The shared connection we hold with nature and the critters all around us help us learn what it means to care for one another. Tree roots and fungi communicate to keep each other healthy, plump and luscious shrubs provide habitats for wildlife, and our flowers attract pollinators to carry on our environmental legacies for generations to come. Wave Hill is the perfect place to celebrate Earth Day as we find new ways to honor our tiny but mighty and precious green planet!
Earth Day is here, and Wave Hill is ready to celebrate all weekend long! Take a walk through the labyrinth, learn how to cultivate and pot your own plants and mushrooms, and do mindful exercise to connect with the earth. Find your niche and bring along your loved ones to have fun in nature and broaden your mind in the work that is done to keep our gardens teeming with life in the big city.
Earth Day:
Free with admission unless noted
We are so excited for Earth Day on Tuesday, April 22 that we’re continuing the celebration into the weekend! Reflect on the beauty and resiliency of nature during a wellness walk, Winter Workspace Open Studios, or at the Alpine House Open House. For hands-on activities, don’t miss the Family Art Project, Scavenger and Decomposer Petting Zoo, mushroom cultivation workshop and our Woodland Community Volunteer Workday.
Nature:
Dive into the world of fungi and learn how to cultivate your own edible mushrooms at home! Aubrey Carter, mycologist and author of the newsletter Mushroom Monday, begins the workshop with a brief walk through the woodlands to identify optimal conditions for fungal growth. Then gather indoors to build oyster mushroom “grow kits” using household materials.
Join a knowledgeable Wave Hill Garden Guide for a leisurely stroll in the gardens. Discuss topics of the upcoming season with the expertise of the Guide--come back for an encore; each walk varies with the Guide leading it. This walk lasts a half-hour to 45 minutes. Public Garden Walks are most appropriate for adults or young adults.
Family:
Family Art Project: A Growing Season
As spring blooms around us, it's time for green things to grow! Inspired by Earth Day and the many plants emerging at this time of year, create a pot using upcycled cardboard boxes. Then, decorate your pot, add some soil and you'll be ready to plant a seed. At 11:30am families can enjoy a storytime program in the Gund Theater.
Art:
Winter Workspace 2025: Open Studios
During this Open Studios event, meet the artists participating in Session One of the Winter Workspace and see what they've been working on over the last eight weeks. Visitors can learn and explore the artists' practice, sources and materials.
Wellness:
Forest Bathing: Honoring Earth
Celebrate planet earth and boost your health with some moments of grounding and mindfulness. Receive prompt invitations to engage your senses as you move through the garden on a meditative stroll with certified nature therapy guide Cindy Olsen. Enjoy the healing benefits of the garden, then conclude with ceremonial tea.
Special Events:
Afternoon Tea
Every Tuesday and Thursday at 11:00AM or 1:30PM, enjoy delicious tea sandwiches and delectable pastries with a specialty tea selection served on our Kate French Terrace, weather permitting, or in our quaint Tea Room at the historic Wave Hill House. Provided by our exclusive partner Great Performances, the menu uses local and seasonal ingredients, inspired by their own organic farm, Katchkie Farm. Due to the nature of the event, no substitutions or changes are available.
Information at 718.549.3200. On the web at wavehill.org.
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