Mid-June | NYC Green Events
The curated list of climate, sustainability, and environmental events in NYC from June 16th through 22nd.
Hi friend,
Early voting for the NYC primary election is currently underway! Soft Power Vote has a brilliant guide to the candidates and Gothamist has a quiz to help you rank the mayoral candidates who reflect your values. Happy Juneteenth and happy summer solstice! It’s a full week, so here’s your gentle reminder to create some ease in days where you can.
🌎, Jasmine
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Highlights
Tuesday
[BK] Greenhouse Gang: 5-8 pm. “NCA welcomes volunteers and horticulture enthusiasts to help us expand our native nursery, propagated from locally collected wild seed. This is an ideal opportunity for those looking to support an attractive habitat for our local ecology.”
Thursday
[BK] Summer of Food Forests: Tour of Brower Park’s edible canopy with Field Meridians: 12-2 pm. “Join Field Meridians with Friends of Brower Park for a special Juneteenth tour of Brower Park’s edible canopy and pollinator garden, and learn more about the local community’s efforts to establish a food forest in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.”
Saturday
[BK] ThriftCon™ NYC 2025, $17+: 10 am-5 pm. “ThriftCon is a celebration of vintage clothing and collectibles plucked straight out the '70s through to the 2000s.”
Full Newsletter
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Monday | June 16
[BX] Pitch in to Pick Up: 10 am-12:30 pm. “Your efforts not only protect wildlife & the rest of the Bronx River ecosystem, but they also help us identify the sources of trash so we can stop the pollution where it starts!”
Tuesday | June 17
[BK] Greenhouse Gang: 5-8 pm. “NCA welcomes volunteers and horticulture enthusiasts to help us expand our native nursery, propagated from locally collected wild seed. This is an ideal opportunity for those looking to support an attractive habitat for our local ecology.”
Wednesday | June 18
[QNS] Compost, Art, Farm and learn at Rusty Wheelbarrow Farm: 9-11 am. “Come join us at Rusty Wheelbarrow Farm for fun-filled volunteering and getting your hands dirty!”
[MNHTN] Cannes in a Can: NYC Volunteer Meetup & Kickoff: 9:30-10:30 am. “This action is all about showing up for the creatives still grinding it out while the ad world’s top execs are off on a fossil fuel-funded French bender.”
[QNS] Farm Community Volunteer Days 2025: 9:30 am-12 pm. “Help prepare the QBG Farm to grow produce that we distribute to food pantries in supporting our communities with food relief.”
[QNS] Compost Volunteer Event at SkyFarm LIC: 1:30-3:30 pm. “Help us compost on a rooftop farm in Long Island City!”
Friday | June 20
[MNHTN] Goat Patrol at W 143rd St: 1-2:30 pm. “This summer, we have a few goats eating invasive species. Let's make sure their area is free of trash!”
Saturday | June 21
[BK] Street Tree Care with Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture: 10 am-12 pm. “Join us to clean, care for the street trees in District 39 thanks to CM Hanif!”
[MNHTN] Carmen Garden Community Garden Volunteer Days: 3-4 pm. “Help local communities as we help cultivate this beautiful community garden!”
[QNS] Street Tree Care w/ Rusty Wheel Barrow Farm: 3-5 pm. “All supplies will be provided. Please dress comfortably for the weather!”
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Monday | June 16
[MNHTN] Kate Marvel & Friends: Feeling Climate Change: 7-8 pm. “The climate scientist is joined by a group of special guests to share insights, data, and stories that reflect how it feels to live in a changing world.”
Tuesday | June 17
[MNHTN] Enact Solar Summit - New York: 2-6 pm. “This exclusive event brings together select sustainability-minded business leaders—including commercial solar, asset management, and renewable energy policy experts—to learn from and share their experiences.”
[GOV IS] Out in Climate - Tour of Governors Island, $10: 4-5:30 pm. “Please join us for a special Out in Climate tour of Governors Island!”
[MNHTN] Manhattan Climate Hour of Action: 6-7:30 pm. “Whether we're writing letters to the editor, scheduling meetings with members of Congress, or informing local governments about climate incentives, we'll have a plan ready for you to take action for bold, science-based, equitable climate solutions.”
Wednesday | June 18
[MNHTN] Sand from Cannes: NYC Happy Hour: 5-7 pm. “Join Clean Creatives for a fossil-free happy hour celebrating the people who are doing the real work. Come unwind, connect with fellow creatives, and raise a glass to a better industry.”
[QNS] Queens Climate Night: 7-8 pm. “Get together with your neighbors to learn about and advocate for solutions to climate change at local, state & national levels! Please note that Climate Night on Wednesday, June 18, will be off-site canvassing! Email ourhousequeens@gmail.com for details.”
[BK] Brooklyn Climate Hour of Action: 8-9 pm. “We'll do all the legwork for you to take action, advocate for bold, science-based, equitable climate solutions. All you have to do is show up.”
Thursday | June 19
[BK] Summer of Food Forests: Tour of Brower Park’s edible canopy with Field Meridians: 12-2 pm. “Join Field Meridians with Friends of Brower Park for a special Juneteenth tour of Brower Park’s edible canopy and pollinator garden, and learn more about the local community’s efforts to establish a food forest in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.”
Friday | June 20
[GOV IS] Nature walk: Hammock Grove: 1:30-2:30 pm. “Take the ferry over to our green oasis for a special guided tour to discover and connect with the plants and insects that call this place home.”
Saturday | June 21
[BK] ThriftCon™ NYC 2025, $17+: 10 am-5 pm. “ThriftCon is a celebration of vintage clothing and collectibles plucked straight out the '70s through to the 2000s.”
[BK] Natural Dyes: Summer Solstice - Indigo Dyeing: 10:30 am-12:30 pm. “Join us as we celebrate the summer solstice and explore indigo dying from its history, creating the vat, dying techniques and the science of this plant based permanent dye.”
[BK] Tour de Rot - Summer Soilstice Bike Ride: 12-5 pm. “All proceeds from this inaugural Tour de Rot ride will benefit youth programming at BK ROT, New York City's first community-supported, bike-powered, fossil fuel free food waste hauling and composting service.”
[MNHTN] Outdoor Bike Repair Class: 1-2 pm. “This is a class, not a workshop, so you do not have to bring your bike.”
[GOV IS] Summer of Food Forests: Tour with SWALE NYC: 1-3 pm. “Swale NYC is a floating food forest built atop a barge that aims to make access to fresh food more equitable. Hear from designer Mary Mattingly as they share updates to this beloved project.”
[GOV IS] Porch Stomp with Climate Cafe NYC: 2-4 pm. “Join Climate Cafe NYC at the Climate Imaginarium on Governors Island for an afternoon of songs to process our climate emotions together!”
[BK] Climate Café: From Plate to Planet: The journey of food scraps and waste in our environment: 3-5 pm. “The 2025 BPL Climate Café Series intends to focus on linking climate concern and anxiety to local action, exploring technologies, innovations and initiatives for climate action in the broad sense.”