About this Event
Through Monthly Service Days, the Trust for Governors Island’s horticulture team and Friends of Governors Island invite you to participate in a single-day stewardship project focused on habitat restoration. During July's project, volunteers will help plant common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) in celebration of the on Governors Island.
Milkweed illustrates the close connection between native plants and wildlife—monarch butterfly caterpillars have evolved to feed exclusively on milkweed leaves. With their striking orange and black wings, Eastern monarchs are abundant on Governors Island during their migration in late summer and fall, but their populations have been experiencing significant decline throughout the United States over the past several years. Integrating this volume of milkweed plants into Governors Island’s green spaces will allow monarchs to safely complete their life cycles while increasing native plant habitats for all Island wildlife.
Monthly Service Days are free with registration. No gardening experience is necessary, though this project will involve bending, lifting, and other physical tasks. Instruction, gloves, and tools will be provided. Please dress for the weather, as Monthly Service Days are held entirely outdoors.
Please take the 9:30am ferry from the Battery Maritime Building in Lower Manhattan. On arrival, volunteers should gather at Soissons Landing where a staff member will be waiting. Ferry tickets are not included with this reservation and can be reserved separately at .
Can't make it for this month's project? Don't worry! Monthly Service Days take place the second Tuesday of every month. In addition, the Friends of Governors Island offers daily volunteer projects for individuals. Click here to learn more about our individual volunteer program and get involved today.
Volunteers planting milkweed into a newly created bed near Pier 101.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Governors Island, Governors Island, New York, United States
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