This event has been canceled. Need volunteer hours for school or work? Want to help out in your neighborhood? Fort Tryon Park welcomes you! Help prep the park by assisting the Friends Committee and NYC Parks staff by painting, planting, weeding, and more! Wear long pants and sturdy shoes. Tools and gloves will be provided. […]
When you visit the Heather Garden in Fort Tryon Park during spring, summer, and fall, you will see not only the hundreds of species of flowering plants. You will see beautiful hummingbirds, butterflies, moths, bees, beetles, wasps, and flies that pollinate these flowers. Join naturalist and author Leslie Day on Zoom, to learn about the […]
These stewardship days take place on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month from August through November. August 8 and 22 groups meet at the Anne Loftus Playground Parkhouse. Wear long pants and sturdy shoes and join the Fort Tryon Park Trust and NYC Parks to work along the Broadway berm! Activities will include […]
This wonderful annual musical event will be held virtually this summer. Join the Fort Tryon Tryon Park Trust, NYC Parks, and the Michels family to celebrate the park's 85th Anniversary by honoring the late Council Member Stan Michels at the 12 Annual Stan Michels Memorial Jazz Concert. Enjoy live jazz by local impresario Marjorie Eliot, […]
Meet at the Heather Garden entrance. Project area is Fort Washington Terrace slope. Wear long pants and sturdy shoes and join the Fort Tryon Park Trust and NYC Parks for a beautification day to work along the Broadway berm. Activities will include some or all of the following: painting, planting preparations, planting, weeding, and more. […]
These stewardship days take place on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month from August through November. August 8 and 22 groups meet at the Anne Loftus Playground Parkhouse. Wear long pants and sturdy shoes and join the Fort Tryon Park Trust and NYC Parks to work along the Broadway berm! Activities will include […]
These stewardship days take place on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month from August through November. Meet at the Broadway Greeting Garden at the Arden Street & Broadway entrance to the park. Wear long pants and sturdy shoes and join the Fort Tryon Park Trust and NYC Parks to work along the Broadway […]
Watch the recording of the Zoom workshop HERE. The Heather Garden: Building on the Olmsted Legacy for 85 Years. Join an online workshop with Public Garden Designer Ronda Brands and travel through the 8+ decades of the Heather Garden's evolving landscape. Starting with the Olmsted Brothers planting plan for John D. Rockefeller, Jr. in the […]
Please join us! Meet NYC Parks' horticulture staff at the Margaret Corbin Circle/Heather Garden entrance to sign in. Wear long pants and sturdy shoes. Activities will include some or all of the following: painting, planting preparations, planting, weeding, and more. Tools and gloves will be provided but bring a filled water bottle. Volunteers under 18 […]
These stewardship days take place on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month from August through November. Meet at the Broadway Greeting Garden at the Arden Street & Broadway entrance to the park. Wear long pants and sturdy shoes and join the Fort Tryon Park Trust and NYC Parks to work along the Broadway […]
The Fort Tryon Park Trust is hosting three regular volunteer days per month from September through November - see our calendar for times and location. Please support our work to maintain the park and we hope to see you at our stewardship events!