Earth Day on Governors Island

Sat Apr 22, 2023
10:00am to 3:00pm ET
Age: All ages
Price: FREE
Location:
Governors Island

Back for its sec­ond year, this free day-long cel­e­bra­tion of all things eco­log­i­cal fea­tures envi­ron­men­tal edu­ca­tion activ­i­ties for all ages, a bird walk focused on ear­ly migra­to­ry birds, a hands-on work­shop to make your own seed balls, insect ecol­o­gy activ­i­ties, free bike lessons with Bike New York, an immer­sive per­for­mance by artist Seung Taek-Lee, and more. 

Events take place at Colonels Row unless oth­er­wise not­ed. Pre-reg­is­tra­tion is rec­om­mend­ed but not required for par­tic­i­pat­ing in vol­un­teer projects.

10am-12:30pm: Island-wide vol­un­teer projects
1pm: Com­mu­ni­ty Cel­e­bra­tion with give­aways, per­for­mances, food trucks, and more
1pm: Urban Farm Tour with Earth Mat­ter NY
1 – 3pm: Learn to Ride kids bike class with Bike New York at the Oval
1:30pm: Seed­ing Your Way to a Native Habi­tat seed ball work­shop at the Urban Farm
2pm: The Earth Per­for­mance: Reen­act­ment by Seung Taek-Lee/­Canal Projects on the Parade Ground
2pm: Ear­ly Migra­tion Bird Walk with NYC Audubon
2pm: Intro­duc­tion to the Cir­cu­lar Econ­o­my with Cir­cu­lar Econ­o­my Manufacturing
2pm: Insect Ecol­o­gy Walk
2:30pm: Guid­ed land­scape tour of The Hills

** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.