RFP Community Outreach for CoRe Grant

The City of Syracuse Parks and Recreation Department was awarded funding from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservations' Community Reforestation Grant (CoRe) to conduct forest stand restoration and reforestation across 8 sites, totaling 38.4 acres. The goal of this funding is to transform these sites through the removal and control of invasive plants followed by the planting of 3,840 trees at these sites, involving the community from project inception to follow-up maintenance. Approximately 30 % of trees will be planted and maintained by volunteers through the coordination and training led by the proposer. The remaining trees will be planted and maintained by Onondaga Earth Corps. Project areas include: Six locations along Onondaga Creek including: 109 Ford Ave 2.5 acres 2300 Onondaga Creek Blvd 1.8 acres 235 Rill Ave 2.5 acres 611 Ballantyne Rd 2.1 acres - along levee 301 E Florence Ave 3.3 acres - along levee 301 W Florence Ave 4.8 acres - along levee Natural areas within two large community parks Lincoln Park 11.4 acres VIII. Homer Wheaton Park 10.0 acres