Gov­er­nors Island’s third annu­al Earth Day cel­e­bra­tion will cel­e­brate the pow­er of native plants through free edu­ca­tion­al activ­i­ties and work­shops for all ages, guid­ed tours through the Island’s open space, a par­tic­i­pa­to­ry mur­al inspired by the rela­tion­ship between milk­weed and Monarch but­ter­flies, Gov­er­nors Island Nature activ­i­ties, and vol­un­teer stew­ard­ship projects. The fes­tiv­i­ties will also include […]

Through Month­ly Ser­vice Days, the Trust for Gov­er­nors Island’s hor­ti­cul­ture team and Friends of Gov­er­nors Island invite you to par­tic­i­pate in a sin­gle-day stew­ard­ship project focused on habi­tat restora­tion.

Through Month­ly Ser­vice Days, the Trust for Gov­er­nors Island’s hor­ti­cul­ture team and Friends of Gov­er­nors Island invite you to par­tic­i­pate in a sin­gle-day stew­ard­ship project focused on habi­tat restora­tion.

Through Month­ly Ser­vice Days, the Trust for Gov­er­nors Island’s hor­ti­cul­ture team and Friends of Gov­er­nors Island invite you to par­tic­i­pate in a sin­gle-day stew­ard­ship project focused on habi­tat restora­tion.

12pm-2pm — live ice carv­ing along Colonels Row; 2:30pm — awards ceremony; 3pm-5pm - post-show party

Help to grow milk­weed, a native peren­ni­al, from seed along­side the team respon­si­ble for stew­ard­ing the Island’s land­scapes. Lend a hand while learn­ing about native plant prop­a­ga­tion and eco­log­i­cal gardening. This project involves fill­ing quart pots with pot­ting medi­um, plac­ing milk­weed seeds into pots, and stag­ing plant trays for win­ter strat­i­fi­ca­tion. No gar­den­ing expe­ri­ence is […]

Home fer­men­ta­tion? Yes, please! At this work­shop, host­ed by Earth Mat­ter NY, par­tic­i­pants will com­bine ​“hot” ingre­di­ents (gin­ger, pep­pers, horse­rad­ish) with apple cider vine­gar and raw hon­ey to make Fire Cider: a health­ful herbal ton­ic with mul­ti­ple ben­e­fi­cial prop­er­ties. You’ll be intro­duced to some of nature’s finest (and some­times sur­pris­ing) drink­able ingre­di­ents and con­coct your […]

Gov­er­nors Island Nature is a new ini­tia­tive that will expand vis­i­tor engage­ment with the island’s 120 acres of nat­ur­al and built open spaces. Today's schedule - 12pm: ​“Hope and Con­straints in Resort­ing our Urban Habi­tats,” a lec­ture by Dr. Steven Han­del, pro­fes­sor Dis­tin­guished Pro­fes­sor of Ecol­o­gy and Evo­lu­tion Emer­i­tus at Rut­gers Uni­ver­si­ty Admi­rals House, Nolan […]

Vis­i­tors are invit­ed to pick out their own pump­kins (free with sug­gest­ed dona­tion). One per per­son per household. Gov­er­nors Island food ven­dors will be on-site both week­ends with Fall-themed food and drink avail­able for purchase.