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PARK HORTICULTURE
What happens once Central Park’s leaves fall?
If you’ve been in the Park lately, you’ve experienced the beautiful fall foliage. After reaching peak color, deciduous trees shed their leaves in preparation for the approaching winter. Their job isn’t done yet, though. Raked leaves go to the Mount, the site of Central Park Conservancy’s composting operation. Once composted, fallen leaves are put back into the Park in the spring as mulch, enriching the soil of lawns, flower gardens, and newly planted trees. Conservancy staff gather up 10,000 cubic yards of fallen leaves from the Park’s 20,000 trees each year, creating 2,000 pounds of compost. They also mulch mow 250 acres of lawn multiple times throughout the fall season, returning those leaves directly to the Park’s landscapes and enriching the soil. Click here for more on why leaves fall and, if you have little ones, RSVP below for our Keeping It Green program and help keep the Park healthy by doing some raking of your own!

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GO, TEAM CENTRAL PARK!
Let's hear it for Team Central Park!
In the 2015 TCS New York City Marathon, Team Central Park finished strong! Take a look at the 2015 Team’s stats:
  • 43 Team members
  • 16 Team members ran their first marathon on Team Central Park
  • 8 Team members, Ilana Adelman, Donna Daniels, Hadley Duncan, Richard Graham, Matthew Green, Matthew Hurlock, and Karen Rhodes, each raised $5,000 or more, earning a paving stone in Central Park to commemorate their marathon
  • 4 companies matched their employees gifts to the Team
  • 3 Team members have run with the Team for multiple years
  • The Team raised more than $160,000, supporting the Conservancy’s work to restore, manage and enhance Central Park
The Conservancy is very grateful to Team Central Park for their commitment to Central Park.

You can run the Park too! Contact Lily Stellmann at team@centralparknyc.org for information about joining Team Central Park for the 2016 United Airlines NYC Half marathon.

PARK VIDEOS
Take a walk in the Park with us.
Join Central Park Conservancy staff on Periscope for weekly broadcasts from around the Park! See them all, or follow us and see the Park as the experts see it.

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YOUR INVITATION
Volunteer in Central Park on Giving Tuesday
You can help maintain and preserve Central Park this holiday season. In recognition of Giving Tuesday, the national day of philanthropy and service, we’re offering Central Park lovers two ways to give back!

Join Conservancy staff in the Park this Giving Tuesday, December 1 for a day of tabling, trivia, and prizes. You’ll be helping raise awareness (and dollars!) for the Conservancy. Can’t make it to the Park? No problem! Make a tax-deductible donation of $5 or more today and get a head start on giving back.


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Holiday Lighting 19th Annual Dana Holiday Lighting
Thursday, December 3: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Celebrate the season at our 19th Annual Holiday Lighting in Central Park. Meet Santa and friends, watch a live ice carving demonstration, sing carols on the Plaza, and warm up with hot cocoa and cookies. The event concludes with lighting a flotilla of trees on the Harlem Meer. Free; open to all ages. Families only; no groups.
>>Get event info.

This event, organized by the Women’s Committee of the Central Park Conservancy, is made possible by our founding sponsor:
conEdision
Insider enews - Norther Forts Northern Forts Tour
Thursday, November 19: 11:00 am
Sunday, November 22: 2:00 pm
Saturday, December 5: 2:00 pm

History buffs will love this exploration of the Fort Landscape in the northern part of Central Park. Join Central Park Conservancy guides to see sites of former forts that played important strategic roles in the American Revolution and the War of 1812, and enjoy the stunning overlook to the Harlem Meer. Highlights of this tour include McGowan's Pass, Fort Clinton, Nutter's Battery, and the Harlem Meer. Tickets $15 (Members $10).
>>Purchase tickets now.
Drawing Class Drawing Class with Jessica Daryl Winer
Saturday, December 5: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Attendees will learn how to capture the beauty of the Park on paper in this drawing class, led by Centennial Trees of Central Park artist, Jessica Daryl Winer. This is a members-only event. Pre-registration required.
 >>Register now. Not a member? Join today!

To learn more about all upcoming events, visit our Events page

Corporate
Thank you to our Corporate Partners
Did you know that New York’s business community is full of generous partners who support our mission to restore, maintain, and enhance Central Park? We are grateful for the financial support of over 90 corporations, known as our Corporate Partners, whose generosity and commitment to corporate social responsibility empower Central Park Conservancy staff to keep Central Park clean and beautiful all year long. In addition, our Corporate Partners are eager to lend a hand in keeping the Park looking its best, and over 1,100 employees representing nearly 60 companies joined us for a “Day in the Dirt” corporate volunteer activity this year. We extend a heartfelt thank you to the following companies for their charitable support of Central Park Conservancy this year!

If you’d like to learn more about how your company can support Central Park Conservancy, please contact corporate@centralparknyc.org.

 
American Elm Level $100,000 and Above
Bloomberg GM Foundation HSBC JP Morgan Chase &amp; Co. Macqu
American Elm Level $50,000 - $99,999
American Express, Bank of America, EY, TimeWarner
Kwanzan Cherry Level $25,000 - $49,999
Anonymous, AMETEK Foundation, Inc., BMW North American LLC,
 
Pin Oak Level $10,000 - $24,999
AB
Aquiline Capital Partners LLC
Autonomous Research Foundation US
AXA Foundation
Benchmark Real Estate Group
BFA
Bike New York, Inc.
CBRE, Inc.
Central Park Sightseeing
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc.
Cloud Catering & Events
Credit Suisse
First Eagle Investment Management Foundation
J. Crew, Inc.
Jack Resnick & Sons, Inc.
MANHATTAN Magazine
New York Fast Pitch League
Oasis Children's Services LLC
REI
Sekisui America Corporation
The Blackstone Charitable Foundation
The Plaza
Twitter
London Plane Level $5,000 - $9,999
A/R Retail
Advent Software, Inc.
Barefoot Wines
Biscuits & Bath Pet Services
Catstudio
Coach Foundation
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Cowen Group
Freshpet
Harney & Sons Fine Teas
Hugo Boss
InterContinental New York Times Square
Loews Regency Hotel
Natixis Capital Markets, Inc.
New York Croquet Club, Inc.
Ocean Prime New York
Park Hyatt New York
The Pierre New York, A Taj Hotel
Salesforce.com Foundation
Sony Corporation of America
Warburg Pincus LLC
West Side Soccer League
Eastern White Pine Level $1,000 - $4,999
ACE Group
Belfer Management
Bowman Dahl
Bronx Brewery
Brooklyn Brewery
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
Goldfarb & Fleece
Interpublic Group of Companies
JW Marriott Essex House
Moody's
New York Lawn Bowling Club
Stop & Stor Charitable Fund
Triple Crown Sports
Tully Construction Corporation
Twin America, LLC
W.P. Carey, Inc.
 List current as of November 2015

Central Park Conservancy raises 75%

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