Youth empowerment through environmental work in Syracuse, NY
Our Winter Newsletter features interviews with our Advanced Young Adult crew members, details on all of our upcoming volunteer events, introductions from new crew leader and our Board of Directors, and an update on what we’ve been up to at Schiller Park.
This Fall season OEC planted approximately 658 Street and Park trees for the City of Syracuse! This is one of our highest numbers yet and really felt meaningful to hit such a high mark during our 20th year anniversary.
Article written by Olivia Moody from the Daily Orange. (10/22/2023) Read the full article on the Daily Orange: http://m.dailyorange.com/2023/10/syracuse-urban-food-forest-project-tree-planting-event-onondaga-lake-watershed/ Syracuse Urban Food Forest Project plants 180 trees to expand edible urban landscapes Around 50 people from the Syracuse area gathered Saturday for a community tree planting event hosted by the Syracuse Urban Food Forest Project, a collaboration between Syracuse University and SUNY …
For several years, the Onondaga Earth Corps has had an office inside of the SUNY Educational Opportunity Center (SUNY EOC) at 100 New St. in Syracuse, but as the years have gone by, we have outgrown our space. Over the course of the next few weeks, we will be packing boxes and moving items to our new office at 490 W. Onondaga St., Syracuse, NY.
5000 High Fives for Onondaga Earth Corps. Each High 5 = one $5.00 contribution. Help us reach 5,000 High 5s!
Onondaga Earth Corps’ Phone number is live again! 315-565-3797 Onondaga Earth Corps’ Phone number has been offline for a week. We will be using a temporary phone number in the meantime. If you are trying to reach out to us, please contact us at 315-217-5794.
“Learning about trees with OEC taught me to look up – at the trees and in life.” This is what Tyrone Cannon had to say about his experience with OEC back in 2013. Tyrone’s experience with trees and how he connected it to community members set off a decade-long conversation and movement towards memorial tree plantings in Syracuse.
Sign up for the event at: https://bit.ly/Kwanzaaplantingevent The City of Syracuse will also be hosting a tree giveaway during this event.
Celebrate Earth Day (Saturday April 22) with the Syracuse Mets and support the Onondaga Earth Corps! Cheer for Syracuse’s favorite baseball team while helping out the planet by supporting OEC. $4 from every ticket purchased through this link for Saturday April 22nd’s game day will be donated back to OEC. https://www.fevogm.com/event/Onondagaearthcorps TO PURCHASE TICKETS:1.) Click GET TICKETS2.) Choose your section, …
What’s the Point of Pruning? Be Part of the Story 20 Years – Empowering Youth | Building Community , The Trying Life of a Street Tree Named Charlotte, Greetings from New OEC Staff, Full Throttle Bottle Bonanza, Advanced Crew Members Reflect on a Winter of Pruning, and upcoming events.