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SUMMARY:Tune-Up Tuesdays - Fall Garden Volunteering
DESCRIPTION:Turnip to volunteer! \nAt the VCPA Learning Garden & Compost Site\, volunteers will learn how to care for a garden in the cooler season\, as well as maintain compost bins\, weed\, water\, and harvest produce. \nNo prior gardening experience needed. 18 and older. \nGroups of 5+ must register as a unit via email to gardening@vancortlandt.org \nDates: \n\nSeptember 9\nSeptember 23\nOctober 14\nOctober 28\n\nSessions run from 10am-1pm. \nRSVP Now.
URL:https://vancortlandt.org/event/tune-up-tuesdays-fall-garden-volunteering/2025-10-14/
CATEGORIES:Volunteer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T090000
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SUMMARY:Wetland Wednesday
DESCRIPTION:Fall Edition: Phragmites Removal \nJoin us to restore Van Cortlandt Park wetlands by removing invasive Phragmites. This October\, we’ll cut back reeds to prepare areas for native plantings. \nWhen: Wednesdays in October from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM \nWhere: Van Cortlandt Golf House (southern end) \nWhat to bring: Clothes that can get muddy\, water bottle\, sunscreen. \nTools and gloves provided. Ages 15+ welcome (minors need waiver). \nRSVP Now. \nGroups of 6+ email noel@vancortlandt.org \nThis program is supported by the NFWF Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program.
URL:https://vancortlandt.org/event/wetland-wednesday/2025-10-15/
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Youth Run Farm Stand
DESCRIPTION:We are very excited to bring our Youth Run Farmstand featuring fresh local produce at affordable prices back! \nWednesdays 2-7pm\nfrom July 9 to October 29\nTrain Park (Gale Place and Orloff Avenue) \nWe accept WIC\, FMNP Checks\, EBT\, Snap\, Fresh Connect Checks\, Cash and Credit/Debit.
URL:https://vancortlandt.org/event/youth-run-farm-stand-4/2025-10-15/
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251016T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251016T120000
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SUMMARY:Trail Work Thursdays
DESCRIPTION:Please note that due to the weather forecast the October 30th Trail Thursday event has been canceled. \nBe a part of the community effort to maintain the trails in Van Cortlandt Park. Whether you’re an experienced trailblazer or new to trail maintenance\, your help will make a significant impact! \nMeeting Details: Van Cortlandt Park\, Learning Garden\, across from Riverdale Stables. Time: 9 am sharp; work begins at 9:15 am \nUpcoming Activities Include: Clearing debris and overgrowth; Ensuring trail safety and accessibility; Desire line closures \nWhat to Bring: Comfortable\, weather-appropriate clothing and closed-toed shoes. Bring water and a snack. \nWhy Join Us? Contribute to the vitality and safety of the trails you love! Engage with fellow community members\, learn about trail maintenance\, and enjoy the satisfaction of hands-on work in the great outdoors. Necessary tools and gloves will be provided! \nRSVP Now. \nWant to bring a group? This event is limited to small groups of 5 or less. If you would like to bring more 6 or more people please reach out to stewardship@vancortlandt.org to schedule a separate event. \nVolunteer Policy for Minors \n\nAges 15 – 17: A parent or guardian must sign and submit a volunteer waiver. Once the waiver is on file\, the minor may participate without an accompanying adult.\nAges 12 – 14: A parent or guardian must accompany the minor and remain on-site for the entire project.\nUnder 12: Children may volunteer only at events specifically labeled family-friendly and must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times.
URL:https://vancortlandt.org/event/trail-work-thursdays-5/2025-10-16/
CATEGORIES:Volunteer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251017T090000
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SUMMARY:Forest Fridays
DESCRIPTION:The October 31st event has been canceled due to forecast of high winds. \nRemove invasive vines (bittersweet and multiflora rose) from the Northwest Forest. Protect young trees and maintain trails. \nWhen: Fridays\, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM \nWhere: Van Cortlandt Park – Garden & Compost Site \nWhat to bring: Long pants\, closed-toe shoes\, water \nTools and gloves provided. Ages 15+ welcome. \nRSVP Now. \nMinors must have parents sign a volunteer waiver. \nGroups of 6+ email noel@vancortlandt.org
URL:https://vancortlandt.org/event/forest-fridays-14/2025-10-17/
CATEGORIES:Volunteer
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SUMMARY:Canoemobile Community Paddles
DESCRIPTION:Join Wilderness Inquiry‘s Canoemobile and Van Cortlandt Park Alliance for FREE canoe rides on Hester and Piero’s Mill Pond during this special event! \nMeet us at the northern end of the Van Cortlandt Golf House any time between 4:00 and 5:30 PM – and come ready to paddle! \n\nNo experience needed!\nPeople of all abilities are welcome!\nMinors must be accompanied by an adult\, and weigh a minimum of 30 lbs to ride.\nFirst come\, first served! The last paddle goes out at 5:30 pm.\nWaivers are required and will be available on-site.\n\nRSVP Now. \nCanoemobile travels around the country so that a diverse array of students have the chance to experience the nation’s best outdoor field trip. In addition\, Canoemobile offers free and open-to-the-public paddles in communities where it is working. These experiences change waterways into places of recreation\, learning\, and community-building. From San Francisco to the Bronx\, communities welcome Canoemobile to serve more than 30\,000 youth and adults of all backgrounds and abilities each year. \nhttps://www.wildernessinquiry.org/programs/about-the-canoemobile-program/
URL:https://vancortlandt.org/event/canoemobile-community-paddles/
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Super Seedlings - Family Gardening Days
DESCRIPTION:Super Seedlings is a FREE\, drop-in gardening program for kids ages 2-7 and their caregivers. \nEach session will have a fun seasonal theme to explore\, crafts\, plants to water\, soil to dig into\, and more! \nCome once\, twice\, or all four weeks for some playing and planting! We hope to see you there! \n📅 Dates: \nSaturday\, October 4th \nSaturday\, October 11th \nSaturday\, October 18th \nSaturday\, October 25th \n🕐 Time: 10 AM – 12 PM \n📍 Location: VCPA Learning Garden & Compost Site located at: Mosholu Avenue and Broadway (next to the Horse Stables). \nDrop-ins are welcome\, but advance registration is recommended. \nPlease e-mail us with any questions at gardening@vancortlandt.org
URL:https://vancortlandt.org/event/super-seedlings-family-gardening-days/2025-10-18/
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251018T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251018T160000
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SUMMARY:REIMAGINING: Fall Get-Together 
DESCRIPTION:VCPA’s Fall Get-Together is our final REIMAGINING event of the season. We look forward to an afternoon of interactive music and art.  Create a meaningful homage to honor your own ancestors and craft a personal message to leave behind to commemorate the burial ground and those who are buried there. The event will feature live music highlighting traditional Afro-Caribbean rhythms and dances including bomba\, plena\, guaracha\, and changüí. Attendees will have the opportunity to play instruments and learn some dance moves. \nThis unique gathering blends art\, music\, and community in a powerful act of reimagining\, bringing people together in a shared experience of creativity and remembrance. \nEvent will be held by the Enslaved Burial Ground in Van Cortlandt Park. \nRSVP Now. \nAs our community reimagines what can be at the Burial Ground\, we encourage you to take the survey to let us know more about what you would like to see in this sacred space.  \nREIMAGINING: Fall Get-Together  is part of Van Cortlandt Park Alliance’s Reimagining initiative. In partnership with the Design Trust for Public Space and Immanuel Oni\, Liminal Sp\, VCPA invites the community to reimagine the park’s Enslaved African Burial Ground site as a memorial space that fosters long-term healing and restoration. This project is supported by the Mellon Foundation. \nFeatured Artists:\n\nJuan Usera is a fourth-generation Bomba practitioner and culture-bearer from Santurce\, Puerto Rico\, a community educator\, researcher\, college professor\, musician\, and performer. He specializes in Puerto Rican and Caribbean music and culture and has over 20 years of experience developing highly engaging cultural activities and arts programs throughout the New York tri-state area. Juan is the founder and director of La Tribu del Juey Sambuco (La Tribu)\, an Afro-Caribbean music and dance ensemble and arts in education company. La Tribu has been featured at Lincoln Center and El Museo del Barrio among many others. He is the recipient of a NYSCA Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant\, City Parks Foundation grant\, and NYFA City Artists Corps grant among others. \nGhanaian-born artist Tijay Mohammed currently resides in Bronx\, NY. As an artist he has a strong passion for exploring issues that affect community and humanity at large. His work explores the concept of ‘excess’ in the production and consumption of products\, and offers a solution through the integration of materials reuse and up-cycling. Tijay has spearheaded workshops and community-oriented projects for esteemed organizations\, including the Studio Museum Harlem\, Brooklyn Museum\, Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling\, Children’s Museum of Manhattan\, Wallach Art Gallery\, Lehman College\, University of Ghana\, and Pinto Community Centre in Trinidad and Tobago. \nStephanie Alvarado (they/she) is a queer nonbinary disabled femme antidisciplinary artist\, poet\, archivist\, photographer\, facilitator and cultural organizer for 20 years. Alvarado was born and raised in the Bronx\, NY by way of Guayaquil\, Ecuador. They alchemize photography\, feminist performance\, community based photo archiving\, collage\, and social practice into community building and disability justice practices in public spaces for queer\, trans\, and people of color through their artist project\, Fotos y Recuerdos created in January 2020. Alvarado combines in person workshops on public park lands and community gardens with hybrid and virtual programming for accessible models engaging technologies of photo archiving and storytelling in community. \nImmanuel Oni is a first-generation Nigerian-American artist and spatial designer living in New York City originally from Houston\, TX. He believes art is not about what he is making\, but who he is making it for. His work explores loss and its deep connection with space. He utilizes spatial justice design and visual storytelling to unearth narratives related to trauma\, healing\, and ritual. His canvas consists of repurposing existing public space infrastructure such as light posts\, fencing\, underutilized green areas or mobile spaces to prompt community dialogue and connection. He has led and participated in international art and urbanism workshops in Venice\, Hong Kong\, and Lagos. He has been a Fellow for the Design Trust for Public Space\, Culture Push\, New York for Culture and Arts\, More Art Engaging Artist Commission NY\, and received awards from Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts NY\, Youth Design Center\, Architectural League of New York\, and the New York State Council of the Arts. He is a former Director of Community Design at the New York City’s Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice and Adjunct Professor at Parsons the New School for Design. He is the co-founder and Creative Director of Liminal\, a non-profit that works at the intersection of art\, unity\, and space. \nJeremiah Olayinka Ojo is Harlem-based artist\, educator and founder of Ilèkùn Wa\, a research-driven collaborative artist studio that works at the intersections of design\, historic preservation\, and social engagement\, while exploring the history and preservation of Black diaspora cultural heritage and spatial equity. \n 
URL:https://vancortlandt.org/event/reimagining-fall-get-together/
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T093000
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SUMMARY:Van Cortlandt Nature Group Walk
DESCRIPTION:Take a slow walk in the park and learn about our local flora and fauna from naturalist Debbi Dolan. Debbi has a wealth of knowledge about nature that she enjoys sharing with everyone. \nWalk will meet in front of Nature Center. \nRSVP Now. Space is limited. \nWhat to expect in October: \nAutumn arrived right on schedule this year with crisp days and tinges of fall color. The warblers are passing through the park and the raptors are crossing the skies of Van Cortlandt Park. Hummingbirds have been filling up on jewelweed nectar in preparation for their southern migration. The Tibbett Meadow is looking glorious with asters and goldenrod that are providing sustenance for the hungry migrant species and our resident birds. \nCelestial events \nThe Full Hunter’s Moon will reach peak illumination on Monday\, October 6\, and it’s a SUPERMOON. it’s the first of three Supermoons in 2025\, making it the largest and brightest full Moon of the year. Rising low on the horizon\, it will appear bigger\, brighter\, and more golden than any other Moon this year\, casting long\, glowing light across autumn fields\, landscapes\, and evening skies. Gardeners\, photographers\, and stargazers alike will find it a sight to remember. \nAccording to the Almanac\, this full Moon came to be called the full Hunter’s Moon because it signaled the time to go hunting in preparation for the cold winter ahead. Animals are beginning to fatten up ahead of winter\, and since farmers had recently cleaned out their fields under the Harvest Moon\, hunters could easily see the deer and other animals that had come out to root through the remaining scraps (as well as the foxes and wolves that had come out to prey on them).
URL:https://vancortlandt.org/event/van-cortlandt-nature-group-walk-4/
CATEGORIES:Community,Hikes
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