Creek Care..
Memberships, donations, sponsorships
The Puffin Foundation, Bergen County, and
Green Acres already have provided $1,000,000 in
funding and additional in-kind support to build the Teaneck Creek Conservancy’s
trail system. However, more funding is needed to complete and maintain this
new park.
Your participation in our Creek Care program of memberships, donations, and
sponsorships is
vital to our ability to provide park programs, services, and facilities. The
Conservancy welcomes the participation of individuals, families, businesses,
and community organizations.
Please print and fill out a membership application
and mail it in today! We also have special sponsorship opportunities. Call
our Executive Director at 201-836-2403 to discuss how your
donation can help build and sustain this new park and its programs.
Creek Corps
Park stewardship, volunteer opportunities
Join Creek Corps to find park stewardship and volunteer opportunities
to fit your interests and schedule. Email Executive Director Jonne McCarron at
teaneckcreek@mindspring.com
to join the volunteer listserve. Volunteer opportunities at the Teaneck Creek
Conservancy for groups and individuals include:
• Adopt-A-Trail: Work at your own pace at a time and outdoor site you
select at the Teaneck Creek Conservancy. You must be willing to come to one
volunteer training session and make a six-month stewardship commitment.
• Wetlands Restoration Team: Work under the guidance of Master Gardeners,
Volunteer Leaders,
and Wetlands Scientists from Rutgers University to restore more than 20 acres
of wetlands over the next four years. Volunteers remove invasive vegetation
and debris, replant with indigenous native plantings, tend the native plant
nursery in the Turtle Peace Labyrinth, and create test plots. Your volunteer
hours help the Teaneck Creek Conservancy provide required matching in-kind
services for a $300,000 NJ Wetlands Mitigation Council grant that the Conservancy
received in September 2004.
• Turtle Peace Labyrinth: Gardeners are needed to weed, plant native
plantings, and keep the labyrinth’s pathways clear of leaves. This is
the Conservancy’s most cultivated garden spot. Take
this opportunity to volunteer in a beautiful forest clearing where you will
be able to take a refreshing walk on the labyrinth while you give community
service.
• Help-an-Artist: Artists work at the Teaneck Creek Conservancy on facilities,
eco-art, and programs. Volunteers are needed to help create and maintain performative
eco-art works.
• Special Volunteer Days: We welcome the participation of groups in
our volunteer and stewardship programs. Call us at 201-836-2403 to schedule
a special volunteer event at the Teaneck Creek Conservancy for your corporate,
community, school, service, or faith-based group.
