat prevention methods
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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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