Earth Day on Governors Island

Gov­er­nors Island’s third annu­al Earth Day cel­e­bra­tion will cel­e­brate the pow­er of native plants through free edu­ca­tion­al activ­i­ties and work­shops for all ages, guid­ed tours through the Island’s open space, a par­tic­i­pa­to­ry mur­al inspired by the rela­tion­ship between milk­weed and Monarch but­ter­flies, Gov­er­nors Island Nature activ­i­ties, and vol­un­teer stew­ard­ship projects. The fes­tiv­i­ties will take place on Sat­ur­day, April 20, 2024, from 10am to 3pm in Colonels Row. Free and open to all; Pre-reg­is­tra­tion for morn­ing vol­un­teer projects is encour­aged but not required. Earth Day is rain or shine.

VOL­UN­TEER PROJECTS: 10AM-12:30PM

Reg­is­tra­tion for vol­un­teer projects begins at 10am in Colonels Row, with projects start­ing at 10:30am. Project signups are on a first come, first served basis. You can sign up for projects like: 

• Eco­log­i­cal hor­ti­cul­ture with the Trust for Gov­er­nors Island’s Hor­ti­cul­ture Team: solar­iza­tion site prep, milk­weed plant­i­ng, inva­sive species removal, and Nolan Park and Liggett Ter­race cleanup
• Bird-friend­ly glass mur­al mak­ing with NYC Audubon
• Inva­sive species removal with the Bee Conservancy
• Fort Jay cleanup with the Nation­al Park Service
• Laven­der Field care with Earth Mat­ter
• Find­ing Nature focus group with the Insti­tute for Pub­lic Architecture

CEL­E­BRA­TION: 1 – 3PM

• Demon­stra­tions with Duro UAS, RETI Cen­ter, and South Bronx Unite
• Com­post learn­ing and tree care with Earth Mat­ter
• Mate­r­i­al PLAY with the Insti­tute for Pub­lic Architecture
• Bike Skills 101 with Bike New York (pre-reg­is­tra­tion required)
• “Decol­o­nized & Decar­bonized Din­ner Par­ty” course exhi­bi­tion with Par­sons-The New School students
• Bird Scav­enger Hunt with NYC Audubon
• Cyan­otype Work­shop with the Trust for Gov­er­nors Island’s Hor­ti­cul­ture Team
• Cir­cu­lar Econ­o­my Man­u­fac­tur­ing Intro and Demonstration
• Milk­weed Plant­i­ng, Seed Ball work­shops, and com­mu­ni­ty mur­al with the Trust for Gov­er­nors Island’s Hor­ti­cul­ture Team
• Ear­ly Spring Migra­tion Bird Out­ing with NYC Audubon
• Tours with the New York Cli­mate Exchange
  
• Per­for­mance from the Isado­ra Dun­can Dance Company

Earth Day on Gov­er­nors Island is co-pre­sent­ed by the Trust for Gov­er­nors Island and the Friends of Gov­er­nors Island. Earth Day is spon­sored by AECOM, Dai­wa Cap­i­tal Mar­kets Amer­i­ca Inc., and Lazard. Gen­er­ous sup­port for Gov­er­nors Island’s green spaces is pro­vid­ed by Bloomberg Phil­an­thropies and Black­stone Char­i­ta­ble Foundation.