Highlights
February 27, 2024
The Brooklyn Queens Land Trust is proud to highlight Zachary Schulman's 2024 "The Community Gardener Portrait Project: NYC" that included five portraits of BQLT gardeners. See post for exhibit details.
October 28, 2023
The Brooklyn Queens Land Trust started an internship program for high school students this summer that continues into the fall, thanks to grant support from the Land Trust Alliance. Intern Samiha Akter shares her personal reflections from summer into fall!
May 8, 2023
The Brooklyn Queens Land Trust was selected as a project partner with Xerces Society during the 2023 season to distribute free pollinator-friendly plants to our gardens!
December 16, 2022
During much of the year, BQLT’s Rogers/Tilden/Veronica Place Garden (RTV) in Flatbush, Brooklyn is vibrant and colorful with raised beds of fruits—boysenberry, strawberry, and goldenberry—growing alongside […]
September 5, 2022
Thanks for Hosting and Sharing your Gardens with Us at the BQLT Monthly Operations Meetings during Summer 2022!
May 19, 2022
Our Arbor Day event was a success! Despite the cloudy weather, tree enthusiasts came determined to learn more about and care for our trees...
May 18, 2022
BQLT's citizen pruners-in-training had their live pruning session at RTV garden. Next stop, licensed citizen pruners!
February 15, 2022
The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation awarded BQLT an Urban & Community Forestry Grant totaling $30,940, which enables BQLT to hire professional arborists to carry out […]
March 17, 2020
We have spent the past days reflecting on how Brooklyn Queens Land Trust can best respond to the current COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic. As we face […]
September 12, 2019
Day of the Tour Meet us at 1:30 pm at Rogers/Tilden/Veronica Place Garden for check-in, where you will pick up your free BQLT water bottle. If […]
August 1, 2019
Summer Jazz this year was a blast, and we can’t thank you enough for attending! Check out some highlights from the concerts!