GNPC invites you to help us build local leadership to make the City of Newburgh greener, cooler, and healthier.
From July 2023 to June 2025 , GNPC, in partnership with Sustainable Hudson Valley and Rhinebeck Rotary, organized environmental trainings and community plantings of shade and flowering trees, three small food forests, essential rain gardens, shoreline stabilization shrubs, and several prolific pollinator meadows.
We are most grateful to the funders and sponsors who helped us launch Planting Power Newburgh:
The Rotary Foundation, Hudson Valley Rotary District 7210,
Rhinebeck Rotary and Korea Rotary District 3700.
We continue to engage local residents, businesses, and community groups in planting and stewardship work.
Stay tuned for future events and efforts!
Centered in environmental justice, ecological restoration and community action, GNPC promotes Planting Power Newburgh (PPN) to:
Increase community leadership in restoring Newburgh’s environment.
Advance environmental justice & public health;
Build Newburgh community capacity to preserve, protect Newburgh’s natural resources; and
Community engagement, education and action are the heart of this initiative.
Newburgh residents, especially young people, are learning about Newburgh’s environment, helping teach ways to restore our urban ecosystems and working with volunteers in hands-on projects to revitalize and enhance the City’s green infrastructure and climate resilience. The PPN program is also building capacity to maintain greenscapes –including a truck for watering and people power to care for plantings.
So far, three cohorts of EJ Fellows have learned from and led Planting Power Newburgh work!
Sign up for 2025 workshops, planting days and stewardship sessions here!
SANCTUARY HEALING GARDENS @ CRYSTAL LAKE - 61 Temple Ave
(10 trees - 5 species, planted 9/30/23)
Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) x 3
Crabapple 'Dolgo' (Malus.) x 1
Crabapple 'Hozam' (Malus) x 1
Hazelnut (Corylus sp) x 2
'Reliance' Peach (Prunus persica) x 2
Shinko Asian Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) x 1
NFA Main Campus - Fullerton Avenue & South Street
(30 trees - 12 species, planted 10/14/23)
Red Oak x 3
Horse Chestnut x 3
Gingko (Autuman Gold) x 3
Sugar Maple x 3
Sweetgum x 1
Blueberry x 3
Serviceberry (Autumn Brilliance) x 3
Hazelnut x 3
Redbud x 2
Dogwood x 2
Crabapple (Prairiefire) x 2
Cherry (Akebono) x 2
CALVARY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 120 South Street
(8 trees - 3 species, planted 10/28/23)
Hazelnut x 4
Montmorency Tart Cherry x 2
Shinsui Asian Pear x 1
Hosui Asian Pear x 1
PPN Initial Achievements
Environmental justice training curriculum and slide library designed and implemented by Sustainable Hudson Valley & Kyle Conway
119 people trained in classroom and outdoor sessions
258 volunteers mobilized for planting & stewardship days
2,367 Rain Garden/Stormwater Mitigation Plants
2,759 Pollinator Plants, Trees and Shrubs
225 Shoreline Protection Plants
71 Trees planted for shade, food and more
Have you recently participated in one of our events?
We’d really appreciate your feedback!
