NYU Wallerstein Collaborative for Urban Environmental Education

01/19/2025

I love teaching this interdisciplinary experiential course! Every fall the city transforms into a learning laboratory for our students! Over the years many alums have told me the course transformed their career aspirations! I am looking forward to running this course again for undergrads and grads from all NYU programs and disciplines. The city after all is the most dynamic classroom!!

NYU offers experiential courses that get you out of the classroom and into New York City, exploring and engaging with the city as you learn.

10/24/2024

Over 80 events to choose from! Enjoy City of Forest Day in NYC!

The third annual City of Forest Day is on Saturday, October 26th, 2024! Presented by Forest for All NYC in partnership with the Parks and Open Space Partners – NYC Coalition and NYC Parks, City of Forest Day is an annual day of activities across the city to raise awareness of the importance of the...

10/01/2024

See how informal learning environments like museums enhance STEM education, providing interactive experiences beyond the classroom.

05/25/2024

We’re pleased to announce that textile recycling is now available at more Greenmarkets, starting this weekend!

Bring all of your unwanted, gently used clothing to be collected by our partners at @‌wearablecollections. We accept all used, freshly laundered clothing as well as shoes, sneakers, accessories, hats, belts and handbags. We also accept household linens such as sheets, curtains and towels.

We do not accept carpeting, rugs, bath mats, comforters, pillows, large luggage, fabric or scraps of any kind, including pre-recycled insulation materials.

✨Tribeca Greenmarket
Every Saturday starting May 25
8 AM - 1:30 PM

✨Brooklyn Borough Hall Greenmarket
Every Saturday starting May 25
8 AM - 2 PM

✨Inwood Greenmarket
Every Saturday starting May 25
9 AM - 1 PM

✨Jackson Heights Greenmarket
Every Sunday starting May 26
8 AM - 1:30 PM

✨Forest Hills Greenmarket
Every Sunday starting May 26
9 AM - 1 PM

✨Bartel-Pritchard Square Greenmarket
Every Sunday starting May 26
9 AM - 2 PM

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02/08/2024

Calling all middle & high school students and teachers! You are invited to our first-ever 2024 How Things Work Conference on Tuesday, March 5 at City College.

Students will build their eco-literacy and learn from organizations exhibiting local environmental systems such as water and wastewater, green infrastructure, urban forestry, renewable energy, waste and recycling, and more!

Teachers can sign up groups of students, from a select group of 5-10 up to one whole class. Green teams and science clubs are welcome. Registration is open until Tuesday, February 27th. Register here: http://bit.ly/HTWsignup

12/08/2023

Exciting news! 🌱 KidsGardening.org is now accepting applications for the 2024 Youth Garden Grant.

This opportunity aims to support educational garden projects that positively impact youth and their communities. This flagship award is dedicated to fostering opportunities for kids to play, learn, and grow through the transformative power of gardening.

The grant application window is open until December 15, 2023.

If you're passionate about creating enriching experiences for young minds through gardening, don't miss this chance! Learn more and submit your application at: https://kidsgardening.org/grant-opportunities/youth-garden-grant-24/

11/20/2023

Join us on December 5th (4:30-6pm) at Hudson River Park’s Pier 57 for the 2023 NYC Outdoors! Expo. This event is free and open to the public. See you there!

RSVP: https://shorturl.at/lszGK

11/07/2023

🦉🦅Join us for a free public program and workshop at NYU on November 18, focused on birds and birding in children’s literature, conservation, and STEAM curriculum design for teachers, non-formal educators, librarians, and anyone interested in these topics! Register using the link below! 🐦🦆

Please join us for an exploration of birds and birding in children’s literature, conservation, and STEAM curriculum design for teachers, non-form...

07/28/2023

Hi all! We're happy to say that our article on our Bees Alive! initiative was published and is now available on the latest volume of the Cities and the Enviroment Journal. It's called "Community Garden as a Context for Civic Ecology: A Multidisciplinary Project in Restoration and Environmental Education". Click on the link below to read it.

This paper describes a civic ecology program called Bees Alive! developed by the NYU Wallerstein Collaborative for Urban Environmental Education & Sustainability over three years to establish a native plant pollinator garden in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York. The project brought together a large uni...

07/23/2023

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Get out your binoculars! New York City is home to over 200 species of birds throughout the year that often make their home in our urban natural areas.

We were happy to be one of 's partners in creating their fantastic NYC Urban Bird Explorers Guide. This guide has all the information you need to start birding — how to identify specific birds by sight and sound, where to go for the best birding, and information about bird habitat here in New York.

Download your copy of this handy guide: https://bit.ly/3DlT0GT

04/11/2023

Join us next Wednesday, April 19th at NYU for our Recycled City Art Workshop: A two-hour sustainability and art workshop in which participants will transform waste products into art - a practice in thinking critically about consumption and waste.

This workshop is part of the NYU 2040 Now initiative.

RSVP here: https://linktr.ee/nyuwallerstein