Tri-State Area

New York City

Lower East Side Ecology Center

The Lower East Side Ecology Center works toward a more sustainable New York City by providing community-based recycling and composting programs,developing local stewardship of green space, and increasing community awareness, involvement and youth development through environmental education programs.

The Ecology Center provides internships to college and high school students in environmental education, composting education, and small business environmental sustainability. Our internships are offered each semester and in the summer and we prefer students who are receiving course credit for the internship.

For more information, contact:

Tara DePorte, Program Director

email:tara@lesecologycenter.org

phone: (212) 477-4022

Bright Green Markets

Bright Green Markets empowers Action Teams by providing them with
their own fundraising online green market.The Action Teams will not
only be able to raise money to green their communities, but they will
also be helping people reduce their carbon footprint.

There is no cost or obligation and all of the products sold are good
for the environment. It is easy to get started, simply visit
www.BrightGreenMarkets.com or email Martha@BrightGreenMarkets.com.

Solar One

Solar One is a green energy, arts, and education center. Our educational programs explore relationships between the natural and built environment using the urban ecology of New York City as a focal point to investigate renewable energy, sustainable design, estuary ecology, entrepreneurship, and environmental art. Our enrichment programs are available for all NYC students, K-12, and include a field trip to our Solar Powered Building at the edge of the East River in Manhattan.

For more information on how to get involved please contact:

Sarah Pidgeon
Education Coordinator
pidgeon@solar1.org
www.solar1.org

GrowNYC

GrowNYC is hands-on, 40 year old non-profit which improves New York City’s quality of life through environmental programs that transform communities block by block and empower all New Yorkers to secure a clean and healthy environment for future generations. Programs include: Greenmarket farmers’ markets, Office of Recycling Outreach and Education, the Open Space Greening program and hands-on education programs include Learn It Grow It Eat It.

There are many hands-on education programs available at GrowNYC for youth. Whether it’s planting trees along the NYC watershed, touring a Greenmarket and meeting the farmers, or building pizza box solar ovens, our programs reach thousands of youth each year and there are many ways to get involved.

For more information, contact:

Lindsay Robertson

LRobertson@grownyc.org

(212)-788-7900

grownyc.org

Recycle-A-Bicycle

Recycle-A-Bicycle is a community-based bike shop and non-profit organization that provides educational/job training programs and encourages environmental stewardship and everyday bicycle use. Through programs such as Earn-A-Bike, Ride Club, Cycle Craft, and Summer Youth Employment Program, RAB is dedicated to the health and well-being of NYC youth.

There are many ways to participate at Recycle-A-Bicycle! Lend a hand to help prepare kids bikes for Kids Bike Swaps scheduled to take place throughout the summer or join us for Kids Ride Club, open to youth ages 10-17.

Ride Club is a great way to learn the benefits of safe cycling first-hand, as well as enjoy many wonderful destinations throughout the city. Ride Club meets every Friday in July and August and departs at 10:00am from Recycle-A-Bicycle's Long Island City location. Permission slips are required and can be found here: http://www.recycleabicycle.org/youthprograms/rideclub