Spring has sprung in Van Cortlandt Park! Birds are chirping, trees are budding, flowers are blooming and the Friends' staff is out in the park almost every day leading volunteer programs and school groups. Below our Ecological Project Manager is showing a group of volunteers organized by NY Cares how to plant shrubs in a site in the wetlands we have been enhancing.
There is so much going on so please come out and join us this spring! We have a events planned for this month (see below) and more this spring.
Christina and all of your Friends at the Friends of VCP
Christina and all of your Friends at the Friends of VCP
May Events
Reclaiming Nature: An Insiders Tour of Daylighting Tibbetts Brook (A Jane’s Walk)
Saturday May 7th meeting at 10am
The Friends’ will be hosting a walking tour as part of the city-wide weekend of walks during Jane’s Walk. The inside tour will talk about the current status of the Tibbetts Brook and the efforts to daylight it. Visit the Jane’s Walk page for more info.
It’s My Parks Day/ Spring Garden Planting Day
Saturday May 14th meeting at 10am
Join us as we prepare and plant our 800 plus square feet of vegetable garden beds for the 2016 growing season. Volunteers are needed to prepare the beds, sift our compost bins and help plant seedlings. Meet at the Compost Site- enter the Park at Broadway and Mosholu Avenue.
Get Active Hiking Series in VCP
Saturday May 14th at 10am, meet at the Friends Compost & Garden Site (enter the Park at Broadway and Mosholu Ave): A Tour of the Wetlands in the Northern Half of the Park.
John Muir Trail Volunteer Day
Saturday May 21st meeting at 10am
Join us as we continue our forest restoration efforts along the John Muir Trail. Volunteers are needed to remove invasive plants and plant native trees and shrubs. Meet at the Compost Site- enter the Park at Broadway and Mosholu Avenue.
Save the Date: Picnic Supper & Concert in the Park
Tuesday June 21st starting at 6pm
The Van Cortlandt Committee of the National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of New York with the Friends of Van Cortlandt Park presents A Picnic Supper & Concert in Van Cortlandt Park with the New York Philharmonic. Join us as we Celebrate and Honor: Frank Vagnone, The Morris & Alma Schapiro Fund and Councilman Andrew Cohen. Click here to purchase a ticket, become a sponsor or learn more about the event.
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Visit FVCP's website for information about any of these upcoming events.
