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    Meet the Design Ideas Lab Teams

    Join us for a panel with the three teams selected from the Reimagining Design Ideas Competition to envision future memorial in the Bronx Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground at...

  • A happy group of people in the woods celebrating the work that they accomplished.

    Woodlawn Wednesday

    Woodlawn Wednesday

    Help restore the beautiful woodlands of Van Cortlandt Park’s east side! Join us for Woodlawn Wednesdays, where volunteers like you play a vital role in preserving this important urban ecosystem....

  • A wooden boardwalk on a trail in the woods of Van Cortlandt Park

    Trail Work Thursdays

    Trail Work Thursdays

    Help Maintain the Trails that Keep the Park Connected Be a part of the community effort to maintain the trails in Van Cortlandt Park. Whether you’re an experienced trailblazer or...

  • Two men in the woods holding up bunches of plants that they pulled out.

    Forest Fridays

    Forest Fridays

    Volunteers will assist with forest restoration work, including invasive species removal, planting, compost management, and general site maintenance. Volunteers should wear long sleeves and pants, bring water and snacks, and...

  • Family Fun Day

    Due to Saturday’s cold and rainy forecast, we are canceling Family Fun Day.  We hope to reschedule for the fall. Stay tuned for more details.  

  • Two men standing in the forest holding up handfuls of plants that they have removed.

    Sunday Stewardship

    Join Van Cortlandt Park Alliance for Sunday Stewardship — hands-on ecological restoration in Van Cortlandt Park. No experience necessary. Tools, gloves, and guidance provided. This will be City Nature Challenge weekend!  Celebrate by helping with garlic mustard removal and iNaturalist species mapping. Bring your phone and a water bottle. Meeting at the southern end of...

  • Two young men with loopers cutting plants in a wired bin.

    Tune-up Tuesdays

    Tune-up Tuesdays

    Turnip to volunteer and help us take care of our Learning Garden! Volunteers will help care for our garden, maintain compost bins, weed, water, and harvest produce. No gardening experience...

  • A hand holding a book that says Unhired Hands and a photo of a man in a blue shirt over text about an event.

    Unhired Hands

    Van Cortlandt Park Alliance and Van Cortlandt House Museum presents a poetry reading by poet and Bronx byproduct David Mills. Mills will read from Unhired Hands, his new poetry collection...

  • A young child wearing blue gloves and digging in a raised garden bed.

    Super Seedlings

    Super Seedlings

    Join VCPA for tons of family-friendly garden fun! Let's grow together! Super Seedlings is a free, drop-in gardening program for kids ages 3-7 and their caregivers. Each Saturday session will...