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Crotona Fridays: Revitalize Crotona Park
Join us at Crotona Park for a morning of environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!
We will be working in Crotona Park, a 127-acre urban oasis, just south of the Cross Bronx Expressway. "Among naturalists, the park is widely known for its variety of tree species and gorgeous 3.3-acre lake, which serves as home to turtles, ducks, and fish." (NYC Parks)
Learn about the local environment while spending a morning outside gardening. You may be planting, mulching, protecting young trees, and/or removing invasive species.

Saturdays on the Sound: Revitalize Soundview Park
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

Revitalize Claremont Park
Join us at Claremont Park for a morning of environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!
One of the Bronx's oldest parks, Claremont Park has playgrounds, basketball/handball courts, baseball fields and an outdoor pool on its 38.54 acres. Originally part of the Morris family estate, prized for its park-like landscape of meadows, farmland, woods and swamp, Claremont Park became part of the NYC park system through the 1884 New Parks Act. (NYC Parks)
Learn about the local environment while spending a morning outside gardening. You may be planting, mulching, protecting young trees, and/or removing invasive species.

Birding at Soundview Park
The Bronx is… Birding!
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of birding with Gaia, our Tree Care Coordinator. In addition to enjoying the birds, you will be helping us collect data with your sightings.
Before attending, please download the Merlin app if able! We have binoculars, but we recommend bringing your own if you have them
10 participant limit

Sundays on the Sound: Revitalize Soundview Park
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

Soundview Gardener’s Club
Join us at Soundview Park for a Friday afternoon of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

Saturdays on the Sound: Revitalize Soundview Park
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

For the Love of Trees: Revitalize Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park
Join us for an afternoon of park environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!
We will be working at Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park. Learn about the important role of trees in the local ecosystem while stewarding the young trees in the park which means weeding and aerating the soil around them, adding a fresh layer of mulch, and cleaning up debris around them. More details in the link below!

Crotona Fridays: Revitalize Crotona Park
Join us at Crotona Park for a morning of environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!
We will be working in Crotona Park, a 127-acre urban oasis, just south of the Cross Bronx Expressway. "Among naturalists, the park is widely known for its variety of tree species and gorgeous 3.3-acre lake, which serves as home to turtles, ducks, and fish." (NYC Parks)
Learn about the local environment while spending a morning outside gardening. You may be planting, mulching, protecting young trees, and/or removing invasive species.

Soundview Gardener’s Club
Join us at Soundview Park for a Friday afternoon of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

Birding at Soundview Park
The Bronx is… Birding!
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of birding with Gaia, our Tree Care Coordinator. In addition to enjoying the birds, you will be helping us collect data with your sightings.
Before attending, please download the Merlin app if able! We have binoculars, but we recommend bringing your own if you have them
10 participant limit

Saturdays on the Sound: Revitalize Soundview Park
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

East Tremont Community Cleanup at Walter Gladwin
Join us for an afternoon of park environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!
We will be working at Walter Gladwin Park. Learn about the local environment while spending a morning outside gardening. You may be planting, mulching, protecting young trees, and/or removing invasive species.

Bronx CB 1 Community Clean Up
Calling all CB 1 community members and friends! The Bronx is Blooming is excited to be a part of this Earth Day celebration in the South Bronx. We will be contributing to the clean up through an afternoon of street tree stewardship.
Join us at St. Mary's Park at the entrance near the dog run from E 143rd St. (St. Mary’s St). The event will run from 2-4pm and is followed by live music, community workshops, and a resource fair in Roberto Clemente Square from 4-6pm!

Fridays at St. Mary’s: Revitalize St. Mary’s Park
Join us at St. Mary’s Park for a morning of environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.
Learn about the local environment while spending a morning outside gardening. You may be planting, mulching, protecting young trees, and/or removing invasive species.

Soundview Gardener’s Club
Join us at Soundview Park for a Friday afternoon of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

Saturdays on the Sound: Revitalize Soundview Park
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

Revitalize Mosholu Parkway
Join us at Mosholu Parkway for a morning of park environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!
Learn about the local environment while spending time outside gardening. You may be planting, mulching, protecting young trees, and/or removing invasive species.
Meeting Location: Yellow brick building on the corner of Webster Ave and Mosholu Parkway South
Sign up here!

Sundays on the Sound: Revitalize Soundview Park
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

Crotona Fridays: Revitalize Crotona Park
Join us at Crotona Park for a morning of environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!
We will be working in Crotona Park, a 127-acre urban oasis, just south of the Cross Bronx Expressway. "Among naturalists, the park is widely known for its variety of tree species and gorgeous 3.3-acre lake, which serves as home to turtles, ducks, and fish." (NYC Parks)
Learn about the local environment while spending a morning outside gardening. You may be planting, mulching, protecting young trees, and/or removing invasive species.

Soundview Gardener’s Club
Join us at Soundview Park for a Friday afternoon of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

Birding at Soundview Park
The Bronx is… Birding!
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of birding with Gaia, our Tree Care Coordinator. In addition to enjoying the birds, you will be helping us collect data with your sightings.
Before attending, please download the Merlin app if able! We have binoculars, but we recommend bringing your own if you have them
10 participant limit

Saturdays on the Sound: Revitalize Soundview Park
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

For the Love of Trees: Revitalize Franz Sigel Park
Join us for an afternoon of park environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!
We will be working at Franz Sigel Park. Learn about the important role of trees in the local ecosystem while stewarding the young trees in the park which means weeding and aerating the soil around them, adding a fresh layer of mulch, and cleaning up debris around them. More details in the link below!

Car Free Earth Day Clean Up!
The Bronx is Blooming is collaborating with the Decatur Block Association for its Car Free Earth Day event!
Volunteers will help with street tree stewardship and plug planting in tree pits.
We will meet at the intersection of Decatur Ave. and E 194th St.
Decatur Ave. between E 194th and E 195th St. will be closed for activities for all ages! Light refreshments will be provided.

Soundview Gardener’s Club
Join us at Soundview Park for a Friday afternoon of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

Saturdays on the Sound: Revitalize Soundview Park
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

For the Love of Trees: Revitalize Joyce Kilmer Park
Join us for an afternoon of park environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!
We will be working at Rev. Foster Park. Learn about the important role of trees in the local ecosystem while stewarding the young trees in the park which means weeding and aerating the soil around them, adding a fresh layer of mulch, and cleaning up debris around them. More details in the link below!

Crotona Fridays: Revitalize Crotona Park
Join us at Crotona Park for a morning of environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!
We will be working in Crotona Park, a 127-acre urban oasis, just south of the Cross Bronx Expressway. "Among naturalists, the park is widely known for its variety of tree species and gorgeous 3.3-acre lake, which serves as home to turtles, ducks, and fish." (NYC Parks)
Learn about the local environment while spending a morning outside gardening. You may be planting, mulching, protecting young trees, and/or removing invasive species.

Soundview Gardener’s Club
Join us at Soundview Park for a Friday afternoon of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

Saturdays on the Sound: Revitalize Soundview Park
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

Soundview Gardener’s Club
Join us at Soundview Park for a Friday afternoon of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

Saturdays on the Sound: Revitalize Soundview Park
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

For the Love of Trees: Revitalize Macombs Dam Park
Join us for an afternoon of park environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!
We will be working at Macombs Dam Park. Learn about the important role of trees in the local ecosystem while stewarding the young trees in the park which means weeding and aerating the soil around them, adding a fresh layer of mulch, and cleaning up debris around them. More details in the link below!

Birding at Soundview Park
The Bronx is… Birding!
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of birding with Gaia, our Tree Care Coordinator. In addition to enjoying the birds, you will be helping us collect data with your sightings.
Before attending, please download the Merlin app if able! We have binoculars, but we recommend bringing your own if you have them
10 participant limit

Sundays on the Sound: Revitalize Soundview Park
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

Crotona Fridays: Revitalize Crotona Park
Join us at Crotona Park for a morning of environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!
We will be working in Crotona Park, a 127-acre urban oasis, just south of the Cross Bronx Expressway. "Among naturalists, the park is widely known for its variety of tree species and gorgeous 3.3-acre lake, which serves as home to turtles, ducks, and fish." (NYC Parks)
Learn about the local environment while spending a morning outside gardening. You may be planting, mulching, protecting young trees, and/or removing invasive species.

Soundview Gardener’s Club
Join us at Soundview Park for a Friday afternoon of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

Fridays at St. Mary’s: Revitalize St. Mary’s Park
Join us at St. Mary’s Park for a morning of environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.
Learn about the local environment while spending a morning outside gardening. You may be planting, mulching, protecting young trees, and/or removing invasive species.

Soundview Gardener’s Club
Join us at Soundview Park for a Friday afternoon of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

Saturdays on the Sound: Revitalize Soundview Park
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

Saturdays on the Sound: Revitalize Soundview Park
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

Saturdays on the Sound: Revitalize Soundview Park
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

Birding at Soundview Park
The Bronx is… Birding!
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of birding with Gaia, our Tree Care Coordinator. In addition to enjoying the birds, you will be helping us collect data with your sightings.
Before attending, please download the Merlin app if able! We have binoculars, but we recommend bringing your own if you have them
10 participant limit

Saturdays on the Sound: Revitalize Soundview Park
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

Saturdays on the Sound: Revitalize Soundview Park
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

CANCELED: Saturdays on the Sound: Revitalize Soundview Park
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

Saturdays on the Sound: Revitalize Soundview Park
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!

Saturdays on the Sound: Revitalize Soundview Park with Black Forest
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of tree planting. This event will be in collaboration with Black Forest, a participatory art initiative founded by Brooklyn-based artist, @ekeneijeoma. He is organizing events to record the names and stories of Black lives lost to racial injustices and inequalities and plant trees for them. In the next 8 years, he plans to record over 40,000 stories and plant over 40,000 trees across all 50 states in the US.
This will be the first Black Forest event in NYC. At this event in The Bronx, where our community is disproportionately impacted by asthma, we will plant trees to remember Black Lives and better the environment and health of all communities in the area.
We welcome you to personally dedicate a tree at this event.

Sundays on the Sound: Revitalize Soundview Park
Join us at Soundview Park for an afternoon of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!
We offer these special Sunday events once a month during the fall, spring, and summer.
You may be stewarding young trees, planting native wildflowers, and/or removing invasive plant species.
More details in the sign-up link below!

For the Love of Trees: Revitalize Macombs Dam Park
Join us for an afternoon of park environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!
We will be working at Macombs Dam Park. Learn about the important role of trees in the local ecosystem while stewarding the young trees in the park which means weeding and aerating the soil around them, adding a fresh layer of mulch, and cleaning up debris around them. More details in the link below!

East Tremont Community Cleanup
Join us for a community cleanup organized by Neighborhood Initiatives Development Corporation (NIDC)! We are excited to collaborate with other partners: NYC Councilman Oswald Feliz, Community Board 6, Mary Mitchell Family & Youth Center, VIP Community Services, and the NYC Department of Sanitation.
No experience is necessary, just bring yourself!
We will meet at East Tremont and Arthur Avenue, Bronx, NY next to Walter Gladwin Park.

Saturdays on the Sound: Revitalize Soundview Park
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!

Highbridge Community Tree Planting
Get your hands dirty, hangout outdoors, and plant trees with us in our community garden!
No experience needed, we will train you on all you need to know to have an impactful day. We will provide all tools necessary -- gloves, shovels, snacks, etc!
We recommend bringing a water bottle and wearing comfortable clothes and closed-toed shoes that you would not mind getting a little dirty. Learn more and sign up using the link below!

Saturdays on the Sound: Revitalize Soundview Park
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!

Crotona Fridays: Revitalize Crotona Park
Join us at Crotona Park for a morning of environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!
We will be working in Crotona Park, a 127-acre urban oasis, just south of the Cross Bronx Expressway. "Among naturalists, the park is widely known for its variety of tree species and gorgeous 3.3-acre lake, which serves as home to turtles, ducks, and fish." (NYC Parks)
Learn about the local environment while spending a morning outside gardening. You may be planting, mulching, protecting young trees, and/or removing invasive species.

Family Forest Festival at Walter Gladwin Park
Join us in celebrating City of Forest Day!
Our Family Forest Festival will have games, free food from local vendors, arts and crafts, apple cider, a pumpkin patch, music, an opportunity to plant a tree, a tree-give-away, and more!
Please see the map and register using the link below!
Reach out with any questions or comments to info@bronxisblooming.org :)

Sundays on the Sound: Revitalize Soundview Park
Join us at Soundview Park for an afternoon of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!
We offer these special Sunday events once a month during the fall, spring, and summer.
You may be stewarding young trees, planting native wildflowers, and/or removing invasive plant species.
More details in the sign-up link below!

Revitalize St. Mary’s Park
Join us at St. Mary’s Park for a day of environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!
Learn about the local environment while spending time outside gardening. You may be planting, mulching, protecting young trees, and/or removing invasive species.
More details in the link below!

Saturdays on the Sound: Revitalize Soundview Park
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!

Crotona Fridays: Revitalize Crotona Park
Join us at Crotona Park for a morning of environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!
We will be working in Crotona Park, a 127-acre urban oasis, just south of the Cross Bronx Expressway. "Among naturalists, the park is widely known for its variety of tree species and gorgeous 3.3-acre lake, which serves as home to turtles, ducks, and fish." (NYC Parks)
Learn about the local environment while spending a morning outside gardening. You may be planting, mulching, protecting young trees, and/or removing invasive species.

Crotona Fridays: Revitalize Crotona Park
Join us at Crotona Park for a morning of environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!
We will be working in Crotona Park, a 127-acre urban oasis, just south of the Cross Bronx Expressway. "Among naturalists, the park is widely known for its variety of tree species and gorgeous 3.3-acre lake, which serves as home to turtles, ducks, and fish." (NYC Parks)
Learn about the local environment while spending a morning outside gardening. You may be planting, mulching, protecting young trees, and/or removing invasive species.

Revitalize Mosholu Parkway
Join us at Mosholu Parkway for a morning of park environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!
Learn about the local environment while spending time outside gardening. You may be planting, mulching, protecting young trees, and/or removing invasive species.
Get more details and sign up here!

Saturdays on the Sound: Revitalize Soundview Park
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!

Crotona Fridays: Revitalize Crotona Park
Join us at Crotona Park for a morning of environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!
We will be working in Crotona Park, a 127-acre urban oasis, just south of the Cross Bronx Expressway. "Among naturalists, the park is widely known for its variety of tree species and gorgeous 3.3-acre lake, which serves as home to turtles, ducks, and fish." (NYC Parks)
Learn about the local environment while spending a morning outside gardening. You may be planting, mulching, protecting young trees, and/or removing invasive species.

Tree Planting Kick-off at Soundview Park!
We welcome everyone to come plant a variety of young native tree species with us at Soundview Park where we have been building mini, biodiverse forest for the past three years! Come see the progress and contribute to it. We could not do this restoration work without you :)
No experience needed, we will train you on all you need to know to have an impactful day. We will provide all tools necessary -- gloves, shovels, snacks, etc!
We recommend bringing a water bottle and wearing comfortable clothes and closed-toed shoes that you would not mind getting a little dirty. Learn more and sign up using the link below!

For the Love of Trees: Revitalize Franz Sigel Park
Join us at Franz Sigel Park for a day of tree stewardship and clean up with Friends of 4 Parks! Learn about the important role of trees in the local ecosystem, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!

Saturdays on the Sound: Revitalize Soundview Park
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!

Crotona Fridays: Revitalize Crotona Park
Join us at Crotona Park for a morning of environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!
We will be working in Crotona Park, a 127-acre urban oasis, just south of the Cross Bronx Expressway. "Among naturalists, the park is widely known for its variety of tree species and gorgeous 3.3-acre lake, which serves as home to turtles, ducks, and fish." (NYC Parks)
Learn about the local environment while spending a morning outside gardening. You may be planting, mulching, protecting young trees, and/or removing invasive species.

Sundays on the Sound: Revitalize Soundview Park
Join us at Soundview Park for an afternoon of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!
We offer these special Sunday events once a month during the fall, spring, and summer.
You may be stewarding young trees, planting native wildflowers, and/or removing invasive plant species.
More details in the sign-up link below!

Saturdays on the Sound: Revitalize Soundview Park
Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!