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National Youth Leadership Council
DOE announced a new partnership with USA Baseball to provide the free Fun at Bat Program to elementary schools in the DOE. Public schools serving grades K-5 can register here to receive equipment, standards-based lesson plans, and a pack of USA Baseball student books starting in September. Questions? Contact Tyler Collins, Tylercolins@USABaseball.com, Director, Youth Programs at USA Baseball.
Learn the Basics of Beekeeping and Butterfly I.D.
Join Citizens Committee for New York City for a training on working with honeybees + identifying and collecting data on butterflies. You will learn the fundamentals of starting and maintaining a honeybee hive as well as protecting butterflies and starting your own citizen science project. With your help, we will create a healthier environment for these primary pollinators to thrive in our city. This workshop is made possible through a grant from ConEdison. 4PM. The Youth Farm 600 Kingston Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. July 11. To RSVP, contact Katie Grassle: kgrassle@citizensnyc.org // 212-822-9567
Free Fruit Trees: 2018 Neighborhood Grant winner Sirens – Protectors of the Rainforest and giving away 50 fruit trees to community gardens in BedStuy, East New York and the Brownsville communities. If you know of a vacant lot in BedStuy, East New York and Brownsville, please let the group know by emailing sirenprotect@gmail.com. All community gardens needing fruit trees should fill out this form.
Apply to be on the WE ACT Planning Committee: WE ACT’s mission is to build healthy communities by ensuring that people of color and/or low income residents participate meaningfully in the creation of sound and fair environmental health and protection policies and practices. By members and for members, the planning committee is directly involved with and responsible for building the power of members by bringing their ideas to the table in a way that is member led and directed. Apply today! Any questions? Contact James Burke at burke@weact.org or (333)-455-1065. Application due July 9.
NYC Youth and School Garden Network 