Lawn Party!
Honoring Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, Commissioner, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation with the Betty Campbell-Adams Park Hero Award. Featuring: Mingling in the Park! Goats! Lawn Games!
Honoring Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, Commissioner, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation with the Betty Campbell-Adams Park Hero Award. Featuring: Mingling in the Park! Goats! Lawn Games!
VCPA and New York City Audubon invite you to join us for weekly birdwalks this spring. Each walk will be lead by a NYC Audubon guide.
Join us for an in-person tour of the history of slavery in Van Cortlandt Park. Educator and subject expert Cheyney McKnight will lead the tour.
Help us clean up the park after two major weekends- Memorial Day and July 4th! Join us on Tuesday June 1st and Tuesday July 6th to give VCP some much needed TLC.
Join VCPA on Monday mornings from May 3 to June 28, except for May 31, as we clean up the park. VCPA will provide all work tools and supplies. Sponsored by BCEQ.
Help us remove Water Chestnut from the Mill Pond as we finish up our last few days of the season. No pre-registration required. Bring plenty of water, a hat and an extra pair of socks.
Learn the basics of trail navigation & maintenance during this walk in the Northeast Forest with VCPA and the Natural Areas Conservancy. RSVP Required.
Volunteers needed to join VCPA and the Natural Areas Conservancy as we continue to work together to restore 2 acres in the Northeast Woods. RSVP required.
Kick off your shoes and dance on the lawn of the Van Cortlandt House Museum. Free Bachata and Merengue dance instruction and live music by Edwin Ferreras and Edwina Chavez
Explore Van Cortlandt Park's ecologically diverse grounds and celebrate a long tradition of birding in the park. RSVP Required.
VCPA and volunteers will be working on maintenance of the XC trail and other nature trails in the northern end of the park.
Get locally grown produce at affordable prices at our weekly Youth Run Farm Stand. Located in the Train Park at Orloff Ave. and Gale Place.