Outdoor Promise’s Environmental Justice Fellowship was featured for its innovative, community-centered approach to rebuilding Newburgh’s urban tree canopy. The article highlights how local fellows—young residents passionate about improving their city—are planting dozens of new street trees each year while learning…
The Sullivan County Democrat highlighted the Environmental Justice Fellowship’s leadership in restoring Newburgh’s urban tree canopy and mobilizing residents around environmental justice. For the second year in a row, fellows have been planting street trees, educating neighbors, and demonstrating how…
Outdoor Promise is part of the 2022 cohort of the Justice40 Accelerator, a nationwide initiative supporting frontline climate justice organizations in accessing federal funding under the Biden/Harris Administration’s Justice40 Initiative. The Accelerator helps community-rooted groups secure grants, navigate complex federal…
Times Hudson Valley highlighted the work of Outdoor Promise’s co-founder, Ronald Zorrilla, whose drone footage documented the recent clearing of Newburgh’s last remaining forest. The article notes community concern over the loss of this ecologically significant space, which is being…
We were recently featured in Times-Hudson Valley for the inaugural Environmental Justice Fellowship program in Newburgh. The article highlights the program’s citywide tree-planting celebration, the community engagement efforts led by our Fellows, and the creation of an online tree education…
We were recently featured in The Highlands Current for our work empowering Newburgh youth to lead local climate resilience efforts. The article highlights how Outdoor Promise’s fellowship model mirrors the vision of a modern Civilian Climate Corps—engaging young residents in…