ReWild / Cowneck Chapter

Where we are

We are the chapter of ReWild Long Island that covers Port Washington to Manhasset to Roslyn

Who we are and how to contact

What we do

Our local programs include the Summer Program to Fight Hunger and Climate Change, the Rewilded Garden of the Sands Willets House, Bi-yearly plant sales, and the Sustainable Garden Tour…. read more about them below

Programs in development include implementing a water barrel at the Rewild Garden of Port Washington and new designs for native plant species

Upcoming chapter meetings and events include Earth Day at Sands Point Preserve and the Sustainable Garden Webinar

What You can do

Join ReWild / Cowneck by filling out form at the bottom of the page

Read more about ReWild / Cowneck below

Email: Cowneck-Leads@ReWildLongIsland.org

Rewild Garden @ dodge

Help us create a sustainable landscape embodying ReWild CROWN principles at the Thomas Dodge Homestead in Port Washington including Native Plants, Organic Vegetables and a Community Compost. This activity meets every week (from April onwards) on Saturdays from 9 AM to 11 AM at the Garden, in the Homebase of the Cow Neck Chapter.

Event Schedule

Email us to get involved: Cowneck-Leads@ReWildLongIsland.org

  • 12 April 2025: Kickoff and Dodge Cleanup

  • 19 April 2025: Dodge Cleanup and Earth Day Ceremony (with local groups)

  • 17 May 2025: Veggie Planting and Dodge Regular Saturday Schedule Begins

  • 8 Nov 2025: Cleanup and Close of Season

Spring Plant Sale:

The ReWild Plant Sale makes hard to find native perennials and keystone plants available at affordable prices.

  • March 21st: Volunteer Signups ready

  • Monday, April 21st to Saturday May 3rd: Volunteers needed to help with Plant Sale!

  • May2, May 3: Plant Sale Pickup by Buyers from Dodge Garden

Sustainable Garden Tour:

ReWild/Cow Neck teams up with Port Washington Water District to bring this educational and delightful tour of area gardens with native plants, organic veggies, rainbarrels, composting and more!

  • Apr 24th: Call for Hosts and Volunteers by email

  • June 14th : Sustainable Garden Tour

Summer Program To Fight Hunger and Climate Change 2025:

Hands-On program For High School Students motivated by Environment, food and social justice concerns

  • June 28th : Summer Program '25 Kickoff

  • June 28th to October 10th: Summer Program Underway

  • October 4th: Commendation Ceremony

Fall Plant Sale 2025:

The ReWild Plant Sale makes hard to find native perennials and keystone plants available at affordable prices.

  • Sep 5th: Volunteer Signups ready

  • Monday Oct 6 to Sat Oct 18th: Volunteer Help Needed

  • Wed Oct 15 - Sat Oct 18 : Plant Pickups

Cow Neck Chapter 2024 Accomplishments

We Grew our Summer Program

  • Partnering with 12 organizations in the Cow Neck area: Greentree Foundation, Adult Activities Center - Plant a Row Garden, Helen Keller National Center - Plant A Row Garden, ReWild Garden @ Dodge, Sands Point Preserve - Vegetable Garden, Sands-Willets House, Science Museum of Long Island Preserve and Native Plant Garden, Coalition of Save Hempstead Harbor Oyster Gardening at Town of North Hempstead Beach Park, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Shelter Rock, Monarchs Matter Raise, Tag & Release Program, Port Washington Water Testing Project.

  • Partnering with 9 organizations on the South Fork: ReMap the Sound, Town of East Hampton, Surfrider Bioswales, South Fork Sea Farmers/EH Shellfish Hatchery, Share the Harvest, ReWild/East Hampton Compost @ Amerber Waves & Springs Farmers Market, ChangeHampton, EHHS Pollinator Garden, LongHouse Reserve.

  • We had 54 students participating in our Summer Program, totaling to over 2,500 hours of community service hours with our partners. The Summer Program offers stipends of $300 to new youth interns (who complete over 30 hours of work) and $500 to returning Youth Leaders (who complete over 60 hours of work) in a mentoring/organizing role so that youth of all economic backgrounds are incentivized to join the program.

We Grew our Community Gardens Program

  • Established 21 new Gardens: Bridgehampton School, City of Glen Cove, Elmont Memorial High School, First Universalist Church, Great Neck Synagogue, Half Hollow Hills High School East, Harborfields Public Library, Johanna’s Hope, Manorhaven Elementary School, North Fork Audubon Society, Oldfield Middle School, Patchogue-Medford High School, Peconic Community School, Port Washington Water District, Queens Metropolitan High School, Rain Garden @ Dodge Garden, River and Roots Community Garden, Sweetbriar Nature Center, The Vine Church, Third House Nature Center, Three Village Historical Society.

  • Developed a Youth-Design course for designed for high schoolers drawn from the 6 Community Gardens and Summer Program students. 45 students learned about ecosystems, garden design principles, native plantings, and scientific research principles. They then worked together to create, present & obtain approvals for garden designs for their schools.

We Added a new ReWild chapter in South Nassau

  • The South Nassau chapter has started to develop the Valley Stream Community Garden project which may include the development of a composting system and a summer program for local high school students where they can learn to grow vegetables to be contributed to our local food pantry. 

    Through our ReWild Gardens and Summer Program, we have welcomed over 3,000 volunteers and passersby to the concept and benefits of rewilding. Each garden has become a valued local asset and a “recruitment ground” for sustainable landscaping and gardening activities in its community.

Thank you for your support & encouragement

rewilding is about sustainable landscaping for thriving communities, from pollinators to people

To help rewild Cowneck, whether you are a beginner or an expert rewilder, join us by filling out the form at the bottom of this page.

Got questions?

Email us at Cowneck-Leads@ReWildLongIsland.org