BRONX PARKS COMMUNITY NEWS
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**NEW ** Farmer’s Market at St Mary’s Park It’s My Park
Harvest Home Farmer’s Market brings fresh locally grown produce to St Mary’s Park. Farmers from Rancho La Baranja & Fresh Radish Farms both located in Goshen, NY, bring their freshly harvested seasonal produce every Thursday through Nov 20.
Food stamps are accepted. Ask about Health Bucks - $2 coupon for every $5 spent.
Forestry Dept Service Requests
Please Take Note:
Parks Forestry Department is having difficulty with 311 service requests that are made through the 311 mobile app. Instead, individuals should enter their complaints at the parks website (www.nyc.gov/parks). Once there, click on the “Trees” tab and the link to submit a service request.
It’s My Park Day… Accepting Project Leader applications! Applications due September 1, 2014 for October events. See Project Leader Application attached.
Partnerships for Parks is approaching the Fall It's My Park Day (IMPD)2014 season! Each year, our IMPD program supports over 300 community-led service projects and fun events in neighborhood parks from May through October. Special thanks to TD Bank for their continued sponsorship of IMPD.
Contact your Outreach Coordinator to hold an IMP event, and start planning your Clean Up events with neighbors and friends: Bronx Community Boards 1-6: Barbara (Basia) NikonorowBarbara.Nikonorow@parks.nyc.
Bronx Community Boards 7-12:
TEMPORARILY Please contact Mary Price Mary.Price@parks.nyc.gov
FREE Green Generations monthly nature workshop for kids at St. Mary’s Park Sat Aug 9 10AM-12PM. “Trees, Leaves, and Me!” For kids ages 8-12 years
Children learn how to identify trees by exploring their leaves and understand the significance trees contribute to biodiversity.
The workshops are held at St. Mary’s Park and drop-off/pick-up will be in front of the St Mary’s Recreation Center entrance. Workshops are held rain or shine.
Free but Register here: http://greengenerations.org/
Saturday Sept 20th: R is for Rocks!
St. Mary’s Park is home to a diverse variety of rocks and many of them have been here for centuries. Children will learn about the history of the earth beneath them.
St. Mary’s Park is home to a diverse variety of rocks and many of them have been here for centuries. Children will learn about the history of the earth beneath them.
Saturday Oct 11th: Autumn Exploration
Fall is a beautiful time for harvesting, expressing gratitude, and learning about the change of seasons. Children will explore the fall foliage and decorate their own pumpkins to take home.
Fall is a beautiful time for harvesting, expressing gratitude, and learning about the change of seasons. Children will explore the fall foliage and decorate their own pumpkins to take home.
JUNIOR TENNIS LEAGUE IN THE BRONX
FREE Summer Tennis Classes in the Bronx!
Learn more here: http://www.nyjtl.org/files/
Questions? Contact: Scott Daly TC@nyjtl.org
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Sunday Aug 24 – 1PM & 2PM Puppet Shows
FREE 2 City Parks Foundation Puppet Shows at St Mary’Park
Bronx parks news digest:
Try Pole Vaulting at Soundview Park's New $6M Track; DNAinfo; August 6, 2014
New Advocacy Guide Maps Path to Improved Parks
Park news from farther away:
Maybe the Bronx riverside can gain from some of the ideas put into action in Paris….
Heads Up: In Paris, a Playful Path Along the Seine; The New York Times; July 29, 2014
Near Asphalt Green and Carl Shurz Park….
3 Protesters Arrested for BlockingConstruction of UES Trash Station; DNAinfo; August 5, 2014
Similarly to Crotona Park
Prospect Park Needs Your Help Battling 18-Foot Weeds
