We are a group of professionals who work on behalf of urban nature and human well-being. We hail from different sectors and disciplines and represent academia, non-profit organizations, government, and the private sector. We share a common belief that urban nature is vital to our collective wellness and happiness. We developed five overarching goals, 25 specific targets, and a Declaration of Rights to NYC Nature that guide and inspire our shared efforts. We are joined together to listen and learn from each other and advance the cause of urban nature in our city.
The following agencies and organizations have participated in some way in the formulation of these aspirations:
Adam Stoltman
Alley Pond Environmental Center
American Museum of Natural History
Billion Oyster’s Project
Bronx is Blooming
Bronx River Alliance
Bronx Zoo
Brooklyn Botanical Garden
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative
Brooklyn Queens Land Trust
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Central Park Conservancy
City Parks Foundation
Columbia University
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Drexel University
Environmental Justice Alliance
Gateway National Recreation Area
Gowanus Canal Conservancy
Green-Wood Cemetery
Greening Greenpoint
JM Kaplan Fund
Municipal Art Society
National Wildlife Federation
Natural Areas Conservancy
New York Aquarium
New York Botanical Garden
New York City Audubon
New York City Department of City Planning
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
New York City Department of Education
New York City Department of Environmental Protection
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
New York City Department of Sanitation
New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs
New York City Mayor’s Office of Operations
New York City Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency
New York City Mayor’s Office of Sustainability
New York City Urban Field Station
New York Harbor School
New York League of Conservation Voters
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
New York State Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery
New York State Natural Heritage Program
New York State Department of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation
New York University
New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program
New Yorkers for Parks
NYC Climate Action Alliance
Partnerships for Parks
Pratt Center for Community Development
Pratt Institute – Spatial Analysis and Visualization Initiative (SAVI)
Prospect Park Alliance
Randall’s Island Park Alliance
Regional Plan Association
REI
Riverside Park Conservancy
Rockefeller Foundation
Rutgers University
Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay
STEW-MAP: The Stewardship Mapping and Assessment Project
Sustainable South Bronx
The Evergreens Cemetery Preservation Foundation
The HOPE Program
The Horticultural Society of New York
The Nature Conservancy
The Nature of Cities
The New School
Tony Hiss
TRI-LOX
Trees NY
Trust for Public Land
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Library of Congress
U.S. National Park Service
Urban Systems Lab
Van Alen Institute
Van Cortlandt Park Conservancy
Waterfront Alliance
Wildlife Conservation Society
NYC Nature Goals 2050 has been generously supported by The J.M. Kaplan Fund, Patagonia, REI, and the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Never doubt that a group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
Attributed to Margaret Mead