Spring Cutback

Join the Trust for Gov­er­nors Island’s hor­ti­cul­ture team for a drop-in vol­un­teer stew­ard­ship project in Ham­mock Grove. You’ll work with the team to cut back and prune var­i­ous plant­i­ngs that have been left to grow all win­ter. Cut­ting these plant­i­ngs back improves the health of our land­scapes and allows for new growth dur­ing the spring season. 

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 this vol­un­teer project will take place 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 gov​is​land​.org/​ferry.