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Robin's Migration

Please join us in celebrating the 21 amazing years Robin Dougherty has dedicated to Greater Newark Conservancy as Executive Director as she flies off to her next chapter!

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We're Hiring!

Spring into your next career at Greater Newark Conservancy.

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COVID-19 Updates

What a year it has been. We hope you and your family remain safe and healthy. We are open! Now that the spring weather is here, we know people are excited to get outside in nature.

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Fighting Food Insecurity

We are proud to be part of this program which brings nutritious and healthy food to the tables of more than 2,000 Newark seniors and families.

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We're Giving Away Seeds!

Thanks to the generosity of local seed companies, we are able to offer free seeds to our Plot It Fresh farmers and Newark-based community and home gardeners.

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Outdoor Volunteer Opportunities Available!

Outdoor Volunteer Opportunities Available! Volunteers are a vital part of Greater Newark Conservancy’s mission and operations. This season we will be adding volunteer dates and enable registration right on our website! Please visit our get involved page for more information and sign up to volunteer.

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Mission

Greater Newark Conservancy promotes environmental stewardship to improve the quality of life in New Jersey’s urban communities.

Greater Newark Conservancy envisions each and every individual in our community living healthy, productive lives in harmony with nature. We commit to centering equity and opportunity in all our programs and throughout our organization.

To advance this vision, we create opportunities for people to engage in community gardening and farming; to access locally grown, nutritious produce; to experience personal growth through environmental education, youth leadership training, and support for returning citizens; and to invest in our neighborhoods through collaboration with partner organizations to plant seeds, to grow community, to change lives.

Learn something new.

Greater Newark Conservancy offers hands-on, inquiry based environmentally themed programs. The Conservancy’s professional staff is a partner in educating your students.

Emergency Food Distribution

Each week during the COVID-19 crisis, Greater Newark Conservancy and partner organizations including CareSparc Consulting, and Table to Table distribute fresh produce to over 1300 Newark seniors and families.

Visit Our Center.

We’re very proud that the opening of our Judith L. Shipley Urban Environmental Center in 2004 marked the very first appearance of an urban environmental center in New Jersey.

News

May 12, 2021

Greater Newark Conservancy Welcomes Ian J. Benjamin

byMichele Robinson

Greater Newark Conservancy Welcomes Ian J. Benjamin as Interim Executive Director.

May 12, 2021

Goodbye Robin!

byMichele Robinson

Robin L. Dougherty to leave Greater Newark Conservancy after 22 years of service.

March 31, 2021

Prudential Financial Supports Food Security and Urban Farming Projects

byMichele Robinson

Greater Newark Conservancy (the Conservancy) announces a $100,000 gift from Prudential Foundation Inc. (Prudential), the philanthropic arm of Prudential Financial. The funding will support the Conservancy’s food security programs, including the COVID-19 Emergency Food Distribution effort, along with programs and activities at the Conservancy’s Hawthorne Avenue Farm.

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United Airlines
Prudential
Victoria Foundation
The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
The Healthcare Foundation of NJ
Horizon Foundation
PSEG
Whole Cities
Investors Foundation
ShopRite Newark
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield
Tito's Handmade