Outdoor Promise was featured in WRRV for our work empowering Newburgh youth and families to care for their environment through programs focused on conservation, education, and community. The article highlights our partnerships with the City of Newburgh and the Greater…
We were recently featured in Times Hudson Valley for our partnership with the Greater Newburgh Parks Conservancy and the City of Newburgh in supporting the Environmental Justice Fellowship (EJF). The article highlights four inspiring fellows—Emily Alta, Tyrese Billups, Eileen Corrales,…
Outdoor Promise was highlighted in the Mid Hudson Times for its leadership in the Environmental Justice Fellowship, a collaboration with the Conservation Advisory Council and Greater Newburgh Parks Conservancy. The article introduces the 2022 cohort of EJ Fellows—five young Newburgh…
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…
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…
Students from Horizons-on-the-Hudson Magnet School collaborated with Yale University School of Architecture graduates to reimagine Muchattoes Lake as part of the Yale Day of Service Challenge. Outdoor Promise supported the project by providing a virtual tour of the lake, helping…