The Nature Conservancy Young Professional Group Volunteering in New York City: Parks Stewardship Program August 27, 2011

WHAT: The NYC Parks Reforestation Stewardship Program is an opportunity for groups of volunteers to “adopt” a reforestation site and help care for the new trees planted by the MillionTreesNYC initiative. This includes removing invasive species to prevent them from overtaking the young plants that are trying to grow. The Conservancy's Young Professionals Group has adopted Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx - and they're inviting all tree lovers to come out and help make a difference!

WHO: The Nature Conservancy’s Young Professionals Group is a member-based association comprised of over 1,500 of the city’s brightest men and women. Since its inception in 2005, the Young Professionals Group has raised more than $750,000 to support The Nature Conservancy’s conservation activities in New York and around the world.

WHEN: Sat., July 30 & Sat., Aug. 27
10:30am– 3:30pm

WHERE: Pelham Bay Park, Bronx
Orchard Beach, Bronx

DETAILS: The volunteering portion will run from 10:30am to 3:30pm with time to eat lunch. Afterward, there will be free-time to explore Pelham Bay and cool off with a swim at beautiful Orchard Beach. For more information about signing up, contact conservation committee member Sophia Celino at sophia_celino@hotmail.com.

About The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. Since 1951, The Nature Conservancy has protected more than 119 million acres of land and 5,000 miles of rivers worldwide and operates more than 100 marine conservation projects globally. The Nature Conservancy works in all 50 states and more than 30 countries—protecting habitats from grasslands to coral reefs, from Australia to Alaska to Zambia. For more information, visit www.nature.org.