Join us at St. Mary’s Park for a morning of environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

Learn about the local environment while spending a morning outside gardening. You may be planting, mulching, protecting young trees, and/or removing invasive species.

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Black Forest is partnering with Bronx is Blooming and One Love Community Fridge to organize our 2nd community event to plant over 40 trees for Black lives in the South Bronx 10am–1pm on June 7th. RSVP for event location and name submission. FYI you don’t need to attend to submit a name. 

People of all ages and abilities as well as families are invited to attend and participate. After serving you with food and drinks, we'll guide you through a series of activities including saying the names of Black ancestors, listening to the trees and planting them.  

About Black Forest

Black Forest is a tree planting and story telling initiative founded by artist and researcher Ekene Ijeoma at his former MIT lab Poetic Justice (2018–2024). Starting in November 2022, he's organized all-age events with local governments, organizations, and communities to plant over 500 trees of many species and sizes in parks, lawns, and sidewalks across 8 states: Michigan (Melvindale), Massachusetts (Boston), California (San Francisco), Florida (Florida City, Miami), Missouri (St. Louis), Rhode Island (Providence), Washington (Seattle), Bronx (New York). He’s also directing and producing a short film series documenting our efforts to plant over 40,000 trees across all 50 states in the next 8 years. Please help by participating, sharing and donating at black-forest.us. 

Ekene Ijeoma

Ekene Ijeoma is an artist based in Brooklyn, NY. He researches how sociopolitical systems unjustly affect people and develops sculptures, installations, and performances that poetically expose their inequalities or engage people in collaboratively changing them. His work has been presented by the Contemporary Art Museum of St. Louis, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Contemporary Art Museum of Houston, The Arts Club of Chicago, and Museum of Modern Art. From 2019–2024, he was an Assistant Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at MIT and the Founder of Poetic Justice, the first artist-led and arts-focused group at MIT Media Lab. 

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Join us at Crotona Park for a morning of environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!

We will be working in Crotona Park, a 127-acre urban oasis, just south of the Cross Bronx Expressway. "Among naturalists, the park is widely known for its variety of tree species and gorgeous 3.3-acre lake, which serves as home to turtles, ducks, and fish." (NYC Parks)

Learn about the local environment while spending a morning outside gardening. You may be planting, mulching, protecting young trees, and/or removing invasive species.

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Join us for a Saturday of park revitalization at Shoelace! Meet new friends, garden, and learn more about our local ecosystem!

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Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

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Join us at St. Mary’s Park for a morning of environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

Learn about the local environment while spending a morning outside gardening. You may be planting, mulching, protecting young trees, and/or removing invasive species.

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Join us at Soundview Park for a Friday afternoon of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

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Join us at Crotona Park for a morning of environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!

We will be working in Crotona Park, a 127-acre urban oasis, just south of the Cross Bronx Expressway. "Among naturalists, the park is widely known for its variety of tree species and gorgeous 3.3-acre lake, which serves as home to turtles, ducks, and fish." (NYC Parks)

Learn about the local environment while spending a morning outside gardening. You may be planting, mulching, protecting young trees, and/or removing invasive species.

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Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

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The Bronx is… Birding!

Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of birding with Gaia, our Tree Care Coordinator. In addition to enjoying the birds, you will be helping us collect data with your sightings.

Before attending, please download the Merlin app if able! We have binoculars, but we recommend bringing your own if you have them

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10 participant limit

Join us for an afternoon of park environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!

We will be working at Macombs Dam Park. Learn about the important role of trees in the local ecosystem while stewarding the young trees in the park which means weeding and aerating the soil around them, adding a fresh layer of mulch, and cleaning up debris around them. More details in the link below!

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THIS EVENT HAS BEEN MOVED FROM 4/12 TO 5/17 DUE TO WEATHER

Join us for an afternoon of park environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!

We will be working at Walter Gladwin Park. Learn about the local environment while spending a morning outside gardening. You may be planting, mulching, protecting young trees, and/or removing invasive species.

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Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

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Join us at Soundview Park for a Friday afternoon of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

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Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

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Join us at Soundview Park for a Friday afternoon of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

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Join us for an afternoon of park environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!

We will be working at Rev. Foster Park. Learn about the important role of trees in the local ecosystem while stewarding the young trees in the park which means weeding and aerating the soil around them, adding a fresh layer of mulch, and cleaning up debris around them. More details in the link below!

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Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

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Join us at Soundview Park for a Friday afternoon of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

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The Bronx is… Birding!

Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of birding with Gaia, our Tree Care Coordinator. In addition to enjoying the birds, you will be helping us collect data with your sightings.

Before attending, please download the Merlin app if able! We have binoculars, but we recommend bringing your own if you have them

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10 participant limit

The Bronx is Blooming is collaborating with the Decatur Block Association for its Car Free Earth Day event!

Volunteers will help with street tree stewardship and plug planting in tree pits.

We will meet at the intersection of Decatur Ave. and E 194th St.

Decatur Ave. between E 194th and E 195th St. will be closed for activities for all ages! Light refreshments will be provided.

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Join us for an afternoon of park environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!

We will be working at Franz Sigel Park. Learn about the important role of trees in the local ecosystem while stewarding the young trees in the park which means weeding and aerating the soil around them, adding a fresh layer of mulch, and cleaning up debris around them. More details in the link below!

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Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

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Join us at Soundview Park for a Friday afternoon of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

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Join us at Crotona Park for a morning of environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!

We will be working in Crotona Park, a 127-acre urban oasis, just south of the Cross Bronx Expressway. "Among naturalists, the park is widely known for its variety of tree species and gorgeous 3.3-acre lake, which serves as home to turtles, ducks, and fish." (NYC Parks)

Learn about the local environment while spending a morning outside gardening. You may be planting, mulching, protecting young trees, and/or removing invasive species.

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RESCHEDULED FROM 4/12 TO 4/19 FOR WEATHER

Calling all CB 1 community members and friends! The Bronx is Blooming is excited to be a part of this Earth Day celebration in the South Bronx. We will be contributing to the clean up through an afternoon of street tree stewardship.

Join us at St. Mary's Park at the entrance near the dog run from E 143rd St. (St. Mary’s St). The event will run from 2-4pm and is followed by live music, community workshops, and a resource fair in Roberto Clemente Square from 4-6pm!

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Join us at Mosholu Parkway for a morning of park environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty!

Learn about the local environment while spending time outside gardening. You may be planting, mulching, protecting young trees, and/or removing invasive species.

Meeting Location: Yellow brick building on the corner of Webster Ave and Mosholu Parkway South

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Join us at Soundview Park for a morning of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

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Join us at Soundview Park for a Friday afternoon of ecological restoration! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

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Join us at St. Mary’s Park for a morning of environmental revitalization! Have fun, meet new friends, and get your hands dirty.

Learn about the local environment while spending a morning outside gardening. You may be planting, mulching, protecting young trees, and/or removing invasive species.

Sign Up Here