Trees New York
Mission:
Trees New York (TNY) is an environmental and urban forestry nonprofit organization. Our mission is to plant, preserve and protect New York City's neighborhood trees through education, active citizen participation and advocacy.
Contact Information
Address: 51 Chambers St New York, NY 10007
Telephone: (212) 227-1887
Website: http://www.treesny.org
General Email: cheryl@treesny.org
Primary Contact Name: Cheryl Blaylock
Location
General Information
Type: Advocacy/Policy, After School, Arts, In School, Math/Science, Special Education
Target audience: Students, Parents, Families, Teachers, Organizations, Administrators, Schools, community groups
Number of employees: 6-20
Year founded: 1976
Tag words: trees, environment, environmental education, job training, new york, street, stewardship, after-school, community service, volunteer
Programs/Services
Schools & Trees Program
Description: TreesNY supplies and helps students plant trees on school property free of charge. Each tree planted will be "One In A Million" and can be registered with Mayor Bloomberg's MillionTreesNYC initiative.
A TreesNY representative will visit the school, meet with the principal, custodian, teachers and/or parent association members, analyze the site and suggest the tree that would work best. Together with the school, TreesNY will plan a festive tree planting event involving each classroom that will be planting and adopting a tree. Students will receive a lesson about New York’s urban forest, the importantce of trees and how to care for them. Learning materials include TreesNY's Schools & Trees Activity Handbook. NYS Learning Standards fulfilled: Science LE1, 5
Fees for services: -0-
Ages of students: K-12
Schools/sites: all schools within New York City
Contact person: Cheryl Blaylock
Young Urban Forester Program
Description: A 10-hour certificate program combining classroom training and hands-on experience in the field answering the questions: What do trees give us and why should we care? How do we know what’s wrong with a tree? What can we do to help our neighborhood trees? What is a green career? It is offered as an after-school or summer program. All 10 hours in the program can be credited toward community service hours. Learning materials include TreesNY’s Young Urban Forester learning packet. NYS Learning Standards fulfilled: Science 5.1
Fees for services: -0-
Ages of students: middle and high school
Schools/sites: all schools within New York City
Contact person: Cheryl Blaylock
Art of Science Program
Description: Students create original works of art such as writing and performing songs, dances or plays, making films, drawing cartoons or creating art and sculpture demonstrating their knowledge of tree science and environmental issues. For example, acting out the life of a newly planted tree, elementary students understand how the tree suffers transplant shock and how they can help. Works can be incorporated into a public performance, school assembly or art show. Materials include art supplies and TreesNY publications. NYS Learning Standards fulfilled: Arts 1, Science LE 1,3,4,5,6,&7, PS 1,2 &3
Fees for services: -0-
Ages of students: K-12
Schools/sites: all schools within New York City
Contact person: Cheryl Blaylock
Trees? Who cares?
Description: An interactive PowerPoint presentation featuring a special appearance by Mrs. Crabapple, the cantankerous puppet who hates trees. It takes some convincing, but students are usually able to change Mrs Crabapple’s mind about trees. Topics covered are benefits of trees to the NYC environment, tree biology, tree identification, street tree care, tree problems and how we can help, tree advocacy and New York City environmental issues.
Any of our programs can be customized and adapted for your school or organization.
Fees for services: -0-
Ages of students: K-12
Schools/sites: all schools within New York City
Contact person: Cheryl Blaylock
