From 11AM – 2PM on Saturday, October 23rd you can be a Clean & Green Volunteer at the north end of 2nd Ave where it meets the canal.

There you can help the Gowanus Canal Conservancy create a new street end garden, which utilizes compost, recycled materials, native plants and trees. Construction began last month, when the group reclaimed a large area of the street end by reconfiguring several large concrete blocks which help define and protect the garden.

Planting beds between the blocks will filter and decrease the volume of stormwater runoff before it discharges into the canal.

There’s a lot to do and they can’t do it alone. Volunteer tasks include site preparation, tree and shrub planting, and mulching.

You must wear closed shoes, long pants and a long sleeved shirt. Tools and gloves will be provided but if you have heavy-duty work gloves or specific clean up/gardening tools that you’d like to use, please feel free to bring them (make sure they are labeled with your name).

Also bring drinking water for yourself. If you’re interested in volunteering for the October 23rd event please email: volunteer@gowanuscanalconservancy.org or call us at (718) 541-4378.

Volunteers under age 18 must have a parent or guardian on site to sign a release and available to supervise them (call if you need more information).