Onondaga Earth Corps Celebrates 15 Years of Helping Youth and the Environment Coverage from WAER recognizing the work of OEC in the community and highlighting the Earth Corps Encore Fundraiser that took place on Nov. 9, 2019. Onondaga Earth Corps Celebrates 15 Years of Helping Youth and the Environment By SCOTT WILLIS & MATT HASSAN • NOV 8, 2019
Author: Yvonne Chu
Sponsors
Thank you to the 2022 Earth Corps Encore Sponsors for supporting our organization.
30 Year Anniversary Tree City USA- Creek Walk Community Tree Planting
Saturday Oct 26th, 2019 Onondaga Earth Corps partners with Cornell Cooperative Extension, Onondaga County Save the Rain, and Syracuse City Parks to celebrate the 30 year anniversary of the City of Syracuse being part of the Tree City USA program. About 88 trees were planted along the Phase II portion of the Creek Walk. Over 95 volunteers from all over …
Register for Encore 2019
Register for Encore 2019, November 9, 2019 at Saint Lucy’s Auditorium on 421 Gifford St. $60/person, $5/children 16 and under.
OEC Coverage During Fundraising Brunch
Onondaga Earth Corps in LocalSYR News channel 9 airing after the October Fundraising Brunch in Fayetteville, NY. To read the article please see: Onondaga Earth Corps Connecting Community Through Improving the Environment
2019 Fall Community Tree Planting Events
Through popular demand, please check out our most recent list of Community Tree Planting events for the fall! Get your work boots on and join us for these different volunteer events. Make sure to RSVP and share with your friends 😉 Rain or shine we’ll be planting!
‘Grand collaboration’ put hundreds of city kids to work this summer (Your letters)- Syracuse.com
https://www.syracuse.com/opinion/2019/09/grand-collaboration-put-hundreds-of-city-kids-to-work-this-summer-your-letters.html
Be an Earth Corps-Encore Sponsor!
Earth Corps Encore is Onondaga Earth Corps’ annual fundraiser, where we celebrate the many youth and young adults that come through our program. At our event this year, attendees should expect to meet and hear from current crew members, alumni, and OEC staff. Dinner and Entertainment is also provided. The crews have been hard at work planting trees, weeding, cleaning …
Syracuse Youth, Parks Conservancy and City Parks Department Begin Experimental Clearing of Invasive Plants at Schiller Park Roundtop.
SYRACUSE, NY- An invasive species management project has begun this week at Schiller Park’s Roundtop in the Northside of Syracuse and will take place until August 13th. Mayor Ben Walsh will be making an appearance at Schiller Park’s Roundtop on August 13th from 2:30PM to 3:00PM to speak about the importance of the work that is being done and to …
Adopt-A-Block with OEC and SUNY EOC
Onondaga Earth Corps and SUNY EOC are participating in the City of Syracuse’s Adopt-a-Block program and invite you to join us for a neighborhood cleanup event on July 25th from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm! We will provide refreshments, gloves and trash pickers. We will meet in front of SUNY EOC at 100 New St. to kick off the event …