Join us this fall for NCA’s Autumn Saturdays at the Kingsland Wildflowers green roofs! Each Saturday you can come enjoy the roofs, visit our Native Plant Nursery, and purchase native plants to take home with you. On select Saturdays there will also be the opportunity to volunteer with our Greenhouse Gang and help care for the Native Nursery. More info and sign up here.
Join NCA for our annual benefit, celebrating Newtown Creek and raising funds to support our vital work advocacy, education, and stewardship work. This year we are thrilled to be celebrating our wonderful partnership with LaGuardia Community College.
For years the professors, students, and faculty of LaGuardia have been key advocates in fighting for a cleaner, more accessible, and more resilient Newtown Creek. Located just a block from the Dutch Kills tributary, the school has partnered with NCA, and a number of other local organizations, to pilot a variety of education, restoration, and planning projects to improve the waterway. The college truly embodies NCA’s mission to Reveal, Restore, and Revitalize Newtown Creek which is why we are honoring them with all three awards this year.
Stay tuned for an upcoming announcement about our *special surprise location*, a link to purchase tickets, as well as opportunities for sponsorship and volunteering!
Past Events
Join the Newtown Creek Superfund Community Advisory Group for its next monthly meeting (held virtually over Zoom) with the US EPA to get updates on the investigation and cleanup. Full agenda and details available here: https://newtowncreekcag.org/
Newtown Creek Alliance is excited to welcome volunteers to help out with our Greenhouse! Join us every third Tuesday of the month from May – September. Volunteers will assist us in up-potting and caring for our native plant nursery, many of which we grew from native seeds. Our horticulturalist, Brenda, will be onsite to guide activities and answer any questions about the plants. Register here!
Newtown Creek Alliance is excited to team up with Partnerships for Parks for a special volunteer day to cleanup Manhattan Avenue Street-End Park (M.A.S.E.). This event will include: pruning, weeding, transplanting, watering, and cleanup at the park. Get full details and sign up here.
Join NCA and Hunters Point Parks Conservancy for a small-group volunteer day at the 48th Ave Pollinator Garden. Please click on this link to go to the SignUp website to find out more information and to register for volunteer shifts!
Please bring your own pair of gloves if you have one. You should also bring your own water bottle, wear comfortable clothing and closed toed shoes. All volunteers must have also completed HPPC’s volunteer waiver (via the SignUp website).