News & Notes March 2011: Tree, Thanks; House Tour
Tree, Thanks New, young street trees have been planted around Park Slope, most noticeably on the length of Seventh Avenue. But how did they get there? The new trees of various species were added to our...
View ArticleNew Trees Grow in Brooklyn with Community’s Help
Earlier this year, Park Slope residents saw new trees being planted throughout the neighborhood as part of the city’s MillionTreesNYC initiative. Those trees are thriving, thanks to the efforts of our...
View ArticleJoin Us for the Spring Civic Sweep!
Make a clean sweep of your home and your neighborhood by joining the Park Slope Civic Council at its annual spring beautification and clean-up event: the Spring Civic Sweep. Put on your old clothes...
View ArticleA Civic Sweeping Success
On a fine spring Saturday, volunteers picked up litter, performed tree care, listened to bluegrass, attended a tree-care workshop, had their soil tested, and learned how to make delicious fruit juice...
View ArticleIn Brief: Trees, Block Parties
Help Our Trees The thousands of trees that the city planted this spring need our help. There has been so little rainfall in recent months that the saplings throughout Park Slope may not make it through...
View ArticleFlourishing on Fourth Avenue with MillionTreesNYC Grant
The Park Slope Civic Council’s Fourth on Fourth Avenue Committee (FOFA) has earned a grant to take care of trees on Fourth Avenue and educate neighbors about the many benefits of a greener streetscape....
View ArticleHelp Build a Greener Fourth Avenue!
Join your neighbors, block-association members, local gardeners, and businesspeople at a Tree Care Workshop on Saturday, June 16, from 12:30 to 4 p.m. and learn how to request a tree or adopt a tree in...
View ArticleJoin Us for a Summer Tree Care Bash!
We love our Sackett Street trees! On Sunday, July 15, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., help the Park Slope Civic Council’s Forth on Fourth Committee finish the remaining tree beds at our last tree-care event of...
View ArticleTaking Root: Kickoff for Fourth Avenue Trees Program
The inaugural event for the Forth on Fourth Avenue Committee’s comprehensive tree-care and maintenance program was a great success. Longtime and brand-new FOFA members and volunteers from the Arias...
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