the GNPC
exists to
Amplify existing parks & greenspace efforts. Pursue new opportunities to link nature & neighborhoods + improve community health & well-being.
the mission
To plan, protect, restore and enhance parks, community gardens, trails and other greenspaces in the Greater Newburgh Area. Working together with community organizations, residents, city officials and local businesses, the Conservancy:
Raises awareness, community engagement & funds for parks and greenspaces in and around Newburgh.
Fosters public, private & not for profit partnerships.
Engages organizations, communities, and individuals to collaborate in developing parks and greenspaces.
GNPC Stakeholder Committee
Organizations have been meeting monthly for over six years to share information & coordinate greenspace efforts in and around Newburgh. The Conservancy facilitates these meetings to strengthen, amplify and increase these efforts.
Regular participants include:
Conservation Advisory Committee, City of Newburgh
Department of Small Interventions
Downing Park Planning Committee
Fullerton Center
Newburgh Heights Association
Newburgh Urban Farm and Food Initiative
Outdoor Promise
Quassaick Creek Watershed Alliance
Safe Harbors
Transportation Advisory Committee, City of Newburgh
The Conservancy is a private, not-for-profit organization that advocates for the development and maintenance of parks, open space, community gardens, street trees, and green space throughout the City of Newburgh and surrounding communities.
NEWBURGH NEW YORK
Longitude
74 degrees 00 minutes
Latitude
41 degrees 30 minutes
newburgh
The Hudson River Valley
The City of Newburgh is located sixty miles north of New York City on the western side of the Hudson River in Orange County, New York. Our densely settled community of 3.8 square miles is bound by the Town of Newburgh on the west and north, the Hudson River on the east and the Town of New Windsor on the south.
