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Join our virtual curbside composting Q&A today at noon! Answer all your questions about how the program works, how it helps the environment, and how you can avoid Sanitation fines. Join right here: www.lesecologycenter.org/curbside-com...
November 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Join our virtual curbside composting Q&A today at noon! Answer all your questions about how the program works, how it helps the environment, and how you can avoid Sanitation fines. Join right here: www.lesecologycenter.org/curbside-com...
🔌 ♻️ Join us this Sunday at the Queens Botanical Garden to recycle your old electronics, textiles, and paint! We'll be there from 10am - 2pm. qns.com/2025/11/elec...
Elected officials to host electronic waste disposal event in Flushing this Sunday – QNS
Elected officials in Flushing will host a recycling event at Queens Botanical Garden allowing residents to properly dispose of electronic waste, textiles and paint.
qns.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
🔌 ♻️ Join us this Sunday at the Queens Botanical Garden to recycle your old electronics, textiles, and paint! We'll be there from 10am - 2pm. qns.com/2025/11/elec...
Check out this tool from @nycparks.bsky.social to help New Yorkers better understand access to parks in our neighborhoods. This is a great tool for finding the many green spaces at our doorsteps. www.nycgovparks.org/about/vital-...
Vital Parks Explorer
Explore our map to understand your access to vital parks and advocate for new resources in your community.
www.nycgovparks.org
August 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Check out this tool from @nycparks.bsky.social to help New Yorkers better understand access to parks in our neighborhoods. This is a great tool for finding the many green spaces at our doorsteps. www.nycgovparks.org/about/vital-...
🌳 Jane’s Walk: Street Trees of the Lower East Side 🌳
📅 Friday, May 2 | ⏰ 3 – 4:30 PM
NYC has 600,000+ street trees—tiny sidewalk beds with huge benefits for our health and climate. 🌱✨
📅 Friday, May 2 | ⏰ 3 – 4:30 PM
NYC has 600,000+ street trees—tiny sidewalk beds with huge benefits for our health and climate. 🌱✨
Jane’s Walk: Street Trees of the Lower East Side | LES Ecology Center
The Lower East Side Ecology Center pioneers community-based models in urban sustainability.
www.lesecologycenter.org
April 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
🌳 Jane’s Walk: Street Trees of the Lower East Side 🌳
📅 Friday, May 2 | ⏰ 3 – 4:30 PM
NYC has 600,000+ street trees—tiny sidewalk beds with huge benefits for our health and climate. 🌱✨
📅 Friday, May 2 | ⏰ 3 – 4:30 PM
NYC has 600,000+ street trees—tiny sidewalk beds with huge benefits for our health and climate. 🌱✨
🌸♻️ Don’t toss those flowers—dye with them instead!
Join us Tuesday, April 29 from 6–7:30pm for a natural fabric dyeing workshop using food scraps and flowers 💐🥬 before they hit the compost pile!
Join us Tuesday, April 29 from 6–7:30pm for a natural fabric dyeing workshop using food scraps and flowers 💐🥬 before they hit the compost pile!
April 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
🌸♻️ Don’t toss those flowers—dye with them instead!
Join us Tuesday, April 29 from 6–7:30pm for a natural fabric dyeing workshop using food scraps and flowers 💐🥬 before they hit the compost pile!
Join us Tuesday, April 29 from 6–7:30pm for a natural fabric dyeing workshop using food scraps and flowers 💐🥬 before they hit the compost pile!
📱💻♻️ E-waste makes up just 2% of landfill waste—but 70% of the toxic waste.
Each year, 20–50 million tons of electronics are tossed without proper disposal, harming our environment and public health. 😟
Each year, 20–50 million tons of electronics are tossed without proper disposal, harming our environment and public health. 😟
April 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
📱💻♻️ E-waste makes up just 2% of landfill waste—but 70% of the toxic waste.
Each year, 20–50 million tons of electronics are tossed without proper disposal, harming our environment and public health. 😟
Each year, 20–50 million tons of electronics are tossed without proper disposal, harming our environment and public health. 😟
🌳🌿 Spring Tree ID Walk in Tompkins Square Park! 🌿🌳
Join us and Carey Russell, founder of The Dendro Lab, certified Master Naturalist, and licensed NYS guide, for an early Spring Tree Identification Walk! 🌱
www.lesecologycenter.org/calendar/spr...
Join us and Carey Russell, founder of The Dendro Lab, certified Master Naturalist, and licensed NYS guide, for an early Spring Tree Identification Walk! 🌱
www.lesecologycenter.org/calendar/spr...
Spring Tree Identification Walk with Naturalist Carey Russell | LES Ecology Center
The Lower East Side Ecology Center pioneers community-based models in urban sustainability.
www.lesecologycenter.org
April 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
🌳🌿 Spring Tree ID Walk in Tompkins Square Park! 🌿🌳
Join us and Carey Russell, founder of The Dendro Lab, certified Master Naturalist, and licensed NYS guide, for an early Spring Tree Identification Walk! 🌱
www.lesecologycenter.org/calendar/spr...
Join us and Carey Russell, founder of The Dendro Lab, certified Master Naturalist, and licensed NYS guide, for an early Spring Tree Identification Walk! 🌱
www.lesecologycenter.org/calendar/spr...
🌿✨ We’re excited to be at Making Brooklyn Bloom this weekend! 🌸 Visit our information table to learn all about our programs, and join our lunch breakout session on composting (room 125)! ♻️🍴 Can’t wait to see you there!
March 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
🌿✨ We’re excited to be at Making Brooklyn Bloom this weekend! 🌸 Visit our information table to learn all about our programs, and join our lunch breakout session on composting (room 125)! ♻️🍴 Can’t wait to see you there!
We're Hiring! Join Our Team as a Communications Manager
We are looking for a Communications Manager to help share our mission, programs, and impact with the community! If you have a passion for sustainability, storytelling, and digital engagement, this role is for you.
We are looking for a Communications Manager to help share our mission, programs, and impact with the community! If you have a passion for sustainability, storytelling, and digital engagement, this role is for you.
Jobs | LES Ecology Center
The Lower East Side Ecology Center pioneers community-based models in urban sustainability.
www.lesecologycenter.org
March 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
We're Hiring! Join Our Team as a Communications Manager
We are looking for a Communications Manager to help share our mission, programs, and impact with the community! If you have a passion for sustainability, storytelling, and digital engagement, this role is for you.
We are looking for a Communications Manager to help share our mission, programs, and impact with the community! If you have a passion for sustainability, storytelling, and digital engagement, this role is for you.
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NYC, if you want weigh in on who gets the major-party nomination for mayor or city council, you’ll need be registered as a Democrat or Republican for the June primary by Feb. 14.
Why? More here:
Why? More here:
To Vote in This Summer’s Primary, Pick Your Party Now
You can only vote in NYC primaries if you’re registered with a party — and the deadline is coming up fast.
buff.ly
February 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
NYC, if you want weigh in on who gets the major-party nomination for mayor or city council, you’ll need be registered as a Democrat or Republican for the June primary by Feb. 14.
Why? More here:
Why? More here:
🦢 Join us for a Guided Birding Walk at Jamaica Bay! 🦢
Come along and take in the winter birdlife at Jamaica Bay! Winter birding here is exciting, especially for waterfowl lovers.
🗓 Date: Saturday, February 22
⏰ Time: 10 AM – 2 PM
✨ Sign up below.
www.lesecologycenter.org/calendar/jam...
Come along and take in the winter birdlife at Jamaica Bay! Winter birding here is exciting, especially for waterfowl lovers.
🗓 Date: Saturday, February 22
⏰ Time: 10 AM – 2 PM
✨ Sign up below.
www.lesecologycenter.org/calendar/jam...
February 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
🦢 Join us for a Guided Birding Walk at Jamaica Bay! 🦢
Come along and take in the winter birdlife at Jamaica Bay! Winter birding here is exciting, especially for waterfowl lovers.
🗓 Date: Saturday, February 22
⏰ Time: 10 AM – 2 PM
✨ Sign up below.
www.lesecologycenter.org/calendar/jam...
Come along and take in the winter birdlife at Jamaica Bay! Winter birding here is exciting, especially for waterfowl lovers.
🗓 Date: Saturday, February 22
⏰ Time: 10 AM – 2 PM
✨ Sign up below.
www.lesecologycenter.org/calendar/jam...
🌱 We're Hiring! 🌱
The Lower East Side Ecology Center is looking for a Stewardship Coordinator to lead volunteer events, care for green spaces, and teach our Horticulture Training Program! If you're passionate about urban sustainability and community engagement, we want to hear from you.
The Lower East Side Ecology Center is looking for a Stewardship Coordinator to lead volunteer events, care for green spaces, and teach our Horticulture Training Program! If you're passionate about urban sustainability and community engagement, we want to hear from you.
www.lesecologycenter.org
February 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
🌱 We're Hiring! 🌱
The Lower East Side Ecology Center is looking for a Stewardship Coordinator to lead volunteer events, care for green spaces, and teach our Horticulture Training Program! If you're passionate about urban sustainability and community engagement, we want to hear from you.
The Lower East Side Ecology Center is looking for a Stewardship Coordinator to lead volunteer events, care for green spaces, and teach our Horticulture Training Program! If you're passionate about urban sustainability and community engagement, we want to hear from you.
🌱 Join Our February Master Composter Workshops! 🌱
Get hands-on with composting and community building this month! Check out our upcoming workshops:
Get hands-on with composting and community building this month! Check out our upcoming workshops:
February 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
🌱 Join Our February Master Composter Workshops! 🌱
Get hands-on with composting and community building this month! Check out our upcoming workshops:
Get hands-on with composting and community building this month! Check out our upcoming workshops:
🌿 Introducing: Coolest Block in the Lower East Side! 🌿
We’re launching a fun, community-driven contest in February 2025 to inspire care for our street trees in the East Village, LES, and Chinatown! 🌳✨ This is your chance to showcase creativity, community spirit, and a commitment to a greener city.
We’re launching a fun, community-driven contest in February 2025 to inspire care for our street trees in the East Village, LES, and Chinatown! 🌳✨ This is your chance to showcase creativity, community spirit, and a commitment to a greener city.
Coolest Block in the Lower East Side Interest Form
Interested in participating in the Coolest Block in the Lower East Side Street tree stewardship contest? Fill out the form below!
Note: This is NOT the contest registration form. Registration opens ...
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February 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
🌿 Introducing: Coolest Block in the Lower East Side! 🌿
We’re launching a fun, community-driven contest in February 2025 to inspire care for our street trees in the East Village, LES, and Chinatown! 🌳✨ This is your chance to showcase creativity, community spirit, and a commitment to a greener city.
We’re launching a fun, community-driven contest in February 2025 to inspire care for our street trees in the East Village, LES, and Chinatown! 🌳✨ This is your chance to showcase creativity, community spirit, and a commitment to a greener city.
🚨 We're Hiring! 🚨
Join our team as a Part-Time Compost Associate! 🌱♻️
You'll help run our food scrap drop-off site at the greenmarket, engage with the community about composting, and handle site setup/breakdown.
📍 Click below to learn more & apply!
www.lesecologycenter.org/about/jobs/
Join our team as a Part-Time Compost Associate! 🌱♻️
You'll help run our food scrap drop-off site at the greenmarket, engage with the community about composting, and handle site setup/breakdown.
📍 Click below to learn more & apply!
www.lesecologycenter.org/about/jobs/
Jobs | LES Ecology Center
The Lower East Side Ecology Center pioneers community-based models in urban sustainability.
www.lesecologycenter.org
January 31, 2025 at 8:57 PM
🚨 We're Hiring! 🚨
Join our team as a Part-Time Compost Associate! 🌱♻️
You'll help run our food scrap drop-off site at the greenmarket, engage with the community about composting, and handle site setup/breakdown.
📍 Click below to learn more & apply!
www.lesecologycenter.org/about/jobs/
Join our team as a Part-Time Compost Associate! 🌱♻️
You'll help run our food scrap drop-off site at the greenmarket, engage with the community about composting, and handle site setup/breakdown.
📍 Click below to learn more & apply!
www.lesecologycenter.org/about/jobs/
Looking to stay connected beyond social media?
Sign up for our newsletter through our website www.lesecologycenter.org stay updated on events, volunteer opportunities, and exciting news. 📬 This month's newsletter is hitting inboxes next week and will include some new job opportunities!
Sign up for our newsletter through our website www.lesecologycenter.org stay updated on events, volunteer opportunities, and exciting news. 📬 This month's newsletter is hitting inboxes next week and will include some new job opportunities!
January 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Looking to stay connected beyond social media?
Sign up for our newsletter through our website www.lesecologycenter.org stay updated on events, volunteer opportunities, and exciting news. 📬 This month's newsletter is hitting inboxes next week and will include some new job opportunities!
Sign up for our newsletter through our website www.lesecologycenter.org stay updated on events, volunteer opportunities, and exciting news. 📬 This month's newsletter is hitting inboxes next week and will include some new job opportunities!
We're Hiring: Stewardship Manager!
Are you an experienced horticulturist with a passion for public green spaces? Join our team as a full-time Stewardship Manager and lead meaningful volunteer activities that inspire environmental care and foster community engagement.
Are you an experienced horticulturist with a passion for public green spaces? Join our team as a full-time Stewardship Manager and lead meaningful volunteer activities that inspire environmental care and foster community engagement.
January 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
We're Hiring: Stewardship Manager!
Are you an experienced horticulturist with a passion for public green spaces? Join our team as a full-time Stewardship Manager and lead meaningful volunteer activities that inspire environmental care and foster community engagement.
Are you an experienced horticulturist with a passion for public green spaces? Join our team as a full-time Stewardship Manager and lead meaningful volunteer activities that inspire environmental care and foster community engagement.
Our very own Maddy was quoted in this @Gothamist article highlighting the critical threat NYC's street trees face due to the ongoing drought. 🌿 As arborists and community advocates work to protect these vital green spaces, the article sheds light on the challenges and urgent need for action.
Drought presents dire threat to NYC's street trees, arborists say
For many street trees, survival may depend on their human neighbors.
gothamist.com
December 13, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Our very own Maddy was quoted in this @Gothamist article highlighting the critical threat NYC's street trees face due to the ongoing drought. 🌿 As arborists and community advocates work to protect these vital green spaces, the article sheds light on the challenges and urgent need for action.
This year, with your support, we accomplished amazing milestones in sustainability and community engagement.
Donate | LES Ecology Center
The Lower East Side Ecology Center pioneers community-based models in urban sustainability.
ow.ly
December 13, 2024 at 8:14 PM
This year, with your support, we accomplished amazing milestones in sustainability and community engagement.
🌿 Giving Tuesday is here, and we’re so close to reaching our goal!
While big programs may come and go, local action stays strong. 💪
✅ Ready to make a difference? Go to lnkd.in/eCiHvrm5 to donate and help protect our planet—right here in the neighborhood! 🌎💚 hashtag#GivingTuesday
While big programs may come and go, local action stays strong. 💪
✅ Ready to make a difference? Go to lnkd.in/eCiHvrm5 to donate and help protect our planet—right here in the neighborhood! 🌎💚 hashtag#GivingTuesday
December 3, 2024 at 3:51 PM
🌿 Giving Tuesday is here, and we’re so close to reaching our goal!
While big programs may come and go, local action stays strong. 💪
✅ Ready to make a difference? Go to lnkd.in/eCiHvrm5 to donate and help protect our planet—right here in the neighborhood! 🌎💚 hashtag#GivingTuesday
While big programs may come and go, local action stays strong. 💪
✅ Ready to make a difference? Go to lnkd.in/eCiHvrm5 to donate and help protect our planet—right here in the neighborhood! 🌎💚 hashtag#GivingTuesday
🎧 Our Executive Director, Christine Datz Romero, recently spoke on the Food Pod for Humanity podcast
In the 3rd episode, Christine dives into the crucial connections between climate change and our food systems.
Take a listen and explore these important topics!
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In the 3rd episode, Christine dives into the crucial connections between climate change and our food systems.
Take a listen and explore these important topics!
rss.com/podcasts/foo...
Food Pod for Humanity
Brought to you by the Columbia Climate School's Food for Humanity Initiative, the Food Pod for Humanity will bring you limited series on topics that highlight the inter-dependencies of climate change ...
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November 20, 2024 at 9:14 PM
🎧 Our Executive Director, Christine Datz Romero, recently spoke on the Food Pod for Humanity podcast
In the 3rd episode, Christine dives into the crucial connections between climate change and our food systems.
Take a listen and explore these important topics!
rss.com/podcasts/foo...
In the 3rd episode, Christine dives into the crucial connections between climate change and our food systems.
Take a listen and explore these important topics!
rss.com/podcasts/foo...
An underfunded parks system means fewer opportunities to play, compete and grow community.
@NYCMayor's budget cuts eliminated nearly 800 @NYCParks staffing lines and ended key programs New Yorkers depend on.
Demand budget restorations to #SaveNYCParks at playfair.nyc
@NYCMayor's budget cuts eliminated nearly 800 @NYCParks staffing lines and ended key programs New Yorkers depend on.
Demand budget restorations to #SaveNYCParks at playfair.nyc
playfair.nyc
November 19, 2024 at 6:00 PM
An underfunded parks system means fewer opportunities to play, compete and grow community.
@NYCMayor's budget cuts eliminated nearly 800 @NYCParks staffing lines and ended key programs New Yorkers depend on.
Demand budget restorations to #SaveNYCParks at playfair.nyc
@NYCMayor's budget cuts eliminated nearly 800 @NYCParks staffing lines and ended key programs New Yorkers depend on.
Demand budget restorations to #SaveNYCParks at playfair.nyc
What are your plans this Thursday evening?
Join us for an inspiring Artist Talk at the Lower East Side Girls Club!
📅 Date: November 21
⏰ Time: 6–8 PM
📍 Location: Girls Club, 402 E 8th St, NY, NY 10009
www.lesecologycenter.org/communitycare/
Join us for an inspiring Artist Talk at the Lower East Side Girls Club!
📅 Date: November 21
⏰ Time: 6–8 PM
📍 Location: Girls Club, 402 E 8th St, NY, NY 10009
www.lesecologycenter.org/communitycare/
Community Care: Stewarding Your Neighborhood Art Show | LES Ecology Center
The Lower East Side Ecology Center pioneers community-based models in urban sustainability.
www.lesecologycenter.org
November 19, 2024 at 6:00 PM
What are your plans this Thursday evening?
Join us for an inspiring Artist Talk at the Lower East Side Girls Club!
📅 Date: November 21
⏰ Time: 6–8 PM
📍 Location: Girls Club, 402 E 8th St, NY, NY 10009
www.lesecologycenter.org/communitycare/
Join us for an inspiring Artist Talk at the Lower East Side Girls Club!
📅 Date: November 21
⏰ Time: 6–8 PM
📍 Location: Girls Club, 402 E 8th St, NY, NY 10009
www.lesecologycenter.org/communitycare/