(PLEASE LIST through 1/10/16) GO GREEN AND "TREECYCLE" AT 20th ANNUAL MULCHFEST!

Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP Commissioner, NYC Parks www.nyc.gov/parks

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PLEASE  LIST through January 10, 2016 IMMEDIATE

 

 

GO GREEN AND "TREECYCLE" AT 20^th ANNUAL MULCHFEST!

Nearly 80 locations across all five boroughs

 

DATE:                        Saturday, January 9 and Sunday, January 10, 2016

 

TIME:                          10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

 

DETAILS:                   The 20th annual MulchFest provides New Yorkers with a fun and environmentally-friendly opportunity to recycle their trees into woodchips that will nourish trees and gardens throughout the city. MulchFest takes place at 30 chipping sites and 48 drop-off sites in nearly 80 designated parks across all five boroughs.

 

                                    At chipping sites, patrons are invited to bring home a bag of free mulch for their own garden. Free mulch collection bags will be provided at all chipping sites.

 

                                    And this year, drop-off locations will be accepting trees starting Saturday, January 2^nd and running through January 10th.

 

                                    For more information and a list of sites in your borough, visit www.nyc.gov/parks and search for "MulchFest." MulchFest is supported this year by Whole Foods.

 

 

 

Contact:

Maeri Ferguson

pressoffice@parks.nyc.gov

(212) 360-1311