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class="content__text" Young people hold the power to create real, positive change for the future of our shared Earth. 🌏🤗 Groundwork Hudson Valley’s (@groundwork_hv) Green Team hires local teenagers enrolled in the Yonkers Public School system where they gain leadership skills and firsthand experience in conservation — like cleaning the Saw Mill River, building community gardens, and removing invasive species. The Green Team also works alongside National Park Service rangers conserving and restoring public lands throughout the United States — like Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Canyon. Re:wild supports Groundwork Hudson’s Green Team as a part of the Conservation Pathways For Youth program fund. 🟢🌳🌿🍃 📸 1: The Green Team at Van Cortlandt Park. The Green Team has been working closely with partners such the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance (@vcpalliance) to improve trails, habitat, and recreational facilities. 📸 2: In 2022, Green Team members removed hundreds of pounds of invasive plants to protect fragile wetlands along the Saw Mill River. 📸 3: Jordan Marji and Ian Cavalluzzi (@iancavalluzzi), standing in the Saw Mill River. 📸 4 :Jazmine Olivarez, Shaila Ortega, and Ariana Rayman planting native trees in Yonkers, NY. Green Team members planted 750 native trees this year.

February 11, 2023