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Inwood Hill Park: 13th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep (Two Locations)

Join Friends of Inwood Hill Park and Riverkeeper for TWO cleanups on Saturday, May 4, for the 13th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep, a day of service for the Hudson River and its tributaries. This is a rain or shine event.
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SCHEDULE (2 CLEANUPS at 2 LOCATIONS):
11AM to 1:30PM at Inwood Canoe Club – 360 Dyckman Street
Volunteers will meet at Inwood Canoe Club, 360 Dyckman St, New York, NY 10034. Street parking available, but arrive early as it can be competitve.
2PM to 5PM at Northern Inwood Hill – West 218th St & Indian Rd
Volunteers will meet just inside the park entrance at the corner of Indian Rd and 218th.
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Registration Required for both: https://linktr.ee/friendsofinwoodhill
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We recommend that all Sweep volunteers bring a hat, sunscreen, a full reusable water bottle, insect repellent, work gloves and hand sanitizer.
This site is suitable for elementary-aged children with adult supervision.
Questions? Contact Riverkeeper at sweep@riverkeeper.org or Kirsten Hopkins at hopkins.kirsten@gmail.com.
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*IMPORTANT! To ensure the safety of volunteers, Sweep Site Leaders, professional staff, and our communities, we ask that volunteers adhere to the following guidelines:
Volunteers are required to pre-register for Sweep.
Links are here: https://linktr.ee/friendsofinwoodhill
Volunteers should not participate if they have ANY signs of illness or if they have potentially been exposed to COVID-19.
Over the last 12 years, Sweep leaders have completed 1,199 service projects, bringing together thousands of volunteers from NYC to the Adirondacks to clean up 355 tons of debris, and plant or maintain 7,130 native plants. This incredible effort is made possible by the generosity of our members, sponsors, and donors. If you would like to support the continued growth of the Riverkeeper Sweep, please consider making a donation. Contributions of any amount are meaningful.
The event is FREE but given limited spaces, advance registration is required.

9th Annual Friends of Inwood Hill Park Earth Day Festival

The 9th Annual Friends of Inwood Hill Park Earth Day Festival is April 19-20, 2024. Come on out and care for our common home across the street from yours. The full schedule is announced. Registration links with details are in our bio.

Celebrate earth with your community through park stewardship, volunteerism, advocacy, and education in the Shorakapok Preseve in present-day Inwood Hill Park in the ancestral homeland of the Lenape – Lenapehoking. Inwood Hill Park is Manhattan’s only natural old-growth forest.

Inwood Hill Park: Sunset Poetry Hike

Friday night’s Sunset Poetry Hike kicks off the 9th Annual Earth Day Festival, organized by the Friends of Inwood Hill Park and led by @donniewelchpoetry!

Friday, April 19th, 6:30pm
Isham & Seaman entrance


Registration required (free)

The hike will start at the Isham street entrance, wander around the shoreline of the cove, then head up the Blue Trail to Overlook Meadow for sunset before we finally hike out together at dusk. We’ll break along the way for poetry about natural spaces and our relationships to land. We’ll also offer time for anyone who wants to share work: their own creation or something that inspires them.

Pack water, snacks, and a poem, song, or rap for the Sunset Poetry Hike. An open mic hike for all ages and abilities.

Please wear sturdy closed toe shoes and bring a flashlight or headlamp for the hike out. All ages and ability levels are welcome for both the hike and readings.

The guided hike will be led and hosted by local poet Donnie Welch, a Super Steward trail maintainer with the Natural Areas Conservancy.

The 1st photo of Donnie, by Donnie, the other 3 by @taryher taken at the 2023 festival hike.

The 9th Annual Friends of Inwood Hill Park Earth Day Festival is April 19-20, 2024. Come on out and care for our common home across the street from yours. The full schedule is announced. Registration links with details are in our bio.

Celebrate earth with your community through park stewardship, volunteerism, advocacy, and education in the Shorakapok Preseve in present-day Inwood Hill Park in the ancestral homeland of the Lenape – Lenapehoking. Inwood Hill Park is Manhattan’s only natural old-growth forest.

This year’s international earth day theme is “Plastics vs Planet.” @earthdaynetwork

Friends of Inwood Hill Park: Information Meeting

WOW!! About 200 people responded to our survey! There are so many people who love and care for our green oasis!
Come to our meeting to connect with others who 💚 our park, learn about our group, and make some plans for how we can care for our park and community together!
We’ll gather briefly at the Payson and Beak entrance of the park, then take a little walk to see some of our work, and wrap-up near the Seaman and Isham entrance.
Free event! Drop ins welcome, but please register so we have an idea of how many are attending. Event is rain or shine. If the weather is severe, we will announce a nearby indoor location at the same time