Shoreline Cleanup a Success

In a recent Weekend Edition, I mentioned that the annual Shoreline Cleanup was happening. Well, it did (I was there!), and it was a great success! Green Shores, the organizers, sent out a message to participants, which I will share with you below:

Green Shores NYC thanks everyone who helped make our 5th ANNUAL SHORELINE CLEANUP in Astoria Park a success!

Our partner organizations—the Astoria Park Alliance, Partnership for Parks, and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation—helped the day run smoothly. Volunteers from Forest Hills High School, International High School and members of the Astoria-Long Island City community braved the rain to join us. We filled over 70 bags of trash in only a few hours!

You can watch coverage of the cleanup on NY 1 here.

Thanks to all who participated!

Green Shores Summer Calendar Download

From our friends at Green Shores:

Our annual summer calendar is now available in print and online! Get the buzz on FREE events along the Astoria-Long Island City waterfront.

You can pick up a paper copy at locations throughout the neighborhood, including:

Astoria Park Field House
The Greater Astoria
Historical Society
ARROW Recreation Center
(35th Streets btwn. 35th & 36th Avenues)
Socrates Sculpture Park
Two Coves Community
Garden
Queens Library
Branches: Astoria, Broadway, 21st Street

You can download a PDF of the calendar from our website, here.

We hope to see you in the parks this summer!

Upcoming Green Shores Meeting

Saw this today and wanted to pass it on:

Spring and Summer are just around the corner. Please join Green Shores NYC at our monthly meeting to help plan events in our waterfront parks. All are welcome!

WHEN: Thursday, Feb 26th, 6:15 to 8:00 PM
WHERE: Meetings take place at the Greater Astoria Historical Society on the 4th floor of the Quinn Bldg. 35-20 Broadway (between 35th and 36th Streets) Take the N to Broadway or the R to Steinway.
WHAT: Green Shores NYC works to enliven the Astoria-Long Island City waterfront parks and shoreline. You can learn more about us at http://www.greenshoresnyc.org

Caring for Street Trees Workshop

This looks like a great community opportunity! Plus you'll learn some good skills in the process.

Caring for Street Trees Workshop
In partnership with the New York Tree Trust

Street trees need our help. Learn how to care for them at this workshop!

When: Monday, February 23, 2009 – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Greater Astoria Historical Society, The Quinn Building, Broadway between 35th & 36th Streets on the fourth floor, Astoria, Queens. (In partnership with Green Shores NYC.)
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In this basic workshop, you'll learn to care for young street trees, receive free tools, and get a Parks Volunteer Permit, which will allow you to care for street trees and greenstreets.

Advance registration is required. To register, contact channaly.philipp@parks.nyc.gov or (212) 676-1929 with your name and email and/or phone number. (Workshop does not cover pruning.)

Photo credit: (cc) Meg Cotner