Environmental Education: Fishing Clinic Saturday, August 28, 2010 | 10:00am - 12:00pm at East 10th Street and the East River, East River Park, 10009. Register here Join us for our catch-and-release fishing clinics. Bait and tackle will be provided (or bring your own), plus basic fishing instruction and other activities to explore the estuary. Leave work early, grab the kids, and start your weekend off right - at the water's edge. Fishing Clinics are free and open to the public. Kids under 15 must be accompanied by an adult. Materials are limited. Registration is recommended. Greening: East River Park Stewardship Day Join the Ecology Center and CHERP (Community Hooked on East River Park) for a day of gardening in East River Park. We'll be pulling weeds, applying compost and woodchips, and  taking care of East River Park's plants in a sustainable manner. Tools and gloves will be provided, please dress for the fun. No prior gardening experience necessary.  Sunday, August 29, 2010 | 10:00am - 12:00pm at East 10th Street and the East River, 10009. Register here Greening: East River Park Stewardship Day Saturday, September 11 2010 from 10am-2pm. Register here. Sunday, September 26, 2010 | 10:00am - 2:00pm. East River Park. Register here. Join the Ecology Center and CHERP (Community Hooked on East River Park) for a day of gardening in East River Park. We'll be pulling weeds, applying compost and woodchips, and taking care of East River Park's plants in a sustainable manner. Tools and gloves will be provided, please dress for the fun. No prior gardening experience necessary. Composting: Worm Composting 101 Sunday, September 12, 2010 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm  La Perla Community Garden, West 105th Street between Columbus and Manhattan Ave, New York, NY 10025 Got a smelly trash can? Hate taking out the garbage every week? Or want to reduce the amount of trash you produce? Then indoor composting may be for you! Red wiggler worms rapidly eat kitchen scraps transforming all of this ¿waste¿ into a useful fertilizer, aka NYC Black Gold that can then be fed to hungry plants and trees! Learn how to set up and maintain a worm bin in your apartment. Participants will be able to purchase a ¿worm-condo¿ for the reduced price of $44. Registration is required. Workshop fee $5 per person, cash only. This workshop is provided by the New York City Compost Project in Manhattan, a program funded and managed by the New York City Department of Sanitation.

HOWL! Festival 2010 in Tompkins Square Park NYC HOWL! FESTIVAL 2010 In Tompkins Square Park NYC September 10, 11 & 12 Two Stages · Three Days Art Around the Park!!! HIP HOP HOWL! HOUSE OF HOWL! Lower East Side Girls Club's Earth Circus! LOW LIFE! POETRY! MUSIC! DANCE! FREE FUN FOR ALL IN NEW YORK'S FABULOUS EAST VILLAGE! PLUS 30 days of Poetry, Theater, Performance Art, Film Comedy and Dance Sept 1- 30 at THEATRE 80 on St Marks Place Eco-Craft: Make Card Cozies with Brooklyn Craft Farm at Sustainable NYC! To schedule an Eco- Workshop or event, please contact us at info@sustainable-nyc.com           Go Back