Let's Talk Trash, Beyond the Can

Let's Talk Trash, Beyond the Can, is the beginning of a beautiful movement, trash cans that will live permanently in Astoria Park.

NEEDS: $0 of 425 + Volunteers

Kids for Compost!

Help us turn our school lunch waste into soil we can use! With compost bins and supplies, we will reduce our environmental impact and learn about science.

NEEDS: $0 of 337

Jackson Heights 78th Street Playstreet

The 78th St. Play Street turns an under-utilized street in park-starved Jackson Heights into public open space for sports, arts and social interaction.

NEEDS: $0 of 3,402

Going Green in Queens 2011

Going Green is an annual greening,network and educational conference designed to make us all more environmentally aware.

NEEDS: $0 of 443 + Volunteers

Garden Food

To give student at our school a chance to learn about farming, gardening, and healthy eating.

NEEDS: $0 of 162 + Volunteers

Food for Thought

Students will create and maintain a vegetable garden, and develop awareness in healthful eating habits and a respect for the earth that provides us food.

NEEDS: $0 of 375

Farm City

Educational programs investigate urban agricultural practices in which farmers, environmentalists, architects & artists share experience, skills & intentions.

NEEDS: $0 of 3,240 + Volunteers

Composting in North Brooklyn

Help us install a new fence that will help to keep us separated from our doggy friends next door and improve overall site operations.

NEEDS: $0 of 1,471 + Volunteers

Composting Class

Our compost project teaches the benefits of composting, provides bins and worms, and instructions on and how to start and keep a bin.

NEEDS: $0 of 115 + Volunteers

Compost-o-rama

The jack 'o' lantern and leaf project is a sure way to bring in more members of our community and expand our compost education program.

NEEDS: $0 of 1,080 + Volunteers

Chelsea Street Tree Signage Exhibit

Raise environmental consciousness using art and creative campaigns through the implementation of street tree signs and tree guards.

NEEDS: $0 of 4,776

Car-Free Astoria Water Walk on Shore Blvd

The Astoria Park Alliance is programming a car-free Shore Blvd on August 1, 8, and 15. Help us open the streets to people to make programs free for all ages!

NEEDS: $0 of 972

Canning Workshop

This program to teach the basics and benefits of canning.

NEEDS: $0 of 144 + Volunteers

Bushwick Library Community Garden

The Bushwick Public Library Children's Garden Project will protect green space, encourage gardening, and foster good stewardship practices.

NEEDS: $0 of 1,150 + Volunteers

Brooklyn Park Glass

Collecting and recycling broken glass in Brooklyn parks.

NEEDS: $0 of 227 + Volunteers

Bellerose Beautification Project

<p>The project will enhance tree health and the overall green presence along Jericho Turnpike,Bellerose. This will help overall cleanliness and beautification.</p>

NEEDS: $0 of 288

Abraham Lincoln Seniors Glory Gardens

Glory Gardens wishes: 2 gardens with flowers, plants & healthy veggies. It keeps the seniors occupied and gives them a sense of pride.

NEEDS: $0 of 540 + Volunteers

5th Annual St George Day Festival

The St George Day Festival encourages environmental stewardship through storytelling, spectacle and innovative educational & community-building activities.

NEEDS: $0 of 540

Composting the Five Borough Bike Ride

Composting the Five Borough Bike Tour will reduce waste being trucked out, and create compost for five school gardens.

NEEDS: $0 of 428 + Volunteers

Going Green in Queens 2012

Going Green in Queens is an annual networking, educational and greening conference, free and open to the public. Coming March 24, 2012!

NEEDS: $0 of 2,038 + Volunteers

Hike the Heights 2011

CLIMB hosts Hike the Heights in Northern Manhattan for hiking on the "Giraffe Path" and a community party with arts, games, healthy food, and active fun!

NEEDS: $0 of 1,502 + Volunteers

Spring Cleaning & Planting Week

500 Hancock Block Association will beautify its block by cleaning and planting 10 planters and 29 tree pits to encourage neighborliness, safety and beauty.

NEEDS: $0 of 1,096

Urban Meadow Compost Project

Purchase composters to recycle garden waste into compost, reduce waste we throw out from the Meadow, pilot a household waste composting program

NEEDS: $0 of 862

Rays Of Hope

Let's light the way for "Rays OF Hope" to shine bright!

NEEDS: $0 of 202

Junior Composter Course

The Junior Composter course is an internship for youth from underserved communities to engage in composting, urban agriculture, and environmental activism.

NEEDS: $0 of 2,262

Bed-Stuy Community Farm Market Greenhouse

Help a Central Brooklyn community garden continue their important outreach by building a year-round greenhouse for the local community farmer's market.

NEEDS: $0 of 2,310

Veterans Square Beautification Project

We will cleanup and beautify Veterans Square, a public Green Street in Rosedale, Queens in time for Memorial Day services

NEEDS: $0 of 110 + Volunteers

P.S. 107 Sunshine Garden

The Sunshine Garden Environmental Expansion furthers students' gardening engagement to frame studies on important environmental issues.

NEEDS: $0 of 1,150

Urban Workshop

Students to build a 12' x 12' gazebo w/ seating and rainwater-harvesting - benefits the garden, community & educates students.

NEEDS: $0 of 220

Food Extravaganza Demonstrations

Our cooking demonstration features advice on what to do with CSA vegetables and how to prepare recipes from local chefs.

NEEDS: $0 of 184

Battery Recycling

We are collecting all types of used batteries and recycling them to prevent them from going into the landfills.

NEEDS: $0 of 238 + Volunteers

Island Compost

Island Compost is a public school recycling system created to reduce organic waste while increasing soil fertility on Governors Island.

NEEDS: $0 of 1,230 + Volunteers

Emerald Awards

The Emerald Awards is an unpaid parks or green spaces volunteer recognition awards program held each year in November.

NEEDS: $0 of 324 + Volunteers

Ink and Toner Recycling Program

Our project will help reduce the number of used ink and toner cartridges from going into the landfill and releasing toxins.

NEEDS: $86 of 86 + Volunteers

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