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Green Streets Cool Schools
A Tree Planting and Transitional Jobs Program funded by DuPont
The
New Jersey Tree Foundation, in partnership with DuPont, is planting
trees along streets and at schools in the Lower Passaic and Arthur Kill
Watersheds. This project, called Green Streets - Cool Schools educates
urban residents and students in the importance of urban forestry while
creating lush green corridors and school grounds. The
Tree Foundation is also partnering with the New Jersey State Parole
Board to hire a seasonal tree planting crew, creating transitional jobs
for individuals under parole supervision. Transitional jobs are
time-limited jobs that combine real work, skill development and support
services to help participants overcome barriers to employment. In three years, this program has planted 6,073 trees and employed 29 parolees.
Spring 2009
The Spring 2009 Tree Crew planted 822 trees in 9 towns. The Tree Crew
also assisted NJTF staff with volunteer tree plantings in Camden and
Newark. Read what folks are saying about our Crew.
Left to Right: Carlton, Steven, Mike, DeAngelo and Crew Supervisor James
Fall 2008
The Fall 2008 Tree Crew planted 1,301 trees in 15 towns. The Tree Crew also assisted NJTF staff with volunteer tree plantings in Camden and Newark. Read what folks are saying about our Crew.
L to R: Crew Supervisor James, John, John, Gilbert and Carlos
Spring 2008
The Spring 2008 Tree Crew planted 740 trees in 9 towns this spring. Donated perennials and shrubs were also planted to beautify urban schools, churches and vest pocket parks.
Read what folks have to say about this program.
Fall 2007
The Fall 2007 Tree Crew planted 664 trees in 11 towns. Additionally, the Crew landscaped school grounds and churches in Elizabeth, Newark and Camden with donated shrubs and perennials .
The Fall 2007 Tree Crew, left to right: Tree Crew Supervisor James Cunningham, Demetrius, William, Anthony and Robert.
Spring 2007
This spring, the Green Streets program planted 1,159 trees in 16 cities.
The spring 2007 Tree Crew, left to right: Anthony, Cesar, Tree Crew Supervisor James, Tony and Raul.
Fall 2006
In
Fall 2006, the Green Streets Program planted 792 trees in 15 cities.
All four Crew men graduated from the program, and one is currently
employed with the City of Newark.
 
Spring 2006
This
spring, the NJ Tree Foundation partnered with eleven cities to plant
595 shade trees along streets, in parks and at schools.
The tree planting crew was comprised of five men – four were residing
in Logan House, a half-way house in Newark. The
Crew Supervisor was a graduate of Logan House. The crew began work
on March 27, 2006 and were employed by the Tree Foundation until June 15th. Three of the five men graduated from this program.
Green Streets Program Information
The New Jersey
Tree Foundation, in partnership with DuPont, will plant trees along
streets and at schools in the Lower Passaic and Author Kill Watersheds.
This project, called Green Streets - Cool Schools will educate urban
residents and students in the importance of urban forestry while
creating lush green corridors and school grounds. The following municipalities may be eligible for (GSCS) tree plantings:
Bayonne, Bellville, Bloomfield,
Orange, Clark, Clifton, Cranford, East Newark, East Orange, East
Rutherford, Edison, Fanwood, Garwood, Glen Ridge, Harrison, Hillside,
Jersey City, Kearny, Kenilworth, Little Falls, Lyndhurst, Maplewood,
Millburn, Montclair, Mountainside, North Arlington, Nutley, Passaic
City, Plainfield, Roselle, Roselle Park, Rutherford, Scotch Plains,
South Orange, Springfield, Summit, Union, Wallington, West Orange, West
Paterson, Winfield, Woodbridge.
Green Streets Cool Schools
Spring & Fall 2005
 
The
New Jersey Tree Foundation, in partnership with Verizon New Jersey,
Inc., plants trees along streets and at schools in some of New
Jersey’s most urban areas. This project, called Green Streets -
Cool Schools educates urban residents and students in the importance of
urban forestry while creating lush green corridors and school grounds. All tree plantings are done by volunteers with the support of the city, and supervised by NJ Tree Foundation staff.
The
NJ Tree Foundation partners with cities in New Jersey to plant shade
trees along streets, in parks and at schools. These tree plantings
occur in Spring and Fall of each year and are conducted by
volunteers, school children and residents under the supervision of tree
planting experts. A minimum of ten trees are planted in each
participating city, and a maximum is determined based on the tree
planting site. This initiative is a partnership project between the
School/City and the NJ Tree Foundation, and is being funded by Verizon
New Jersey, Inc. Future schools/cities may apply to the Tree Foundation
to participate in the Green Streets– Cool Schools program by contacting
Lisa Simms, Director, at 609-984-3856 or email at njtf1@juno.com.
Phillipsburg,
the first city chosen to receive trees, was planted with over 250 trees
and shrubs at Delaware Heights Park this past Arbor Day 2005. Over 150
volunteers, including ten NJ Youth Corps chapters, planted the trees
and shrubs, with Certified Tree Experts, Tree Foundation staff, and
other tree planting professionals. “This Arbor Day was a wonderful
success due to the hard work of all of the volunteers. Delaware Heights
Park was barren of trees three hours ago, and now Green Ash, Maple,
Zelkova and Oak trees are already creating shade for the ball fields”,
said Lisa Simms, Director of the NJ Tree Foundation.
Deleware Heights Park
Asbury Park
Tree Planting: Fall 2005
40
trees were planted at the Bradley Elementary School on October 8, 2005.
The City of Asbury Park, Department of Public Works and the Asbury Park
Shade Tree Commission were instrumental in making this tree planting a
huge success!
Jersey City
Tree Planting: Fall 2005
33 trees were planted in
Mary Benson Park and at the Michael Conti School in Jersey City.
Volunteers from the Village Block Association, CDM, Applied Landscape
Technologies and the Jersey City Department of Public Works made this
tree planting a success!
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