MY LAST PUBLIC APPEARANCE IS THIS WEEKEND, JUNE 1st!
June
Saturday, June 1st
1-3pm: Pollinator Safari, East 4th Street Community Garden, Kensington, Brooklyn
We’ll survey the garden looking for “pollinators”, i.e.: insects and others visiting the flowers blooming all around the garden.
Explore the garden’s plants and flowers, and learn how to see them in new ways with urban naturalist Chris Kreussling (aka the Flatbush Gardener). We’ll “hunt” for pollinators, and other flower visitors,around the garden. As we try to identify them, we’ll learn about the garden’s biodiversity and ecology.
Previous engagements this season. It’s was a busy one, with something every weekend – except for Memorial Day weekend – from mid-April to the first weekend of June.
April
Sunday, April 14th
Bush Terminal Piers Park, Brooklyn
11:00 am – 1:30 pm: Removing invasives, planting native plants.
THursday, April 18th – Monday, April 22nd
Attending the Northeast Natural History Conference in Albany, NY.
Thiursday, APril 25th, 5:50 – 7:00 pm
CANCELLED NYC Pollinator Working Group, Monthly Working Committee Meeting. This is a closed meeting for members of the Working Committee, only.
The meeting was cancelled, but if you are interested in joining and working with us, please fill out the Membership Application and let us know!
Friday, April 26th – Monday, April 29th
City Nature Challenge Observation Period!
Check out the CNC:NYC 2024 Event List. As a Brooklyn Borough Captain, I’ll be attending the following events in Brooklyn. Many of these events have limited space for participants, or require advance registration, so check the links if you’re interested.
Friday, April 26th
10-11am: NYC Parks Kids Week: Spring Scavenger Hunt, Herbert Von King Park
4-6:30pm: City Nature Challenge: Teen Bioblitz! at Brooklyn Brige Park.
Saturday, April 27th
10am-1pm: City Nature Challenge: Ecology Park Cleanup and Tour
4-6pm: Billion Oyster Project Sunset Park Field Station Experience, Bush Terminal Piers Park
Sunday, April 28th
11 am -12:30 pm: City Nature Challenge McGolrick Park Bio-Blitz
Tuesday, April 30th – Sunday, May 5th
City Nature Challenge Identification Period. Results will be announced on Monday, May 6th.
May
Saturday, May 4th
10 am – 4 pm: GreenThumb GrowTogether, Herbert Von King Park, Brooklyn.
Registration by noon May 3rd recommended, but walk-ins are accepted.
I’ll be co-presenting on creating habitat for pollinators (and others) in community gardens.
Saturday, May 11th
2 – 4:30 pm: The Great Flatbush Plant Swap, Flatbush Food Co-Op, 1415 Cortelyou Road, Brooklyn (Q Train, Cortelyou Road stop).
I’ll be bringing native plants from my garden. And I’ll be on-hand to answer questions about gardening, native plants, and habitat gardening.
Sunday, May 19th
11 am – 1 pm: McGolrick Park Nature Walk – Gardening Ecology
“Garden vitality and health are key to building a sustainable, nurturing environment for all living creatures. Please join us for a garden ecology session with Chris Kreussling (The Flatbush Gardener). We’ll study plants, insects, and animals and how they all work together to create a harmonious habitat.”