WANNA VOLUNTEER?
Look for our April Volunteer Events email!
Van Cortlandt Nature Group Walks
Saturday, April 4 at 10am meets in front of Nature Center
Monday, April 6 at 2pm meets in Riverdale Stables parking lot
Take a slow walk in the park and learn about local flora and fauna with naturalist Debbi Dolan. Debbi has a wealth of knowledge about nature, plants, and wildlife that she enjoys sharing.
Birding with NYC Bird Alliance
Saturday, April 11 - meet at 9am
Sunday, April 26 - meet at 9am
Explore Van Cortlandt Park’s ecologically diverse grounds and celebrate a long tradition of birding in the park. Each walk will be led by a NYC Bird Alliance guide.
Van Cortlandt Nature Center
Tree Identification Walk
Monday, April 11 - meet at 1:30pm
Think all trees look the same? Think again! Join us for an in-person tree identification walk in Van Cortlandt Park co-hosted by Riverside Park Conservancy and Van Cortlandt Park Alliance where we will be identifying common New York trees.
Meet at Van Cortlandt Golf House
Super Seedlings
Saturdays, April 18, 25 and May 2, 9 - 10am to 12pm
Play and plant with your little one! Super Seedlings is a FREE, drop-in gardening program for kids ages 3-7 and their caregivers. Explore a fun and fabulous theme at each session with nature crafts, planting, soil digging, and more! Come once, twice, or all five weeks for some playing and planting!
VCPA Garden & Compost Site
Woodlawn Family Fun Day!
Saturday, April 25 - 1pm to 4pm
An afternoon of festivities for the whole family including facepainting, crafts, games, and more!
Indian Field (Van Cortlandt Park East and E. 233rd Street)
Poetry Reading: Unhired Hands
Tuesday, April 28 - 6:30pm
Van Cortlandt Park Alliance and Van Cortlandt House Museum present a poetry reading by poet and Bronx native David Mills. Mills will read from Unhired Hands, his new poetry collection about slavery in Queens and Massachusetts.
Van Cortlandt House Museum
Support Our Work in Van Cortlandt Park
Springtime Shindig
Wednesday May, 27 - 6pm to 9pm
This year we are celebrating the stellar team that facilitated an important milestone in the growth of Van Cortlandt Park Alliance… we have finalized our first license agreement with NYC Parks. We will also celebrate our friends at Riverdale Main Streets Alliance (RMSA), a local nonprofit that supports and volunteers in the park, beautifying the garden at 261st Street.
Make a Donation
The park is really big. Our staff is really small. Only with your help can we grow our capacity, hire more staff, and take on projects to improve Van Cortlandt Park… for YOU! Please consider a gift to Van Cortlandt Park Alliance today.
VCPA Merch Shop!
Show your love for Van Cortlandt Park while supporting the Alliance!
Become a Member
Members get VCPA merch and invitations to member only hikes while supporting their favorite park!
Van Cortlandt Park Alliance
80 Van Cortlandt Park South, Ste. E1
Bronx, NY 10463
718-601-1460
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