Gowanus Tree Network Info Session
2018-01-27 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Gowanus Canal Conservancy Office, 543 Union Street, #1E, Brooklyn, NY, 11215
The goal of the Gowanus Tree Network is to connect up to 3 neighborhood blocks with the resources and expertise they need to take care of their street trees. Blocks will work with the Gowanus Canal Conservancy (GCC) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and receive:
– At least two free slots in a Citizen Pruner certification course in March/April
– Free plants, soil, and tools needed to steward trees
– A community tree stewardship event
– Entry in the Greenest Block in Brooklyn competition

Join us at our info session Saturday, January 27 at 10am at the GCC office, 543 Union Street, #1E, Brooklyn, NY 11215 to learn more. RSVP here if you haven’t already. Light refreshments will be provided.

Gowanus Lowlands Master Plan Community Feedback Forum
2018-03-28 18:30 - 20:30 | Old Stone House, 336 3rd St, Brooklyn, NY, 11215, United States
Please join the Gowanus Canal Conservancy, Old Stone House, the Park Slope Civic Council, and Forth on Fourth Avenue on Wednesday, March 28th at 6:30pm at the Old Stone House for a workshop on the Gowanus Lowlands Master Plan. Help develop a vision for the future of public space in the neighborhood and along the waterfront!

More information about the Gowanus Lowlands here. Can’t make this meeting but want to get involved? Email lowlands@gowanuscanalconservancy.org for more workshop dates.

Spring Civic Sweep and Chalk Bloom!
2018-04-22 10:00 - 14:00 | In Front of the Old Stone House and J.J. Byrne Playground, In Front of Old Stone House/J.J. Byrne Park, 5th Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets, Brooklyn, NY, 11215, United States
Celebrate Spring by Sweeping the Streets Clean with the Park Slope Civic Council!
Make a clean sweep of our neighborhood by joining the Sustainability Committee and the Arts Committee of the Park Slope Civic Council at the annual spring beautification, recycling and clean-up event — the Spring Civic Sweep on Sunday, April 22, 2018, from 10 am to 2 pm. Our check-in is on 5th Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets adjacent to J.J. Byrne Playground/Washington Park.
Volunteers will participate in a Chalk Bloom, drawing gardens on sidewalks with chalk. Volunteers will also pick up litter and paint out graffiti. In addition:

Bring your unwanted electronics for recycling by the Lower East Side Ecology Center: working & non-working computers, monitors, printers, scanners, keyboards, mice, cables, TVs, VCRs, CD & DVD players, phones, audio/visual equipment, cell phones & PDAs.
Get free native perennials from the Greenbelt Native Plant Center
Enjoy music from Misery Loves Company

We’ll provide refreshments, as well as all tools and supplies. Volunteers will receive T-shirts from Brooklyn SolarWorks and leave wearing “I Made Park Slope Cleaner Today” stickers. Community Service vouchers will be available.
Many thanks to our Media Partners: Park Slope Parents and Park Slope Neighbors and to our Sponsors: Artist & Craftsman Park Slope, Park Slope Copy Center and Tarzian Hardware.
Questions? sustainability@parkslopeciviccouncil.org.
See you there!

Rain Barrel Giveaway Program
2018-05-06 10:00 - 12:00 | NY
Get a free rain barrel for your garden! Assemblymember Robert Carroll and the Department of Environmental Protection are co-sponsoring this event.
Date: Sunday, May 6
Time: 10am to 12 noon
PICKUP LOCATION: 1203 Albemarle Road
You must call in advance to reserve a rain barrel 718-788-7221 or e-mail CarrollR@NYAssembly.gov
More about the rain barrel program here: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/stormwater/rainbarrel.shtml

Fall 2018 Civic Sweep
2018-10-28 10:00 - 14:00 | In Front of the Old Stone House and J.J. Byrne Playground, In Front of Old Stone House/J.J. Byrne Park, 5th Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets, Brooklyn, NY, 11215, United States
Sunday, October 28– Fall Civic Sweep
Join the Park Slope Civic Council’s Sustainability Committee at its annual fall beautification, recycling and clean-up event
Fall Civic Sweep on Sunday, October 28, free and open to all.
Put on your old clothes and come to the sidewalk in front of Old Stone House/J.J. Byrne Park, 5th Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets from 10 am to 2 pm (rain or shine) to join other volunteers in sweeping up litter and painting out graffiti on lamp posts and mailboxes. The result will be a cleaner and more beautiful community for all who live, work, visit and do business here.
We’ll serve refreshments and provide all tools and supplies.
Community Service vouchers will be available.
Questions? sustainability@parkslopeciviccouncil.org.
See you there!
