Not even gale force winds could stop the Green Team and Mr. Jimmy from Queens HS for Language Studies in Flushing from showing up for their city’s trees 🌳💨 The students noticed two tree beds near a bus stop had severe compaction from heavy foot traffic, and spent 30 minutes aerating soil that turned out to be clay and sand instead of soil 💪
The crew also adopted a newly planted Ginkgo in front of their school and named it Duckie 🌱🦆
Support more street tree care events by donating $5 to our Spring Fundraiser at bigreuse.org/donate 💚
Want to learn more about NYC’s composting rules and how to compost at home? We’ve got you covered. ♻️
We’re partnering with Big Reuse for a community composting pop-up on Wednesday, May 20 from 3- 5 PM at 244 Union Ave. Stop by for information, resources, and a free kitchen compost container + decal while supplies last!
Summer's almost here and we've got street tree care plans! Join us and volunteers from the @theother5th and the District 39 Tree Care Team for an afternoon of tending to tree beds in Park Slope. Thank you to Council Member @cmshahanahanif for supporting tree care! 🌳💚 RSVP at lnk.bio/stcnyc💫
Hickory, maple, black walnut, oh my! We have a wide selection of live edge wood available at our Gowanus Reuse Center, open daily from 10AM-7PM (new hours!) at 1 12th Street, Brooklyn NY 🪵🪵🪵
We got rained out last week, but don’t fret! This Sunday, May 17, join us and volunteers from @fam_brooklyn to care for trees! Thank you to @cmcrystalhudson for supporting street tree care!
🧜♀️ Join us in the Mermaid Parade June 20th, and we do mean IN the Mermaid Parade!
💨⛵️ This will be our 3rd year in the parade and this year our theme will be:
“Mermaids Love Offshore Wind Energy” because Merpeople are unstoppable!
🕺💃 Join us and our friends from @artichokedance in the iconic Coney Island celebration on Saturday, June 20.
🎥 Here is a short video of us /watch? v=km1c8rncYPE with Artichoke Dance at the 2024 Mermaid Parade!
👨🎨 🛞 And come make costumes and props for the parade with us on Saturday, May 30, from noon til 4:00 pm at the Greenpoint Library. You can’t wait to get your hands/flippers on all the marvelous razzle-dazzle supplies generously donated by @bigreuse in 2 locations in Brooklyn (is that a hubcap I see amongst the sequence? 👀) They’ve got everything there! You should go there!
🧵🪡 🔨 Art Build – Saturday, May 30 • 12:00 noon Greenpoint Library @bklyn_geec 107 Norman Avenue, Brooklyn.
🧜🪼 Parade – Saturday, June 20 • 1:00 pm (parade start) Coney Island, Brooklyn 📍 Meetup location TBD
For registration and info please go to /92iu51
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#ConeyIslandMermaidParade
#OffShoreWindEnergy
#350Brooklyn
#ConeyIsland
#ArtichokeDance
#BigReuse
#ClimateActivism
In April, high school senior Dharvin Vasquez from @glcspirit joined us for a street tree care event! Here’s what he had to say about the experience. Support more educational experiences that have a direct local impact on our environment—donate to Big Reuse’s Spring Fundraiser at bigreuse.org/donate!
This Friday, join us for a celebration of our re-opened composting site at the Salt Lot in Gowanus. Thank you to City Council for funding community composting and to DSNY for their support 🍂♻💚
We're incredibly proud of this midscale composting facility, where our team is able to process up to 600,000 pounds of compost a year and residents are able to drop off their food scraps at the site 24/7. Our knowledgable and experienced staff hosts weekly tours and volunteer composting events which allow us to give compost back to the community. Join the festivities and meet our amazing team!
📍 Where to find our Curbside Compost Outreach team this week! Thank you to New York City Council for funding community composting and curbside outreach 🌱☀️
Congratulations to the 30 students from JHS 167 Green Team and Sustainability Coordinator Ms. Rose for caring for all 15 trees in front of their school 🌳🎉 The crew gave special attention to two recently planted London Planes, and even adopted one and named him “Timo-tree” 🌱😄
These students are now official tree stewards, learning that they can remove litter, pull weeds, loosen soil, and apply mulch anytime they want, no city permit needed 💚💪
Support more street tree care events by donating $5 to our Spring Fundraiser at bigreuse.org/donate 🌿
