BGI Earth Day Celebration Volunteer Event April 25

Keeping the Greenway clean and green isn't easy, but with your help, together we can keep the Greenway litter-free and enjoyable for all! We're excited to welcome the public to join BGI staff and gardeners to steward the Naval Cemetery Landscape and adjacent Greenway. Join Brooklyn Greenway Initiative for our Earth Month Celebration Volunteer event! The event will be Saturday, April 25, 10:00am -12:30pm. Registration is required.

Learn about the Naval Cemetery Landscape (NCL), greenways in Brooklyn, and how community groups and members can support their beauty and accessibility for everyone! BGI will guide volunteers in identification and targeted removal of invasive species in the Naval Cemetery Landscape as well as street tree stewardship, including weeding and aerating tree pits and removing trash from the tree pits and the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway. Attendees can also participate in the 2026 City Nature Challenge.

BGI will provide necessary tools. We encourage participants to bring their own gloves, but gloves will also be available on site. Participants must wear closed-toe shoes and sign a participant waiver. We recommend wearing sunscreen, a sun hat, and comfortable clothing in layers. While weather can be unpredictable in spring, we will work in light rain and only cancel if heavy rain and thunderstorms are in the forecast. We also recommend bringing a water bottle and snacks as there is no water on site.

NOTE PARTICIPANTS UNDER 18 NEED A GUARDIAN PRESENT OR PRE-ARRANGED APPROVAL FROM BGI WITH SIGNED WAIVERS AND CONFIRMED RECEIPT EMAILED FROM LEGAL GUARDIANS BEFORE THE EVENT. MINORS CANNOT PARTICIPATE WITHOUT THIS. EMAIL [email protected] FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Located on the eastern edge of the Brooklyn Navy Yard and accessed from the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway at 61 Williamsburg Street West between Kent and Flushing Avenues. We highly recommend taking public transportation, biking or walking to NCL.

The Naval Cemetery Landscape is fully operated and open-to-the-public by Brooklyn Greenway Initiative through the generosity of our supporters, The Leon Levy Foundation, Con Edison, and Nature Sacred and many Greenway users across Brooklyn. This event is made possible through the support of Councilmember Restler and funded by the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development.

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