Purpose
To further CGC’s mission to green and beautify all boroughs of New York City, and to educate its children about nature, the Conservation Committee recommends major projects to be the recipients of funds raised at occasional special events and oversees the grantees use of the funds.
Projects Funded
Our Centennial Project: Restoration and Beautification of Morningside Park in Harlem in the area of the pond and waterfall
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- Our 85th Anniversary Project: Installation of teaching gardens at public libraries in collaboration with The Horticultural Society of New York:
The Aguilar Library in East Harlem, Manhattan
The Stone Avenue Library in Brownsville, Brooklyn - Landscape restoration and a nature map of a portion of St. Nicholas Park in Upper Manhattan
- Installation of green roofs in the South Bronx, one at the Bronx Design and Construction Academy and the other at Rocking the Boat, a youth development program, both in collaboration with the nonprofit organization Sustainable South Bronx
- Landscape restoration and expansion of educational programs at Von King Park in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
- Landscape restoration of the Queens Rockaway Parks, Bayswater Park, and the area surrounding the playground at Beach 28th Street, after the devastation of Superstorm Sandy