Earth Day on Governors Island!

Governors Island is the perfect place to celebrate the planet we call home!Join us on Earth Day for volunteer stewardship projects, environmental education activities, guided landscape tours and workshops, performances, and so much more.

Please indicate the number of volunteers you are registering with the number of "tickets" in the age group(s) suit you. Earth Day festivities are FREE and open to all! You'll have the option to add a donation to your registration - all donations help ensure that we can continue to offer public events for free to New Yorkers year-round!

Plan your trip! Buy tickets for the ferry and find more information about traveling to Governors Island HERE.

Participation is on a first-come, first served basis. Participants will be able to self-select projects on the morning of April 22, including opportunities with the Trust for Governors Island Horticulture team, Billion Oyster Project, National Park Service, Earth Matter, Bee Conservancy and other Island partners. Project registration will occur between 10am and 10:30am at Colonels Row.

Registration is highly encouraged. Please note that we cannot guarantee groups larger than 5 people will be placed on the same volunteer project. To reserve a group project, please email [email protected].