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Thank you  to volunteer organizers Juliana & Hannah. To Lexi, Pilar, Luc, and Partnerships for Parks, And to Colleen (and thank you Sabina for stopping by too!)

Photos of the day:

Compost help

and fence painting:

Tessa’s Garden

Rob’s Garden area with memorials to Bette Hubbard, Rivington House, and those who are Homeless (and soon to be temporary site of our gardens that must move).

And the mothership: M’Finda Kalunga.

South Delancey Gardens: Ribbon, de Britto, Hua Mei, Middle

Sports, help, and more..

Prep work for the planting/butterfly day!

Children’s Garden

With thanks to University Settlement and

Thank you to Colleen and food boss Liz!!

And the entire community – new and old…

Thanks Tom for taking on the planters!

The day begins with Bob and a young man who grew up here and now has a family of his own.

And appreciative visitors from England!

“The Muscle” moving mountains (or rain barrels).

Just some of the ‘talent’ that day!

Fixing things: Tom

Turtle Release Squad retrieving the turtles from their winter quarters.

It begins!

Internationally renowned  Turtle expert Richard:

Ted Turtle Whisperer, Caregiver and Boss in MKGarden

Until Turtle Winter removal day…

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New York City is developing its first Urban Forest Plan! In addition to reducing extreme heat, trees manage stormwater, beautify our streets, and reduce air pollution. The Urban Forest Plan will set a vision for the care, management, and equitable expansion of the urban forest—which includes all the trees on public and private land in New York City—and also for the ways communities can be involved in the future of the urban forest. That’s why your input is so valuable.

We hope you can join us and other community members at the Manhattan Urban Forest Plan Community Kickoff in East Harlem! Thursday, May 15th, 6:00–8:00 p.m. (doors open at 5:30) Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center, 2180 1st Ave, New York, NY 10029

Register now!

Hosted by the Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice, City Parks Foundation/Partnerships for Parks, NYC Parks, Natural Areas Conservancy, and The Nature Conservancy, the kick-off is an opportunity to learn about the creation of the Plan, and to share your ideas, experiences, and vision for the future of New York City’s trees.

We hope you will join us and share this event with anyone in your network who you think would be interested. The event is open to the public, but registration is required. Children accompanied by adults are welcome.

For more information about the Urban Forest Plan and opportunities to share your input, contact Urban Forest Program Organizer Nasyah Price at nprice@cityparksfoundation.org.

There was a public hearing on the proposed changes on August 8^th, 2024, and the new rules were implemented on October 31^st, 2024, based on the feedback that was received from the public.