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A volunteer from Goldman Sachs plants native beach grass.

Gateway NRA

Volunteers Make the News

The valuable contributions of volunteers do not go unrecognized! Below is a collection of true stories of volunteers improving Gateway National Recreation Area.

Student Conservation Association at Frank Charles Park	NY1, Queens Courier, Queens Chronicle
Student Conservation Association at Canarsie Park	Canarsie Courier
Student Conservation Association in Jamaica Bay	NY Daily News
Jeff Sohn at Floyd Bennett Field	Westchester Magazine
Student Conservation Association in Sandy Hook	NJ.com
NYC YouthWRAP in Jamaica Bay	Voice of America
Jamaica Bay Science and Resilience Center, with Student Conservation Association in Jamaica Bay	WFUV Radio
Student Conservation Association in Staten Island	Staten Island Advance
Student Conservation Association in Breezy Point	The Denver Post
Partnership with Sadhana	Huffington Post
Student Conservation Association Participants Create New Trail	West Indian

 

Special News

Technology is altering the charitable and volunteering industries. Read how organizations are adopting new tools, such as the web and social media, to augment classic methods, in order to lend a helping hand.

In August 2013, Mayor Bloomberg, Secretary of the Interior Jewell, National Park Service Director Jarvis, and other officials announced that the City University of New York will host Jamaica Bay's new Science and Resilience Institute. Volunteers with the Student Conservation Association and Jamaica Bay Restoration Corps were applauded for their storm recovery work at Gateway. The Institute will use cutting edge science to protect New York City from powerful storms.
Watch the press conference here.