Kingsland Wildflowers Open for Workshops, Field Trips and More!

Kingsland Wildflowers at Broadway Stages is open! The educational programmers at Newtown Creek Alliance are welcoming the community with open arms and have scheduled a host of fun and educational actives you can register for. This week alone they are hosting four hands-on workshops and a festival at the end of the month.

• Weeds: July 13 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm – Plant identification and weeding; common plants that can make up and disrupt a productive pollinator habitat. Sign-up.

• Needs: July 14 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm – Planting techniques for native species and rooftop systems. Sign-up.

• Seeds: July 15 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm – Wildflower seed harvesting from the green roof meadows. Sign-up.

• Stewardship Saturday: July 17 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm – Learn how green roofs operate, function, and perform at this hands-on workshop where you help care for the green roof meadows at Kingsland Wildflowers. Sign-up.

• Kingsland Wildflowers Festival: July 31 – Mark your calendars for this long-awaited festival. Details to follow!

NCA is also welcoming summer camps and it’s never too early to schedule school field trips. We can’t wait to see the kids back on the rooftop learning about their habitat and how to care for it. Be sure to register for the hands-on workshops via the Kingsland Wildflowers website and keep tabs on the many more events to follow! For other volunteer opportunities with NCA visit their events page. Have a happy and safe summer!