We’ll be reviewing student submissions to our Green Teens Challenge and awarding points based on provided rubrics.

Our volunteers are so amazing—and what better way to celebrate that than a Halloween party? Whether you've volunteered with the CGC for decades or you've been meaning to register, we'd love to see you there.

We will have snacks and activities. Kids are welcome, and costumes are encouraged!

We’ll be learning what to do with all those leaves that are piling up in the lawn. (Hint: It WON’T involve black trash bags!)

Join CGC Community Engagement Coordinator Victoria for a special opportunity to connect and collaborate!

We’re breaking ground on the Green Buffer of native shrubs and perennials that will welcome future visitors and beautify a busy intersection.

We’ll be cleaning up the Urban Rain Garden and exploring why winter habitat is essential for a healthy backyard ecosystem.

We’re breaking ground on the Green Buffer of native shrubs and perennials that will welcome future visitors and beautify a busy intersection.

We’ll be cleaning up the Woodland Edge and exploring why winter habitat is essential for a healthy backyard ecosystem.

We’ll be cleaning up the Dewey Ave. Pocket Park.

We’ll be cleaning up the Butterfly Garden and exploring why winter habitat is essential for a healthy backyard ecosystem.

We’ll be reviewing student submissions to our Green Teens Challenge and awarding points based on provided rubrics.

Join CGC Community Engagement Coordinator Victoria for a special opportunity to connect and collaborate!

We’ll be in the onsite veggie garden at Hauck Botanic Garden learning how best to plant and maintain a garden at this time of year.

We’ll be cleaning up the Open Oak Landing and exploring why winter habitat is essential for a healthy backyard ecosystem.

Kickstart your week with a trip to the garden and engage in seasonally relevant activities with the Lil’ Sprouts in your life! This free drop-in series for children ages 3 to 8 and their caregivers offers our youngest gardeners and nature lovers an opportunity to learn more about the natural world. We hold Lil' Sprouts on the second and fourth Monday of each month.

COST: Free!

We’ll be running a community science BioBlitz to find and identify the plant species growing in our garden.

Join CGC Community Engagement Coordinator Victoria for a special opportunity to connect and collaborate!

We’ll be cleaning up the Food Forest and exploring why winter habitat is essential for a healthy backyard ecosystem.

We’ll be organizing and cleaning up the hoop house to celebrate another successful Fall Native Plant Festival.

You’ll learn to help facilitate our high school field studies for participants in our Green Teens Challenge.

Help us pull off an awesome Fall Native Plant Festival!

Help us get ready to put on an awesome Fall Native Plant Festival!

We’ll be cleaning up the Dewey Ave. Pocket Park.

We’ll be clearing weeds out of common areas and tidying up the orchard.

Our Fall Native Plant Festival is just around the corner on September 12, and we need your help to get the grounds ready for the party!

Join CGC Community Engagement Coordinator Victoria for a special opportunity to connect and collaborate!

We'll be helping to weed, unload wood chips, and generally clean up the garden in preparation for the start of school.

Our Fall Native Plant Festival is just around the corner on September 12, and we need your help to get the grounds ready for the party!

Every year, our green-thumb community gathers to feast on our garden-grown harvests. Gardeners bring homemade dishes crafted from crops they’ve nurtured, turning seasonal produce into a communal, farm-to-table experience right here at the CGC. If you’re part of our urban agriculture community, we hope you’ll join us!

COST: Free (registration required)

We’ll be “bumping up” fall favorites like kale, spinach, collards, and broccoli that will be available at our Fall Native Plant Festival and distributed to our network of community gardens.