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Newark Youth Leadership Project

NYLP Testimonials

Are you a previous NYLP participant? Do you want to share your story and experience with NYLP? Submit it here! 

Feel free to write about your experience and/or answer these questions and please submit a picture of yourself:

  1. When did you participate in NYLP and what department(s) were you part of?
  2. How did NYLP influence your education, career, or life?
  3. What was your favorite part of NYLP?
  4. What are you doing now? 

 

Please Note: by submitting your picture and testimonial you agree that Greater Newark Conservancy can use your likeness and words on social media, website, or for fundraising purposes to support NYLP or other programs.

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Newark Youth Leadership Project

  • Sum 2019 // Canoeing

    Summer 2019 interns learn how to paddle a canoe while on a trip to the Pine Barrens, NJ

  • Sum 2019 // Pinelands

    An intern examines a bag filled with pond water during a trip to the Pine Barrens, NJ

  • Sum 2019 // Carpenter Frog

    Two interns learning about (and touching) a carpenter frog on a trip to the Pine Barrens, NJ

  • Sum 2019 // Weeding

    Horticulture interns weed out the Demonstration Garden at the Prudential Outdoor Learning Center

  • Sum 2019 // Pond

    Interns thinning out lily pads in the Prudential Outdoor Learning Center

  • Intern Zaire says, "all this produce looks radish-ing!"

Summer NYLP

Interns work 6-20 hours/week from July to August. Applications for the following summer are available starting in November and the deadline to apply is early January.

School Year NYLP

Interns work up to 10 hours/week from October through May.  Applications are available in late August and the deadline to apply is in September. Preference is given to students who have participated in the summer NYLP program.

College Mentors

This is a seasonal position. Mentors must be enrolled at a college or university and interested in working with youth. Applications are available starting in March/April. Preference is given to Newark residents and to students in biology, environmental science, or related majors.

Learn something new.

Greater Newark Conservancy offers hands-on, inquiry based environmentally themed programs. The Conservancy’s professional staff is a partner in educating your students.

 

Volunteer with us

Get outside and enjoy some nature at our Outdoor Learning Center or Urban Farm! Volunteers are a vital part of Greater Newark Conservancy’s mission and operations. You can volunteer as an individual or as a group.

Visit Our Center.

We’re very proud that the opening of our Judith L. Shipley Urban Environmental Center in 2004 marked the very first appearance of an urban environmental center in New Jersey.

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