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Sherman Creek Park: NYRP Pawpaw Fest

Join NYRP for a free community celebration of North America’s largest native fruit: the beloved pawpaw and native trees

Featuring a pawpaw sapling giveaway, park tours, music, community partners, participant-powered smoothies made with our bike blender, and a workshop and talk about pawpaw propagation.

11:00 AM – Pawpaw propagation workshop led by the “Pawpaw King of Brooklyn,” Reza Farzan → no  seats available f, but you can still sign up for the waitlist
12:00–4:00 PM – Tabling, including bike blender smoothies  (until they run out)
1:00–3:00 PM – Free pawpaw tree giveaway — Advance registration is full, but  at 2 PM, trees will be available for walk-up recipients on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. Please arrive around 1pm to join the waitlist.
2:00 PM – Pawpaw presentation from permaculture expert and regional authority Dale Hendricks
Plus music and community partner activities!

The event will be open to the public, with registration encouraged.

Sherman Creek Park: The Path to Mycelium

Join the New York Restoration Project’s urban agriculture team for a comprehensive tour of Sherman Creek Park’s beloved Teaching Garden. Learn about how we cultivate shiitake mushrooms at the largest outdoor log yard in New York City. And explore other interesting things growing in the garden, from ginger and turmeric to chayote and more.

New York Restoration Project has been helping steward community gardens since the 1990s. For the last 5 years, they’ve provided technical assistance and educational support in urban agriculture. The Riley-Levin Teaching Garden is a cornerstone of their educational programming.

This tour is a part of the 2026 National GrowTogether Conference. For more information please visit: nyc.gov/parks/growtogether

Registration is required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-path-to-mycelium-tickets-1986224456818?aff=oddtdtcreator

Location: Riley-Levin Teaching Garden at Sherman Creek Park

Sherman Creek: Educational Tour

In preparation for City Nature Challenge (4/24-4/27), join NYC Parks staff on a hike around Sherman Creek to explore the diversity of spring wildflowers. Volunteers will learn how to identify these plants and how to make iNaturalist observations of any other signs of nature you find along the way. Please bring water and a snack as well as your smartphone or camera! We will stay on trails and the hike will not be strenuous, but we will be walking for about an hour and a half, so please dress appropriately. If you do not know how to use iNaturalist, arrive 15 minutes early and we will show you how!

Meeting Location: 199th St and 10th Ave
Free — Registration is required: https://www.nycgovparks.org/reg/stewardship/19206