Trail Thursdays on the XC

Be a part of the community effort to maintain the historic Cross Country Course in Van Cortlandt Park. Whether you’re an experienced trailblazer or new to trail maintenance, your help will make a significant impact! Meeting Details: Location: Van Cortlandt Park, Garden and Education Compost Site, across from Riverdale Stables. Time: 9 am sharp; work...

Memorial Grove Maintenance for Veterans Day

Join us in honoring our veterans by maintaining Memorial Grove in Van Cortlandt Park this October. We’re hosting two volunteer events to ensure the grove is beautifully prepared for our upcoming Veterans Day celebration. This is a wonderful opportunity to give back to the community, enjoy the outdoors, and connect with fellow volunteers. Event Details:...

Fall Compost Crew

Are you a local student in middle-school or high-school and are interested in gardening? VCPA invites you to join our Compost Crew this Fall and learn how to maintain an urban garden! Compost Crew members will maintain compost, plant, harvest, and prep our garden for winter. No garden experience required! Schedule: Thursdays from 4pm to...

Forest Fridays

🌳 What: Forest Restoration in the Northwest Forest 📅 When: Fridays in August and September ⏰ Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 📍 Where: Van Cortlandt Park - Garden & Compost Site Description: Join us for our Forest Friday events this August! We will be focusing on removing invasive species like porcelain berry, bittersweet, mile-a-minute,...

Birding with NYC Bird Alliance

Explore Van Cortlandt Park's ecologically diverse grounds and celebrate a long tradition of birding in the park. We will look for various species of resident and migratory birds and discuss...

Super Seedlings

Super Seedlings is a FREE, drop-in gardening program for kids ages 2-7 and their caregivers. Each session will have a fun seasonal theme to explore, nature crafts, garden produce to harvest,...

Halloween: Wags to Witches

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance and Van Cortlandt House Museum invite you to a FREE fang-tastic afternoon of family and doggy fun. Get ready for creepy crafts, face painting, spine-chilling stories...

Monday Morning Clean Ups

Nice weekends bring lots of visitors to the park. Lots of visitors make a mess! Volunteers are needed to help park staff tidy up. Help Van Cortlandt Park staff clean up after weekend picnicking. We provide gloves and materials to help keep this park in tip-top shape. You provide can-do spirit and sturdy shoes for...

Youth Run Farm Stand

We are very excited to bring our Youth Run Farmstand featuring fresh local produce and local goodies at affordable prices back! Wednesdays 2-7pm from July 10 to October 30 Gale Place and Orloff Avenue We accept WIC, FMNP Checks, EBT, Snap, Fresh Connect Checks, Cash and Credit/Debit.

Trail Thursdays on the XC

Be a part of the community effort to maintain the historic Cross Country Course in Van Cortlandt Park. Whether you’re an experienced trailblazer or new to trail maintenance, your help will make a significant impact! Meeting Details: Location: Van Cortlandt Park, Garden and Education Compost Site, across from Riverdale Stables. Time: 9 am sharp; work...

Memorial Grove Maintenance for Veterans Day

Join us in honoring our veterans by maintaining Memorial Grove in Van Cortlandt Park this October. We’re hosting two volunteer events to ensure the grove is beautifully prepared for our upcoming Veterans Day celebration. This is a wonderful opportunity to give back to the community, enjoy the outdoors, and connect with fellow volunteers. Event Details:...

Fall Compost Crew

Are you a local student in middle-school or high-school and are interested in gardening? VCPA invites you to join our Compost Crew this Fall and learn how to maintain an urban garden! Compost Crew members will maintain compost, plant, harvest, and prep our garden for winter. No garden experience required! Schedule: Thursdays from 4pm to...

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