Brooklyn, NY: Marine Park Earth Day Celebration; and the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens Hanami
The weather is supposed to be sunny and very mild in New York City this entire weekend, so it’s a great day to come to Marine Park’s Salt Marsh Nature Center and check out the Earth Day celebration. The event is on Sunday, April 26 starts at 10 am and runs through the afternoon. Folks so inclined can participate in community service, park clean-up, nature crafts and an ecology hike. The Brooklyn Dance Center Ensemble will also be there at 3 pm, and the afternoon will be filled with entertainment, dancing and singing. So if you’re here, come enjoy the Salt Marsh. It’ s located at Avenue U and East 33 Street. Take the B3 bus to get here. There’s nothing like it, which I guess is why we live in Marine Park and love this neighborhood.
Another idea for a lovely spring day is to check out the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens Hanami, which is the annual Cherry Blossom Viewing Season at the gardens. The Botanic Gardens are beautiful any time of year, but the Cherry Blossoms make a visit here extra special. The viewing map which tracks the blossoms was updated on April 24 and shows the progress of blooming. Along the lake, many of the trees are in peak bloom but along the Cherry Walk the weeping Cherry trees are not even in bloom yet. So don’t miss out. The Hanami Viewing Season runs until Sunday May 10. Definitely worth a trip, and one of the many events we enjoy each year in Brooklyn. The BBG is at 900 Washington Avenue, and is easily accessible by the #2, 3, B, Q, #4 and Franklin Avenue Shuttle. The link to the website is: www.bbb.org
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Bonnie & David