This Fall season OEC planted approximately 658 Street and Park trees for the City of Syracuse! This is one of our highest numbers yet and really felt meaningful to hit such a high mark during our 20th year anniversary.
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2023 Summer Newsletter
For several years, the Onondaga Earth Corps has had an office inside of the SUNY Educational Opportunity Center (SUNY EOC) at 100 New St. in Syracuse, but as the years have gone by, we have outgrown our space. Over the course of the next few weeks, we will be packing boxes and moving items to our new office at 490 W. Onondaga St., Syracuse, NY.
2023 Spring Newsletter
“Learning about trees with OEC taught me to look up – at the trees and in life.” This is what Tyrone Cannon had to say about his experience with OEC back in 2013. Tyrone’s experience with trees and how he connected it to community members set off a decade-long conversation and movement towards memorial tree plantings in Syracuse.
2023 Winter Newsletter
What’s the Point of Pruning? Be Part of the Story 20 Years – Empowering Youth | Building Community , The Trying Life of a Street Tree Named Charlotte, Greetings from New OEC Staff, Full Throttle Bottle Bonanza, Advanced Crew Members Reflect on a Winter of Pruning, and upcoming events.
2022 Fall Newsletter
2023 Marks the 20th Anniversary since the founding of the organization (formerly known as the Eli MacDonald Green Team).
2022 Spring Newsletter
This spring, OEC continued to push the Urban Forestry Master plan goal of increasing canopy cover in Syracuse. We planted 220 trees this season, making adjustments for utility improvements taking place across the city.
2022 Winter Newsletter
At Onondaga Earth Corps (OEC), winters are always a time to reflect, recharge, and then reemerge in spring with energy to propel the
youth and young adults in our program forward. 2022 is no exception and our team has been very busy.
2021 Summer Newsletter
OEC Summer Newsletter: End of Summer Banquet, Accepting Applications, Green Infrastructure Experience, Schiller Park Project, Americorps Experience, Summer along the Creekwalk, Elmwood Park a Hidden Gem.
2021 Winter Newsletter
2020 Fall Newsletter
Thank you for your continuing support of OEC through this tremendously trying year. We are deeply moved by the goodwill of OEC’s partners, donors and volunteers. It is because of you that OEC is able to help illuminate the future of youth in our community and nurture their desires to grow and be engaged stewards of the environment. Your gifts of time, talent and dollars towards OEC’s mission are received with heartfelt gratitude. We wish you and yours a safe and healthy holiday season.