Mulchfest 2021
Recycle your holiday tree by bringing it to Van Cortlandt Park, where the VCP Forest Restoration Crew will chip it into mulch! This event will take place in the “free lot” near the Van Cortlandt...
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Community Volunteer Day: Introduced Shrub Removal
Van Cortlandt Nature Center Enter the Park at Broadway and W. 246th, BronxHelp us remove some introduced species to create a healthier Van Cortlandt Forest. Advance registration is required.
Can It! A Story of Trash in Van Cortlandt Park.
Can It! A Story of Trash in Van Cortlandt Park. This virtual workshop is open to the general public and is a part of the 27th Annual Bronx Parks Speak Up.
Volunteer Trails Crew
In March, the Volunteer Trails Crew will be blazing and working along the Jerome Wetland Walk, a beautiful trail in the Southeast corner of Van Cortlandt Park.
Community Volunteer Day: Tibbetts Brook Trash Removal
Our beautiful small freshwater river that runs through Van Cortlandt Park is in need of a Spring cleaning. Help us remove trash from the brook and along its banks.
Spring Planting and Garlic Mustard Pull
Van Cortlandt Park Golf House 115 Van Cortlandt Park West, Bronx, NY, United StatesHelp us kick off Earth Week 2021 with a spring planting of shrubs and trees in the forest of Van Cortlandt Park, along the Putnam Greenway. In addition to planting, we will also be removing the introduced garlic mustard species.
What is Pinkster?
Learn about the lives of African Americans in 17th- and 18th-century Dutch New York and the celebration of Pinkster, a Dutch and African American holiday celebrated in New York and New Jersey.
Family Fun Hikes
Van Cortlandt Park Golf House 115 Van Cortlandt Park West, Bronx, NY, United StatesFamily Fun Hikes in Van Cortlandt Park. For 2 to 6 year olds and their adult(s). Led by a VCPA educator! Both easy hikes include a hands-on activity and goody bags for all participants!
Celebrating Pinkster!
What would a Pinkster celebration look like? Enslaved Africans in 17th- and 18th-century New York used the festival as a way to reconnect with family and resist the erasure of their West African cultures.
Spring Garden Volunteer Day
VCPA wants to welcome volunteers back to our garden for our first volunteer day of the 2021 season.
Northwest Playground Spring Crafts
Northwest Playground Broadway and Mosholu Ave., Bronx, NY, United StatesGet outside and get crafty with the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance this spring. Join our educator in repurposing old objects into new crafts you get to take home.
Juneteenth Ceremony
On Juneteenth, in gratitude for the sacrifice of the African Ancestors who built what is now Van Cortlandt Park, the African Burial Ground in the park will be consecrated.