Events

Upcoming Events

August 7, 2025 - 5:00pm

Annual Greenspace Bus Tour

Join us for a two-hour tour of a few of the Greenspace sites that have been supported by volunteer groups all summer long.

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Past Events

May 17, 2025

Yale Milestone Tree Planting

Come plant trees in honor of staff members celebrating a milestone year working at Yale.

the green in front of Sterling Library
April 26, 2025

17th Annual Rock to Rock Earth Day Event

Register to ride one of 6 bike routes or walk in one of two parks (East Rock or West Rock) with hundreds of people who care about the environment on a beautiful spring day!

East Rock Park
February 19, 2025

Tree Ambassador Canvassing

URI plants free trees for any New Haven resident or business who commits to watering the tree(s) for 3 years. Canvassing is the best method for finding tree adopters.

Meet at the A to Z Deli
February 14, 2025

Outdoor Workshop on De-Vining

This 2-hour hands-on workshop will be led by URI's Associate Director Chris Ozyck to identify, tag, & de-vine native plants.

West River Memorial Park
December 20, 2024

Sustainable CT Campaign

Support our winter work through the Sustainable CT matching fund. We need a dozen donors to give $50 to reach our goal. Will you help us?

October 30, 2024

Tree Ambassador Event

Become a Tree Ambassador! Knock on doors with URI volunteers looking for people willing to adopt and water new street trees in front of their homes or businesses.

Meet at Dayton and Fairfield St.

October 19, 2024

A Global Walk with Bill

The Global Walk with Bill will take place on Saturday 19 October 2024 at 3p-3:30p Greenwich Mean Time. You are invited to find a meaningful place to-- at that time--go for a brief walk or other contemplation. In doing so, you will join a collective of persons touched by Professor Bill Burch, who passed away on July 16, 2024.

wherever you are
October 17, 2024

Tree Ambassador Event

URI invites you to knock on doors to identify people willing to adopt and water a new street tree in front of their home or business.

Dwight neighborhood, Monitor Square
October 11, 2024

Milestone Tree Planting

Plant three sugar maple trees in honor of Yale staff celebrating a milestone year.

Yale Divinity Farm, enter from St. Ronan St.

August 8, 2024

Annual Greenspace Bus Tour

Jump on a charter bus at City Hall to tour local Greenspaces stewarded by hundreds of volunteers this summer. A light dinner will be served mid-tour. Registration required.

Meet at City Hall

April 27, 2024

16th Annual Rock to Rock Earth Day Ride/Walk

We hope you’ll bike or hike with us! There’s something for every age and skill level, from family-friendly hikes at both East Rock and West Rock, to tons of biking options, ranging from 5 to 60 miles! Join URI's team and help us raise $10,000 for our work planting trees, providing green jobs training, and improving greenspaces in New Haven!

ride starts and ends at East Rock Park

April 16, 2024

Milestone Tree Plantings

Volunteers are invited to plant trees on Yale Campus with us in honor of staff celebrating a milestone year at Yale.

March 29, 2024

De-Vining Volunteer Events

Take climate action! Clear invasive vines and plants from forested areas in New Haven. Save our tree canopy from strangulation.

various locations
March 28, 2024

De-Vining Volunteer Events

Take climate action! Clear invasive vines and plants from forested areas in New Haven. Save our tree canopy from strangulation.

various locations
March 27, 2024

De-Vining Volunteer Events

Take climate action! Clear invasive vines and plants from forested areas in New Haven. Save our tree canopy from strangulation.

various locations
March 27, 2024

Tree Ambassador Event

Come knock on doors in Fair Haven and let people know they can request free trees from URI.

Meet in Fair Haven at
March 21, 2024

Tree Ambassador Event

Come knock on doors in Fair Haven with our Tree Ambassador crew!

Fair Haven
March 20, 2024

Rock to Rock Launch Party

DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykes will be the keynote at the 16th Annual Rock to Rock Launch Party. Listen to live music, eat great food, and learn about the Earth Day series of community rides and walks that will happen on April 27 in support of 24 local nonprofits, including URI.

ClimateHaven
March 13, 2024

Tree Ambassador volunteer event

Calling all Tree Ambassadors! Come door knocking in Fair Haven Wed afternoon to let residents know they can request free trees for their curbstrips.

Lewis Street Park
March 9, 2024

Tool Repair and Maintenance Workshop

Come learn how to repair and maintain your gardening tools: shovels, pruners, etc.

Trowbridge Environmental Center, East Rock Park
February 10, 2024

"De-Vining" Talk

Come learn about "de-vining" and hear from URI's Associate Director and natural areas management expert, Chris Ozyck.

Trowbridge Environmental Center, East Rock Park
February 9, 2024

Tree Ambassador Event

Join URI staff to knock on doors in Fair Haven and let residents know they can request free trees for their curbstrip.

Meeet at Esmeralda's Community Greenspace
January 31, 2024

Winter Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteer with Community Greenspace groups working throughout the city in January. Sign up in advance by following the link.

various locations in New Haven
January 26, 2024

Winter Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteer with Community Greenspace groups working throughout the city in January. Sign up in advance by following the link.

various locations in New Haven
January 25, 2024

Tree Ambassador Event

Sign up to volunteer as a Tree Ambassador!

Meet at Castle St. and Main St. in Fair Haven
January 24, 2024

Winter Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteer with Community Greenspace groups working throughout the city in January. Sign up in advance by following the link.

various locations in New Haven
January 20, 2024

Winter Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteer with Community Greenspace groups working throughout the city in January. Sign up in advance by following the link.

various locations in New Haven
January 17, 2024

Winter Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteer with Community Greenspace groups working throughout the city in January. Sign up in advance by following the link.

various locations in New Haven
January 17, 2024

Winter Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteer with Community Greenspace groups working throughout the city in January. Sign up in advance by following the link.

various locations in New Haven
January 13, 2024

Exploring Nature Open House

Come visit Trowbridge Environmental Center in East Rock Park! Get some fresh air in the park and come inside for free coffee, hot cocoa, and bagels!

Trowbridge Environmental Center, East Rock Park
January 10, 2024

Winter Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteer with Community Greenspace groups working throughout the city in January. Sign up in advance by following the link.

various locations in New Haven
January 6, 2024

Winter Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteer with Community Greenspace groups working throughout the city in January. Sign up in advance by following the link.

various locations in New Haven
November 28, 2023

Community Forum on New Haven's Parks

This community forum with Mayor Elicker is an opportunity for New Haven residents to provide input on what they would like to see when the City restructures the park system. Registration required.

Room G2
November 1, 2023

Tree Ambassador Volunteer Event

Volunteer to help URI plant more trees by knocking on doors to share information about how to adopt free trees for your curbstrip.

Clinton St. and Grafton St. corner of Chatham Sq. Park (Nov 1 only)
October 25, 2023

Tree Ambassador Volunteer Event

Volunteer to help URI plant more trees by knocking on doors to share information about how to adopt free trees for your curbstrip.

Clinton St. and Grafton St. corner of Chatham Sq. Park (Nov 1 only)
October 18, 2023

Tree Ambassador Volunteer Event

Volunteer to help URI plant more trees by knocking on doors to share information about how to adopt free trees for your curbstrip.

Clinton St. and Grafton St. corner of Chatham Sq. Park (Nov 1 only)
October 13, 2023

Tree Ambassador Volunteer Event

Volunteer to help URI plant more trees by knocking on doors to share information about how to adopt free trees for your curbstrip.

Clinton St. and Grafton St. corner of Chatham Sq. Park (Nov 1 only)
October 11, 2023

Tree Ambassador Volunteer Event

Volunteer to help URI plant more trees by knocking on doors to share information about how to adopt free trees for your curbstrip.

Clinton St. and Grafton St. corner of Chatham Sq. Park (Nov 1 only)
October 4, 2023

Yale Staff Milestone Tree Plantings

Come plant trees on Yale Campus in honor of staff celebrating a milestone year. Celebrate Sustainability Week!

Yale Health
September 9, 2023

Tree Ambassador Training

Want to help get more trees planted in New Haven? Come to this brief training on how to be a Tree Ambassador!

CT Folk Fest in Edgerton Park
August 10, 2023

Annual Community Greenspace Bus Tour

RESCHEDULED for 8/10: Join URI and Community Greenspace leaders for a tour of several fantastic greenspace sites throughout New Haven.

Meet at City Hall

July 22, 2023

Pollinator Garden Tour

Take a tour with Kunso Kim of this new pollinator garden at the Marsh Botanical Garden.

Yale's Marsh Botanical Garden
June 27, 2023

Community Greenspace Volunteer Workdays

Join Community Greenpspace groups throughout New Haven at volunteer workdays which run Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at various locations.

New Haven
June 10, 2023

Annual Day of Remembrance

The Annual Day of Remembrance will bring together families, dignitaries and community supporters to read all of the names of the victims of gun violence honored in the garden.

New Haven Botanical Garden of Healing Dedicated to Victims of Gun Violence
May 18, 2023

Exploring Nature Book Club

Bring your favorite nature book to share and discover new ones at the Exploring Nature Book Club for people of all ages! The book club will meet on the third Thursday of each month.

Trowbridge Environmental Center, East Rock Park
May 6, 2023

Snake and Salamander Walk

Join Exploring Nature for a walk in the woods looking for snakes, salamanders, and turtles. We are thankful to herpetologist Dennis Quinn for leading this walk.

Trowbridge Environmental Center, East Rock Park
May 4, 2023

Turtle Talk

Join us for a live turtle show by The Turtle's Back.

Trowbridge Environmental Center, East Rock Park
May 3, 2023

The Great Give

The Great Give is an annual online giving event. Every donation to URI will be matched 2:1!

online giving event
April 20, 2023

Exploring Nature Book Club

Bring your favorite nature book to share and discover new ones at the Exploring Nature Book Club for people of all ages! The book club will meet on the third Thursday of each month.

Trowbridge Environmental Center, East Rock Park
March 25, 2023

Planting for Pollinators Workshop

The workshop will be led by Jessica Larkin-Wells, the Spring Valley Student Farm Manager. Come learn why and how to plant for pollinators!

Trowbridge Environmental Center
March 16, 2023

Exploring Nature Book Club

Bring your favorite nature book to share and discover new ones at the Exploring Nature Book Club for people of all ages! The book club will meet on the third Thursday of each month.

Trowbridge Environmental Center, East Rock Park
March 11, 2023

Exploring Nature

Open House in East Rock Park's Ranger Station

Trowbridge Environmental Center, East Rock Park
March 11, 2023

De-Vining to Save Trees from Invasive Plants

Sign up to volunteer with URI to remove invasive vines and other plants to clear the way for native trees and plants to thrive in the forest along the highway ramps.

Blake Field near the I-91 ramps
March 2, 2023

Turtle Talk

Live turtles and a talk about native turtles by Pam Meier

East Rock Park's Trowbridge Environmental Center

February 16, 2023

Nature Walk with Nature Book Club

Take a walk with a naturalist at 3 and come inside to discuss your favorite nature books over tea and hot cocoa!

Trowbridge Environmental Center, East Rock Park
January 19, 2023

Exploring Nature Book Club

Bring your favorite nature book to share and discover new ones at the Exploring Nature Book Club for people of all ages! The book club will meet on the third Thursday of each month.

Trowbridge Environmental Center, East Rock Park
December 15, 2022

Exploring Nature Book Club

Bring your favorite nature book to share and discover new ones at the Exploring Nature Book Club for people of all ages! The book club will meet on the third Thursday of each month.

Trowbridge Environmental Center, East Rock Park
December 13, 2022

Exploring Nature: Junior Explorers Club

Join us on Tuesdays from 3-5 pm for the Junior Explorers Club with volunteers from Fair Haven Community Health Care

Trowbridge Environmental Center, East Rock Park
December 6, 2022

Exploring Nature: Junior Explorers Club

Join us on Tuesdays from 3-5 pm for the Junior Explorers Club with volunteers from Fair Haven Community Health Care

Trowbridge Environmental Center, East Rock Park
December 1, 2022

Exploring Nature: Winter Tree ID Walk

URI's Miche Palmer will lead a tree walk from 3-4pm followed by a reception in Trowbridge Environmental Center.

Trowbridge Environmental Center, East Rock Park
November 29, 2022

Exploring Nature: Junior Explorers Club

Join us on Tuesdays from 3-5 pm for the Junior Explorers Club with volunteers from Fair Haven Community Health Care

Trowbridge Environmental Center, East Rock Park
November 19, 2022

Volunteer in East Rock Park

Come support East Rock Park and make it a more beautiful and accessible park for all residents!

Trowbridge Environmental Center, East Rock Park
November 17, 2022

Exploring Nature Book Club

Bring your favorite nature book to share and discover new ones at the Exploring Nature Book Club for people of all ages! The book club will meet on the third Thursday of each month.

Trowbridge Environmental Center, East Rock Park
November 15, 2022

Exploring Nature: Junior Explorers Club

Join us on Tuesdays from 3-5 pm for the Junior Explorers Club with volunteers from Fair Haven Community Health Care

Trowbridge Environmental Center, East Rock Park
November 12, 2022

Exploring Nature: Rainy Day in the Park

Come inside Trowbridge Environmental Center for coffee and bagels and to get shelter from the rain!

Trowbridge Environmental Center, East Rock Park
November 5, 2022

Exploring Nature Open House

Join us to launch the Exploring Nature in East Rock Park program! The festivities will include a tour, lunch, speakers, live music, and a magic show.

East Rock Ranger Station
November 3, 2022

Exploring Nature Walk

Join a nature walk led by Yale students and accompanied by Fair Haven Community Health Care volunteers. The event is free, open to the public, and one-hour in length. Please register to attend: tinyurl.com/NHVgreenspace

East Rock Ranger Station
August 5, 2022

URI Community Greenspace Bus Tour

Please join us to see how volunteers have made our city's Greenspaces beautiful! Registration is required at tinyurl.com/bustour2022.

New Haven City Hall
June 16, 2022

Exploring Nature Book Club

Bring your favorite nature book to share and discover new ones at the Exploring Nature Book Club for people of all ages! The book club will meet on the third Thursday of each month.

Trowbridge Environmental Center, East Rock Park
June 11, 2022

All Things Pollinators

Doreen Abubakar is receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from the CT Audubon. Come for the native plant sale at 10 am and stay for the kids activities!

Farmington Canal Learning Corridor
June 4, 2022

Botanical Garden of Healing Volunteer Workday

Volunteers wanted for the first official workday of the summer season in the Botanical Garden of Healing!

Botanical Garden of Healing Dedicated to Victims of Gun Violence
May 14, 2022

10,000 Trees Celebration

URI celebrates its 10,000th tree planted in New Haven! Join us on Friday for a ceremonial tree planting and on Saturday for a musical celebration and awards ceremony.

Quinnipiac River Park
May 13, 2022

10,000 Trees Celebration

URI celebrates its 10,000th tree planted in New Haven! Join us on Friday for a ceremonial tree planting and on Saturday for a musical celebration and awards ceremony.

Quinnipiac River Park
April 22, 2022

Special Earth Day Workday

Special Earth Day Workday: Join Riverkeeper Peter Davis for a massive cleanup of the Hemingway Creek wetlands (co-hosted by Fairmont Park, Quarry Park, Canoe Launch, and the Hemingway Butterfly Garden).

Hemingway Creek wetlands
April 21, 2022

Digging Together

Hosted by the Edgerton Park Conservancy, URI Director Colleen Murphy-Dunning will talk about planting 10,000 trees in New Haven.

Zoom
April 21, 2022

Rock to Rock Patagonia Meet-Up

Come meet fellow Rock to Rock participants and partners and taste East Rock Brewing beer and Sanctuary Kitchen snacks!

Patagonia New Haven
April 15, 2022

Friends of Fairmont Park

Join the Friends of Fairmont Park in a weekly workday 3-5 pm on Fridays.

Fairmont Park
April 9, 2022

Rock to Rock Day of Service

Sign up to volunteer to work with Friends of East Rock Park or any of the Rock to Rock nonprofit partners on April 9.

East Rock Park near the Trowbridge Center
April 8, 2022

Friends of Fairmont Park

Join the Friends of Fairmont Park in a weekly workday 3-5 pm on Fridays.

Fairmont Park
February 26, 2022

Forest DeVining at Massaro Farm

Chris Ozyck will instruct volunteers on identifying and pruning invasive vines that, when cut back, allow a healthy forest canopy in the farm’s woods and wetlands.

Massaro Farm
February 25, 2022

DeVining in Fairmont Park

Join the Friends of Fairmont Park to remove invasive plants and let the native understory grow!

Fairmont Park
February 23, 2022

DeVining in East Rock Park

Come save trees from invasive vine strangulation.

East Rock Park (near the basketball half-court by Rice Field)
February 17, 2022

Silviculture in the City with Dr. Max Piana

This seminar is in a series focused on urban forest management hosted jointly by the Yale Hixon Center for Urban Ecology, the Urban Resources Initiative, and the Yale Forest Forum. This virtual seminar is free and open to the public.
February 3, 2022

Estimating Carbon Storage in the City with Dr. Mark Bradford

This seminar is in a series focused on urban forest management hosted jointly by the Yale Hixon Center for Urban Ecology, the Urban Resources Initiative, and the Yale Forest Forum. This virtual seminar is free and open to the public.

virtual webinar
January 20, 2022

Principles of Urban Forestry with Dr. Sharon Jean-Philippe

This is the first Spring 2022 seminar in a series focused on urban forest management hosted jointly by the Yale Hixon Center for Urban Ecology, the Urban Resources Initiative, and the Yale Forest Forum. This virtual seminar is free and open to the public. Registration is required.
October 26, 2021

ParkScore Meeting

This is event is for Greenspace participants.

Zoom
August 7, 2021

Botanical Garden of Healing Workday

Help maintain the garden dedicated to victims of gun violence.

Botanical Garden of Healing Dedicated to Victims of Gun Violence
July 31, 2021

Botanical Garden of Healing Workday

Help maintain the garden dedicated to victims of gun violence.

Botanical Garden of Healing Dedicated to Victims of Gun Violence
July 24, 2021

Botanical Garden of Healing Workday

Help maintain the garden dedicated to victims of gun violence.

Botanical Garden of Healing Dedicated to Victims of Gun Violence
July 17, 2021

Botanical Garden of Healing Workday

Help maintain the garden dedicated to victims of gun violence.

Botanical Garden of Healing Dedicated to Victims of Gun Violence
July 10, 2021

Botanical Garden of Healing Workday

Help maintain the garden dedicated to victims of gun violence.

Botanical Garden of Healing Dedicated to Victims of Gun Violence
June 26, 2021

Botanical Garden of Healing Workday

Help maintain the garden dedicated to victims of gun violence.

Botanical Garden of Healing Dedicated to Victims of Gun Violence
June 25, 2021

Social event for New Groups

The event provided a platform for new Green Space groups to learn from a group that has been practicing good stewardship of the park for the past two decades.

Lenzi Park
June 19, 2021

Botanical Garden of Healing Workday

Help maintain the garden dedicated to victims of gun violence.

Botanical Garden of Healing Dedicated to Victims of Gun Violence
June 12, 2021

Botanical Garden of Healing Dedication

The families of victims of gun violence are hosting a dedication of this new garden, the first of its kind.

Botanical Garden of Healing Dedicated to Victims of Gun Violence
June 5, 2021

Botanical Garden of Healing Workday

Help maintain the garden dedicated to victims of gun violence.

Botanical Garden of Healing Dedicated to Victims of Gun Violence
April 20, 2021

Social and Ecological Infrastructure for Recidivism Reduction

VIRTUAL CONFERENCE, MARCH 18 - APRIL 20, 2021 Co-convened by the Initiative for Community Justice & Engaged Pedagogy at Boston College and Yale School of the Environment Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation

Zoom
April 13, 2021

Social and Ecological Infrastructure for Recidivism Reduction

VIRTUAL CONFERENCE, MARCH 18 - APRIL 20, 2021 Co-convened by the Initiative for Community Justice & Engaged Pedagogy at Boston College and Yale School of the Environment Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation

Zoom
April 8, 2021

Climate Change and Greenspace

A community conversation about Climate Change with Yale School of the Environment's Professor and Senior Associate Dean of Professional Practice Brad Gentry.

Zoom
April 6, 2021

Social and Ecological Infrastructure for Recidivism Reduction

VIRTUAL CONFERENCE, MARCH 18 - APRIL 20, 2021 Co-convened by the Initiative for Community Justice & Engaged Pedagogy at Boston College and Yale School of the Environment Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation

Zoom
March 30, 2021

Social and Ecological Infrastructure for Recidivism Reduction

VIRTUAL CONFERENCE, MARCH 18 - APRIL 20, 2021 Co-convened by the Initiative for Community Justice & Engaged Pedagogy at Boston College and Yale School of the Environment Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation

Zoom
March 23, 2021

Social and Ecological Infrastructure for Recidivism Reduction

VIRTUAL CONFERENCE, MARCH 18 - APRIL 20, 2021 Co-convened by the Initiative for Community Justice & Engaged Pedagogy at Boston College and Yale School of the Environment Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation

Zoom
March 20, 2021

Social and Ecological Infrastructure for Recidivism Reduction

VIRTUAL CONFERENCE, MARCH 18 - APRIL 20, 2021 Co-convened by the Initiative for Community Justice & Engaged Pedagogy at Boston College and Yale School of the Environment Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation

Zoom
March 19, 2021

Social and Ecological Infrastructure for Recidivism Reduction

VIRTUAL CONFERENCE, MARCH 18 - APRIL 20, 2021 Co-convened by the Initiative for Community Justice & Engaged Pedagogy at Boston College and Yale School of the Environment Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation

Zoom
March 18, 2021

Social and Ecological Infrastructure for Recidivism Reduction

VIRTUAL CONFERENCE, MARCH 18 - APRIL 20, 2021 Co-convened by the Initiative for Community Justice & Engaged Pedagogy at Boston College and Yale School of the Environment Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation

Zoom
March 14, 2020

Saving Trees from Vines

Winter workdays are a great way to stay active and have an impact! Many of our trees are threatened by vines that are stangling them. We need your help to save our trees!

Beaver Ponds on 2/26, Lighthouse on 2/29, East Rock on 3/14
March 7, 2020

Sanctuary Saturday in Support of URI

Sanctuary Saturday is an event supporting one progressive charity each month generously hosted by The Bar at Firehouse 12. On March 7, 100% of profits will go to Urban Resources Initiative!

The Bar at Firehouse 12
February 29, 2020

Saving Trees from Vines

Winter workdays are a great way to stay active and have an impact! Many of our trees are threatened by vines that are stangling them. We need your help to save our trees!

Beaver Ponds on 2/26, Lighthouse on 2/29, East Rock on 3/14
February 26, 2020

Saving Trees from Vines

Winter workdays are a great way to stay active and have an impact! Many of our trees are threatened by vines that are stangling them. We need your help to save our trees!

Beaver Ponds on 2/26, Lighthouse on 2/29, East Rock on 3/14
December 18, 2019

Community Greenspace Cookie Swap

Community Greenspace volunteers are invited to meet-up with each other to pick up their ordered tees and exchange cookies for the holidays!

Marsh Hall, first floor
October 26, 2019

Volunteer in the Healing Garden!

Join us to create the Botanical Garden of Healing in Dedication to Victims of Gun Violence!

Botanical Garden of Healing in Dedication to Victims of Gun Violence
August 2, 2019

Annual Greenspace Bus Tour

This event is free and open to the public. However, registration is necessary to ensure you get a seat on the buses.

bus tour begins and ends at City Hall
July 25, 2019

Celebrate 25 years of Greenspace!

Join us as we celebrate 25 years of support from the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and the City of New Haven for URI's Community Greenspace program.

Farmington Canal Greenspace
May 11, 2019

Yale Day of Service

Come plant 6-8 trees in honor of Yale staff who are completing a milestone year at Yale.

Harkness Tower, 74 High Street
May 3, 2019

Bench Dedication in Cherry Ann Park

Students at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies have thrown fundraisers and secured grant funding to buy much needed benches for Cherry Ann Park. We will dedicate the benches on Friday at 1pm.

Cherry Ann Park
April 27, 2019

11th Annual Rock to Rock Earth Day Ride

Register now for New Haven's largest Earth Day celebration biking from West Rock to East Rock with 1000 friends. Join URI's Arborphile team today and support the work of greening New Haven one tree, park and bioswale at a time!

West Rock to East Rock

March 27, 2019

Examining Energy Consumption Transitions in Urbanizing Indian households

Demand-side measures, such as urban energy management in households, are central to addressing global climate change. Examining and shaping energy consumption patterns is particularly salient in developing countries, where the bulk of urban growth is projected to occur, and which are often the most vulnerable to climate impacts. India, which is at the cusp of the largest urban transition predicted in history, is key to these discussions.

380 Edwards Street Classroom
March 20, 2019

Pint Night at Patagonia

It's time to get excited about the 11th Annual Rock to Rock Earth Day Ride. We are joining forces with Green Drinks to put on a Pint Night to benefit Rock to Rock. We will have beer, wine, and refreshments. Admission: $5 donation to Rock to Rock

Patagonia
March 16, 2019

Winter Workday in Edgewood Park

Join the Friends of Edgewood crew for a Winter Work Day removing invasive plants and liberating the park! The crew is pictured above holding a bittersweet vine they removed last Saturday! Find parking at Coogan Pavilion and meet at the Mid-Bridge.

Midbridge in Edgewood Park
February 25, 2019

An Ecology of Segregation

Join us for this free lunch talk with URI's first Greenspace intern, Morgan Grove, Ph.D. This is open to the public!

Kroon Hall, Burke Auditorium
October 9, 2018

Volunteer Tree Planting

We'll plant 5 trees in honor of Yale employees completing a milestone year at Yale.

Phelps Gate
August 28, 2018

Annual Greenspace Bus Tour

Hop on the bus and tour a handful of New Haven’s finest community greenspaces maintained by local volunteers working with URI.

bus tour begins and ends at City Hall
August 3, 2018

Cedar Hill Beautification Project

Come help green Cedar Hill with plants and people power! Wear clothes that can get dirty and sturdy shoes. Gloves, tools, plants, and supplies provided.
August 3, 2018

Fair Haven Neighbors in Action

Come join the FHNIA to beautify New Haven's streetscape along Exchange Street and its surrounding streets. Wear clothes that can get dirty and sturdy shoes. We will provide the gloves, tools, and supplies needed.
August 2, 2018

East Rock Park needs YOU!

Join FERP (the Friends of East Rock Park) to help beautify our local park every Thursday at 9am. Tools, supplies, plants, and gloves provided.

College Woods. East Rock Park
August 1, 2018

Volunteer with Friends of Oyster Point

We need help to make Oyster Point beautiful every Wed at 6pm. Come prepared to garden and make friends in the triangle park at Sea Street and Water Street.

Oyster Point
August 1, 2018

Friends of Dover Beach Park Unite!

You are welcome to garden with the Friends of Dover Beach every Wed at 5pm. Tools, gloves, plants and supplies are provided.

Dover Beach Park
July 27, 2018

Cedar Hill Beautification Project

Come help green Cedar Hill with plants and people power! Wear clothes that can get dirty and sturdy shoes. Gloves, tools, plants, and supplies provided.
July 27, 2018

Fair Haven Neighbors in Action

Come join the FHNIA to beautify New Haven's streetscape along Exchange Street and its surrounding streets. Wear clothes that can get dirty and sturdy shoes. We will provide the gloves, tools, and supplies needed.
July 26, 2018

East Rock Park needs YOU!

Join FERP (the Friends of East Rock Park) to help beautify our local park every Thursday at 9am. Tools, supplies, plants, and gloves provided.

College Woods. East Rock Park
July 25, 2018

Volunteer with Friends of Oyster Point

We need help to make Oyster Point beautiful every Wed at 6pm. Come prepared to garden and make friends in the triangle park at Sea Street and Water Street.

Oyster Point
July 25, 2018

Friends of Dover Beach Park Unite!

You are welcome to garden with the Friends of Dover Beach every Wed at 5pm. Tools, gloves, plants and supplies are provided.

Dover Beach Park
July 24, 2018

Chris Engstrom Garden Planting

Come plant perennials and shrubs in the Chris Engstrom Garden at 4:15pm. Turn this public parking lot into a green and flowery oasis.

Westville Public Parking Lot
July 20, 2018

Cedar Hill Beautification Project

Come help green Cedar Hill with plants and people power! Wear clothes that can get dirty and sturdy shoes. Gloves, tools, plants, and supplies provided.
July 20, 2018

Fair Haven Neighbors in Action

Come join the FHNIA to beautify New Haven's streetscape along Exchange Street and its surrounding streets. Wear clothes that can get dirty and sturdy shoes. We will provide the gloves, tools, and supplies needed.
July 19, 2018

East Rock Park needs YOU!

Join FERP (the Friends of East Rock Park) to help beautify our local park every Thursday at 9am. Tools, supplies, plants, and gloves provided.

College Woods. East Rock Park
July 18, 2018

Volunteer with Friends of Oyster Point

We need help to make Oyster Point beautiful every Wed at 6pm. Come prepared to garden and make friends in the triangle park at Sea Street and Water Street.

Oyster Point
July 18, 2018

Friends of Dover Beach Park Unite!

You are welcome to garden with the Friends of Dover Beach every Wed at 5pm. Tools, gloves, plants and supplies are provided.

Dover Beach Park
July 13, 2018

Cedar Hill Beautification Project

Come help green Cedar Hill with plants and people power! Wear clothes that can get dirty and sturdy shoes. Gloves, tools, plants, and supplies provided.
July 13, 2018

Fair Haven Neighbors in Action

Come join the FHNIA to beautify New Haven's streetscape along Exchange Street and its surrounding streets. Wear clothes that can get dirty and sturdy shoes. We will provide the gloves, tools, and supplies needed.
July 12, 2018

Lenzi Park

Come garden with the Friends of Lenzi Park every Thursday at 5pm.

Lenzi Park
July 12, 2018

East Rock Park needs YOU!

Join FERP (the Friends of East Rock Park) to help beautify our local park every Thursday at 9am. Tools, supplies, plants, and gloves provided.

College Woods. East Rock Park
July 11, 2018

Volunteer with Friends of Oyster Point

We need help to make Oyster Point beautiful every Wed at 6pm. Come prepared to garden and make friends in the triangle park at Sea Street and Water Street.

Oyster Point
July 11, 2018

Friends of Dover Beach Park Unite!

You are welcome to garden with the Friends of Dover Beach every Wed at 5pm. Tools, gloves, plants and supplies are provided.

Dover Beach Park
April 28, 2018

10th Annual Rock to Rock Earth Day Ride

Join 1,500 cyclists traveling from West Rock to East Rock in a parade of bikes celebrating Earth Day! the event supports URI and 33 other non-profits doing environmental work in the region. Register today!

5 routes from Common Ground to East Rock Park

January 29, 2018

Construction of Nature in New York City

Join the Hixon Center for Urban Ecology for a lunch talk given by Dr. Lindsay K. Campbell. This event is free and open to the public.

Kroon Hall, Room 321
November 4, 2017

Trail Work Day with REI

We need volunteers to help improve trails in East Rock Park!

East Rock Park
October 13, 2017

Forging University-Municipality Partnerships Towards Urban Sustainability

The conference will be organized around three thematic panels. Each will include four cities with paired speakers representing campus and municipalities describing a collaborative project. Through a Leadership Panel mayors and their university counterparts will broadly share their sustainability ambitions.

Burke Auditorium, Kroon Hall
September 14, 2017

Joe McBride

Along with Yale Forest Forum, we are excited to bring Joe McBride to New Haven to kick off our fall lunch talk series and discuss his research and experiences in urban forestry.

Room 319, Kroon Hall
August 4, 2017

Annual Greenspace Bus Tour

Hop on the bus and tour a handful of New Haven's finest community greenspaces maintained by local volunteers working with Greenspace.

New Haven City Hall
June 26, 2017

Tree Identification Workshop with Dr. Marlyse Duguid

Attendees will receive a Guide to New Haven's Trees and will walk away with greater knowledge of our local trees and plants. Free and open to the public. Please register.

meet at the Pavilion in College Woods, East Rock Park
June 10, 2017

Kids' Fair at Cherry Ann Park

The U.S. Conference of Mayors and Scott's Miracle Gro is supporting Cherry Ann Park with a Gro1000 grant and we're celebrating! Come for a community planting at 10, an awards ceremony with Mayor Harp at 11, lunch at 11:30, and kids' activities and live music from 12-2. Free and open to the public.

Cherry Ann Park
May 31, 2017

Parks Meeting

(for Friends of Parks groups only)

Parks Office
May 13, 2017

Tree Planting on Prospect Street

Come plant trees with URI, Yale HR and alumni in honor of members of the Yale community who have chosen to celebrate a milestone at Yale with a campus tree through the Yale Trees Staff Milestone program.

Prospect Street, between Sachem and Hillside
May 3, 2017

Tree and Shrub Pruning Training

Learn how to prune shrubs and trees in this hands-on training near the Animal Shelter in Beaver Ponds Park.

Beaver Ponds Park
May 2, 2017

Jimmy Chin: Art and Adventure

Join us together with Trailblazer and The North Face on May 2nd for an evening with Jimmy Chin. He’ll talk about his background, where he came from, his motivations, how he got started and some of the seminal expeditions in his career as an athlete, filmmaker, and photographer.

SSS ("Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall")
April 26, 2017

Urban Greening for Urban Birds

Dr. Warren’s will speak about her research, done in New England and around the country, to understand the processes in generating and maintaining biological diversity in a world that is becoming increasingly dominated by humans.

Kroon, G01
April 22, 2017

Rock to Rock Earth Day Ride

Join URI's Rock to Rock team to help raise $20,000 for Greenspace and GreenSkills.

ride from Common Ground to East Rock Park
April 13, 2017

URI Rock to Rock Team Warm-Up Ride and Breakfast

Ride to Sage Hall for a team breakfast with teammates in your neighborhood. Bring a friend, register for Rock to Rock, discover who on your team is riding which routes. Eat delicious food from G Cafe and win prizes from REI.

Sage Lounge
April 10, 2017

Enhancing Communities through Multifunctional Green Infrastructure

Franco Montalto, Drexel University- Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering; presents recent efforts his lab has taken to quantify how water moves through different kinds of urban GI, emphasizing specifically where field observations deviate significantly from normative theories.

Kroon, G01
April 8, 2017

Rock to Rock Day of Service in Scantlebury Park

Help clean up the Rock to Rock bike route along the Farmington Canal and in Scantlebury Park. 800+ cyclists will have a rest stop here on April 22 as part of the 9th Annual Rock to Rock Earth Day Ride. Rgister to ride on URI's team today here: www.rocktorock.donordrive.com/team/urirocks

Scantlebury Park
February 17, 2017

Applications Due for Spring Semester Internships

Yale graduate and undergraduate students interested in applying for spring GreenSkills internships should have a broad knowledge of ecosystem services and urban ecosystems, as well as an interest in working with youth and/or ex-offenders. If interested, please call our GreenSkills Manager, Katie Beechem at (203) 432-6189 or email katherine.beechem@yale.edu.
November 16, 2016

Tree Plantings on Artizan Street

Artizan Street was a tree lined street a couple of months ago... all ash trees. It lost its tree canopy due to an infestation of the Emerald Ash Borer. Come help URI's GreenSkills crew and Artizan street neighbors reforest the street with lovely tree lilacs and cherry trees.

Artizan Street
November 14, 2016

Long Wharf Drive Tree Planting

Come plant trees with URI's GreenSkills crew near the taco trucks on Long Wharf Drive.

Long Wharf Drive (near the taco trucks)
September 14, 2016

National Park Service: Urban Land Issues panel

This panel is the first in a series of public events sponsored by the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies this fall commemorating the National Park Service Centennial.

Burke Auditorium, Kroon Hall