NYC Wildflower Week Celebration at Solar One

On Saturday May 10th from 10am-2pm, Solar One will be hosting a celebration of Native Plants as part of NYC’s first Wild Flower Week. This free event will focus on educating children on the importance of native plants and to celebrate them through fun interactive activities in Stuyvesant Cove Park. Appropriate for ages 3-12.

Activities include:

Potting up your own native plants to take home

Making seed balls to disperse somewhere in the city

Bingo and crossword puzzles

Worm composting demonstration by The Lower East Side Ecology Center

“Pretend you’re a plant” interactive park tour

Create your own plant hat and/or costume by The New York Restoration Project

Coloring your favorite native plant

All are welcome, please come and join us!


Posted on Monday, May 5th, 2008 at 4:43 pm | Tagged in Education, Native Plants, New York City, Solar One, Stuyvesant Cove Park, Sustainability | posted by Melissa

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