10am – 2pm

Saturday January 10 & Sunday January 11th

Bring your holiday tree to a designated city park to be recycled into mulch that will nourish plantings across the city! Remember to remove all lights and ornaments before bringing the tree to a Mulchfest site. You are encouraged to bring bags to take advantage of the free mulch provided at sites marked with an asterisk (*) below.

SEE 2008 Mulchfest sent to us by our BCEQ Board Member Harry Bubbins of the Friends of Brook Park. Be sure to link back to this page for the list of parks.

Chipping Sites*
Bissell Gardens*	Baychester Avenue at East 241st Street
Brook Park*	Brook Avenue at 141st Street
River Park*	Boston Road & E. 180th Street
Van Cortlandt Park*	Van Cortlandt Golf Course: Bailey Avenue and VC Park south
*Mulch available at these sites only.  All other sites are drop off sites only.

Tree Drop Off Sites
Aqueduct Lands	W. 181 Street & University Avenue
Behagen Playground	E. 166 Street & Union Avenue
Belmont Park	E. 181 Street & Belmont Avenue
City Island Park	City Island Avenue & Hawkins Street
Claremont Park	Mount Eden Pkwy. & Morris Avenue
Crotona Park	Tennis House
Echo Park	Tremont Avenue & Valentine Street
Fort #4 Playground	Reservoir & Webb Avenue
Grant Park	Grant Avenue & E. 170 Street Morris Avenue & E. 170 Street
Haffen Park	Hamersley & Wickham Avenue
Jacqueline Denise Davis	1022-1024 Boston Road at East 165th Street
Kossuth Playground	Mosholu Pkwy. North & Kossuth Avenue
Mazzei Playground	Williamsbridge Road & Mace Avenue
Morris Garden	W. 181 Street & Morris Avenue
Nelson Playground	W. 166 Street & Nelson Avenue
Pelham Bay Park	Parking Lot: Middletown Road & Stadium Avenue
PO Serrano Playground	Lafayette & Olmsted Avenue
Rainey Park	Park House: Dawson Street & Longwood Avenue
St. James Park	West 192nd Street & Jerome Avenue
St. Mary’s Park	Office at St. Ann’s Ave. & W. 149 Street
Taqwa Community Garden	90 West 164th Street at Ogden Avenue
Tremont Park	E. Tremont & Arthur Avenue
Van Cortlandt Park	Indian Fields at E. 233nd Street ballfields
Watson Gleason Playground	Gleason & Rosedale Avenue
Williamsbridge Oval Park	E. Bainbridge & Reservoir Oval Bainbridge and Van Cortlandt Avenue
Willis Playground	W. 140 Street between Willis & Alexander Avenue
Youth Village Playground	Boston Road & Jackson Avenue