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Most NYCWW events are free and open to the public. Space is limited for certain events, so advance registration is encouraged.
BRONX
History and Flora with The Point CDC
Time: Saturday, May 8, 3:00 - 4:00pm
Location: The Point CDC, 940 Garrison Avenue at Manida Street, Hunt’s Point
Contact: Adam
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Description: Meet at The Point CDC for a tour of their native plant garden by the teen A.C.T.I.O.N. group that planted and maintains them, as well as seeing the rest of the facility and the different green infrastructure practices happening there. Then walk down the block to visit the Bryant Hill Community Garden to learn about Hunts Point and Native American history from local resident Lucia Hernandez.
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BROOKLYN
BABY BUGs
Time: Saturday, May 1, 10:00 - 10:45 am for ages 2-4
Location: Audubon Center, Prospect Park
Contact: Lloyd Miller, Deedle Deedle Dees, Brooklyn-based educational rock band
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Description: Baby Bugs is an introduction to the natural world featuring songs, stories, and hands-on explorations for younger children and their caregivers.
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Blossoms, BUGS, and Beats
Time: Saturday, May 1, 11:00 - 11:45 am for ages 5-8
Location: Audubon Center, Prospect Park
Contact: Lloyd Miller, Deedle Deedle Dees, Brooklyn-based educational rock band
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Description: The class is an interactive nature workshop for older children and their caregivers featuring songs, stories, and hands-on explorations.
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Family Plant Walk
Time: Saturday, May 8: 10:30 - 11:30 am
Location: Meet at 9th Street entrance to Prospect Park by the statue
Guide: Grace Markman, Naturalist
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Description: Explore Prospect Park and learn about how trees, shrubs and even grasses are all wildflowers! For ages 4 and up and their caregivers.
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MANHATTAN
Baby Bugs
Time: Wednesday, May 5, 10:00 - 10:45 am. For ages 18 mo to 4 years
Location: Native Plant Garden, 15th Street and Union Square West, Union Square Park
Contact: Lloyd Miller, Deedle Deedle Dees, Brooklyn-based educational rock band
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Description: Baby Bugs is an introduction to the natural world featuring songs, stories, and hands-on explorations for younger children and their caregivers. Afterwards native wildflowers and other aspects of nature are available for children to experience up-close in the garden.
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Interactive Plant Fair
Time: Saturday, May 8, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Location: Solar One, located on the East River just south of 23rd Street under FDR Drive
Contact: Dina Elkin, Events Coordinator
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Description: Children can pot up a native plant to take home, make seed balls, learn about insects and wildflowers, tour the flora in our native plant garden, and get creative with face painting and paper crafts. Lower East Side Ecology Center will showcase their composting worms and get children to dig in the fresh dirt.
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Experience Life as a Plant!
Time: Saturday, May 8, 2:00 - 3:00pm for pre-teens (ages 7-12) and
Saturday, May 8, 3:00-4:00pm for teens (ages 13-17)
Location: Native Plant Garden, 15th St. and Union Square West
Contact: Nina
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Description: Imagine the life of a NYC wildflower. How does it breathe? How does it interact with other wildlife? How does it thrive in the city? And how is it like us? Through words and movement we will explore the world of native plants living in Manhattan, including their interaction with the sun, wind, soil, pollinators, and people. Our exploration will take the form of a structured improvisation, inspired by basic botanical information. No prior knowledge or experience necessary!
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Plant Poetry
Time: Saturday, May 8, 1:00 – 2:00pm for ages 8-12 and
Saturday, May 8, 2:00 – 3:00pm for ages 13-17
Location: Native Plant Garden, 15th St. and Union Square West
Contact: Daniel
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Description: A one-hour workshop during which we will explore how nature, specifically plants and wildflowers, can be useful sources of poetic inspiration. No experience necessary, just an open mind and love of language. Poems will be collected and edited for publication in an online digest: the inaugural issue of "Deep Seed" a magazine devoted to plant life and the arts. "Deep Seed" will be available this spring.
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QUEENS
Children’s Wildflower Fair and Plant Walk
Time: Sunday, May 2, 2:30 - 4:00pm
Location: Alley Pond Environmental Center (APEC) 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston
Contact: Aline Euler, Director of Education, APEC
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Event Description: Draw and color wildflowers and create a pressed wildflower book, take a walk and have a snack.
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STATEN ISLAND
Wildflowers at Snug Harbor
Time: Saturday, May 1, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Location: Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, 1000 Richmond Terrace. Meet behind the greenhouse in front of the White Garden.
Contact: Larry Anderson, Director of Performing Arts & Public Programs
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Event Description: Tour the our gardens and see the native flora in the Sensory and Duck Pond Gardens. Learn how to compost indoors with worms. Plant free wildflowers to take home. Create colorful crafts using plant parts, inspired by nature!
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