This Weekend: Tree-Cycle!

If your Christmas tree hails from the seaside pine forests of Oregon or the dense woody depths of Vermont, this weekend is your chance to equalize that carbon footprint. At , you can turn your tree into nourishing mulch for the trees, shrubs, gardens and parks of New York City.

 It’s as simple as leaving your tree curbside, or heading to one of the MulchFest locations in and around Park Slope today or tomorrow. Just bring your tree to either Prospect Park West and Third Street in Park Slope or to nearby sites at Prospect Park Southwest and Parkside or Green-Wood Cemetary. Trees are turned into woodchips, which Brooklynites can either donate to the Parks Department or bring home to use in window boxes, planters, pots and backyard gardens. 

Last year, a total of 24,000 trees were recycled.