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Join the Freshkills Parks Alliance at FKO Studio & Gallery for a hands-on crafting workshop. Led by FKPA staff and AmeriCorps members, you'll learn to re-use cardboard and reimagine our surrounding landscapes.

📌 Location: We will meet at FKO Building, located at 2240 Richmond Ave. Staten Island, NY 10314.

⏰ Date & Time: Sat, Jun 27, 2026, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

🔗 Sign Up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1989925534842

It's estimated that over 30 million tons of corrugated and paperboard material are produced in the U.S. each year, with 17 million tons being landfilled annually. This makes up roughly half of the total paper and cardboard waste generated.

During this hands-on workshop, you'll learn how to create cardboard topographic models as well as cardboard shadowboxes. Materials will be provided, but we encourage participants to bring their own supplies.

Image Credits:

- The Scrollsaw Workshop - Small Nature Shadow Box Scroll Saw Pattern. https://craftknife.blogspot.com/2020/05/hawaii-unity-study-make-corrugated.html

- Craft Knife - Hawaii Unity Study: Make a Corrugated Cardboard Topographic Map of the Big Island. https://scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com/2019/03/small-nature-shadow-box-scroll-saw.html

This Saturday come to Freshkills Park Studio + Gallery to learn how to make cyanotypes with photographer Nina Perricone! This is a great workshop for anyone who is curious about the process and history of cyanotypes. Materials are provided and participants are more than welcome to bring materials they want to work with to this workshop.

Since this workshop is the day before Father's Day, it could be a last minute opportunity to make a handmade heartfelt card.

Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cyanotype-workshop-tickets-1990424793137?aff=oddtdtcreator

Today we were joined by the Jamaica Bay Wetlands Fellowship Team at Freshkills Park!

It was a day filled with recreation, stewardship, and hands-on conservation projects.

Fellows from across all five boroughs had the opportunity to explore our tidal water creeks by kayak while learning about the unique ecology of Freshkills Park.

The group also helped construct raised nesting beds that will support the Staten Island Diamondback Terrapin Project, an important conservation effort led by the Staten Island Zoo to protect and study diamondback terrapins across Staten Island.

From paddling through our tidal creeks to contributing directly to local wildlife conservation, the fellowship team demonstrated how environmental stewardship and community engagement go hand in hand.

Thank you for spending the day with us and helping build a healthier future for Staten Island's natural habitats!

Join the Freshkills Park Alliance, , and for our 3rd annual New Springville Greenway cleaning!

Volunteers and staff will help to remove debris, trash and prune vegetation to create further access for cyclists and pedestrians alike.

All are welcome to participate but please wear sturdy/close toe footwear, weather appropriate clothing, sunscreen, bug repellent and please bring water and a snack.

Registration is required and will be shared in bio.