Events

Meet Roosevelt Island’s Bats! Join Urban Bat Project NYC’s Nic Comparato for a bat watch at Southpoint Park near the Miyawaki pocket forest.

What’s the buzz? Did you know most bees don’t sting, make honey or hive homes? No hands, no problem - wild bees collect mud, leaf or plant fuzz in their mouths to create the perfect home for the next gen of baby bees. Come create art like they do to better understand their lives and needs. FREE.

Fun activities, great views. Celebrate with us and witness a dynamic ShakunDaviDance performance at 1 PM and percussion by Fogo Azul NYC at 3 PM.

Celebrating 1 year of Inclusive Gardening in Queens

Join iDig2Learn for Flower Power Planting

Tweens & Teens join us at NYPL for gardening fun. FREE

iDig2Learn joins The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment educational panel during the 14th Annual Winter Film Festival. This NYC Film Green panel is free to the public. Come learn how to create big impact stories without big waste on nature.

Fall in love. Enjoy heartwarming spices for an aromatic Valentine's Day afternoon of Masala Chai, savory bites and sweets. Join us to learn about the magic of spices and delight in catering by Louella Streitz of Sweetly Yours.

Join us for a hands-on workshop with Adam Walker of Battery Urban Farm to explore how native plants can support food, medicine, habitat, and craft, and learn to make natural cordage from plant fibers. Presented by NYPL, iDig2Learn, and The Battery Conservancy.

Howard Axel, Four Freedoms Park Conservancy & Christina Delfico, iDig2Learn share the secrets to success of running outdoor public programming using public lands and green space. Hear origin stories, lessons learned & be inspired by creative ways they pull together multiple partners to unite RI.

Celebrate the urban forest annual event at Lighthouse Park with tree care and a 45-minute mesmerizing dance performance by Jody Sperling's Time Lapse Dance ensemble thanks to Main St. Theatre & Dance Alliance. Try snacks by Poppa's Pantry and forest-inspired body butters by Niava's Body Bar too.

NYS 1st Miyawaki Method mini forest celebrates year 1. Join iDig2Learn, local leaders and Lenape Center's Joe Baker and Hadrien Coumans for the SUGi Manhattan Healing Forest / Tekenink atàm birthday (rain or shine).

Field Guide: Eye on Color with iDig2Learn

Free day celebrating our waters. Join us at FDR Four Freedoms State Park to learn about marine life, make what origami and enjoy a dance performance at 2 pm by Chrisbisram/ShakunDavi Dance inspired by Luyster Creek. The public is invited to bring a water memory item or a memory of a loved one.

Sign up to plant flowers with iDig2Learn

NYS Assembly Member Seawright’s 11th Annual Women of Distinction Award

FREE: iDig2Learn joins the upcoming Trees New York and Forest For All NYC panel on Manhattan's Urban Forest Updates. Hear about LIDAR for the Tree Canopy, Micro-Grants, the 1st Miyawaki Method pocket forest & the new City-wide Urban Forest Plan.

Join us for lunch as iDig2Learn's Bellies, Bins and Beauty food appreciation initiative continues on Roosevelt Island. Featuring Louella Streitz who will guide us through the a delicious and healthy Indian food experience.