It’s been such a pleasure working with the Queens Botanical Garden through the Institute’s Partnerships Lab! Queens Botanical Garden

The Central Park Climate Lab believes that indigenous knowledge is critical to climate adaptation. Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science offers the Tribal Climate Adaptation Menu as a resource and framework to integrate indigenous expertise, culture, language & history in planning: forestadaptation.org/tribal-climate…

The City of City of Oakland is leading in the urban #landback movement by introducing a proposal to rematriate five acres of Joaquin Miller Park to indigenous stewardship. kqed.org/forum/20101018…

Our Urban Park Roundtable in Los Angeles starts today! Julia Diamond, Executive Director of co-host Gloria Molina Grand Park LA shares with Institute Scholar in Residence John Surico how LA's diversity will be celebrated during the Roundtable: centralparknyc.org/institute/urba…

Following this WWF report, imagine how we can restore wildlife populations in our cities' own backyards. With NaturalAreasNYC & Yale School of the Environment, Central Park Climate Lab is researching how healthy urban parks support climate resilience & biodiversity. reuters.com/business/envir…

We're proud members of Forest for All NYC coalition! Explore the inaugural #CityofForestDay2022 10/15, incl. events from Institute Partnerships Lab orgs Prospect Park & Governors Island, 5 Boro Program partner Fort Greene Park Conservancy & New Parks Era's Gowanus Canal Conservancy: forestforall.nyc/city-of-forest…

We want YOU to join the 2023 Partnerships Lab! The Partnerships Lab is a 10-month collaboration between the Institute + open space organizations that helps strengthen their ability to serve their communities in NYC + nationwide. Applications open on 10/24! centralparknyc.org/institute/part…

Sustainability + resilience are important considerations in any long-term plan for an urban park. This week's Certificate program topic is "Assessing Environment Sustainability" on Canvas. We'll discuss significant environmental impacts across a range of activities in urban parks

Our Urban Park Leadership Program begins next week. For those enrolled in our 2022-2023 cohort, please check your inbox this week for more information about our upcoming orientation. Any questions, email [email protected]

Park managers can use the new CMRA map to show climate risks under different emission scenarios for their parks and the neighborhoods they serve NOAA

Thank you to everyone attending last week's Urban Park Roundtable, co-hosted by Gloria Molina Grand Park LA @LARiverParks LACounty Parks City of LA Department of Recreation and Parks & CA State Parks. It was such an amazing experience!

Applications for the 2023 Partnerships Lab cohort are officially open! Head to our website to learn more and register for our upcoming information session on 11/1. Applications close 12/30! centralparknyc.org/institute/part…

This week's Certificate program conversation on Canvas is "Working with Tools and Technology." Urban park managers increasingly rely on innovative technology as a critical component of daily park maintenance and operations.

The Institute’s Executive Director, Maura Lout is in Atlanta today at the City Parks Alliance board meeting to join urban park leaders in advocating for the power of our cities' public spaces!

“It’s reimagining the use of public space, and changing the culture from New Yorkers believing that the street belongs to car owners, and instead it belongs to everyone.” NYC DOT Commissioner @Ydanis Rodriguez on The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast on the future of #OpenStreets wnyc.org/story/dot-comm…

LAST CHANCE - apply to the 2023 Partnerships Lab today for the chance to join this year’s cohort of parks and open space organizations from across NYC and nationwide. Learn how to make your application stand out and apply today: centralparknyc.org/institute/part…

We created the "CARING IN PUBLIC" booklet with NeighborSpace to capture the research, key insights and strategies for telling a more complete story while bringing visibility to community gardens as social infrastructure. Supported as part of the Partnerships Lab Central Park