Gowanus Lowlands Master Plan Community Feedback Forum
2018-03-28 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | 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!

Mulchfest 2019
2019-01-12 10:00 - 2019-01-13 14:00 | Third Street entrance of Prospect Park or the Park Circle entrance at Parkside Avenue and Prospect Park Southwest, Third Street entrance of Prospect Park or the Park Circle entrance at Parkside Avenue and Prospect Park Southwest
Mulchfest 2019

On Saturday, January 12, or Sunday, January 13, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., bring your holiday tree to the Third Street entrance of Prospect Park or the Park Circle entrance at Parkside Avenue and Prospect Park Southwest. Your tree will be turned into environment-friendly mulch, which you can take home free of charge for your own garden. While you wait for your mulch at the Third Street entrance, you can enjoy hot chocolate, served by the Park Slope Civic Council.

Can’t make it? You may leave holiday trees at the Park entrances mentioned above after January 4. Also, if you live in the area bounded by Union Street, Sixth Avenue, 15th Street, and Prospect Park West, you can leave your tree at either end of your block before 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 12 and volunteers will pick it up and bring it to the 3rd Street entrance of the Park.

You can help make this event a success by volunteering:

To gather trees and transport them to the Park
To help assist people who bring their trees in for recycling at the 3rd St. Entrance
To work on the U-Hauls collecting trees from the sidewalks

To volunteer, please e-mail the Civic Council’s Sustainability Committee at sustainability@parkslopeciviccouncil.org OR come to the Third Street entrance of the Park on January 12 or 13, 10am – 2pm.

Mulchfest is co-sponsored by the Prospect Park Alliance and the Park Slope Civic Council. Special thanks to U-Haul for their valued participation.

DATE: January 12th and 13th

TIME: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

LOCATION: Third Street entrance of Prospect Park or the Park Circle entrance at Parkside Avenue and Prospect Park Southwest.
QUESTIONS?: sustainability@parkslopeciviccouncil.org

Mulchfest 2026
2026-01-10 10:00 - 14:00 | Third Street entrance of Prospect Park or the Park Circle entrance at Parkside Avenue and Prospect Park Southwest, Brooklyn
Drag your Christmas trees & wreaths (minus all the trimmings) to the 3rd St entrance of Prospect Park. Bring home a fresh smelling bag of mulch!

Sign up to volunteer here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfB9vGD_9AonXPKEvoyzwQuMNmlCnA2Xj11y_KVxy4Nrvd4_Q/viewform
