Volunteer with us to distribute free, NYC-made compost to community members in partnership with Riverside Park Conservancy! Sign up here.
Get free compost! The LES Ecology Center and Riverside Park Conservancy are hosting a compost giveaway—up to one (1) free bag per household! Each bag is ~40 lbs and made from NYC’s own food scraps and yard waste. Pre-registration required: Sign up here.
What is City of Water Day? Now in its 18th year, City of Water Day — taking place this year on Saturday, July 12 — is a region-wide day organized by Waterfront Alliance and New York–New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program (HEP), to champion a climate-resilient New York and New Jersey harbor. Dozens of communities across all five boroughs, […]
Join the LES Ecology Center and Elijah Shiffer for a bird walk at Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge! August is the peak of fall shorebird migration in New York, and Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge is one of the best places to see it. Some shorebirds migrate inland in the spring and would only be […]