Week of Events
Park Clean Up Mondays
Park Clean Up Mondays
Join us in tidying up Van Cortlandt Park after the weekend. Special Clean Up after July 4th on Tuesday July 5! Meet our staff in front of the Van Cortlandt...
Garden Volunteer Days
Garden Volunteer Days
The VCPA Garden & Compost Site needs you this summer! Our newly expanded garden needs lots of help to weed, water, and harvest veggies.
Water Chestnut Wednesdays
Water Chestnut Wednesdays
Water chestnut (Trapa natans) is a non-indigenous, aquatic plant that harms the ecological, and recreational value of waterways here in the Northeast. VCPA leads the effort in removing the harmful plant species. Come join us and learn more about freshwater ecology, put on a pair of waders, or hop in a canoe, all the while...
Starlight Cinema
Starlight Cinema
Council Member Eric Dinowitz, NYC Parks, and Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Present: Starlight Cinema: NATURE’S REVENGE! sponsored by Optimum.
Forest Restoration Fridays
Forest Restoration Fridays
Every Friday during July 2022, volunteers can join VCPA staff in maintaining the floodplain forest along Tibbetts Brook in Van Cortlandt Park.