Garden Volunteer Days
Volunteers needed to help VCPA prepare our Garden & Compost Site for the winter.
Volunteers needed to help VCPA prepare our Garden & Compost Site for the winter.
Golds, reds, oranges and purples are all of the vibrant colors we will see during our stroll on our next Family Hike. Come out and celebrate all of the beautiful colors of fall by creating your very own leaf Mandala/Rangoli.
Volunteers will be strapping on waders and hopping into Tibbetts brook or walking along the shoreline removing trash.
Join VCPA in our active restoration sites, removing non-indigenous plant species, planting, seeding and prepping sites.
Create your very own, truly custom-made seasonal holiday wreath from scratch!
A virtual presentation reviewing VCPA research projects with our Field Scientist and Research Coordinator.
During the month of January and February, forest maintenance will entail removal of non-indigenous vine species and shrubs from the Vault Hill section of the Park.
Join VCPA's Field Scientist and Research Coordinator, Alex Byrne, in a workshop discussing how animals survive winters in Van Cortlandt Park.
Join VCPA's Restoration and Stewardship Program Director, John Butler, in a workshop focused on identification of woody plants in the winter.
Join VCPA Natural Areas Stewardship staff for an introductory training on animal tracks found in the winter months.
Join urban park managers from across the country for a virtual winter Urban Park Roundtable, hosted by the Central Park Conservancy’s Institute for Urban Parks & Van Cortlandt Park Alliance!
VCPA and other Bronx parks groups will present at the 28th Annual Bronx Parks Speak Up, which will be held virtually. This year’s theme is Green Infrastructure: Building a Healthier Bronx.