A "green jobs" initiative for disconnected youth

Program Description
The MillionTreesNYC Training Program is a jobs program offering professional training with a focus on forestry and horticulture to young adults disconnected from schools or careers. Through this paid on–the–job training program, participants cultivate job skills preparing them for the available green jobs that involve tree planting, pruning, and stewardship.

Program participants are able to select one of three training tracks: arboriculture, urban forestry, or community forestry/landscape design.  Launched in November 2008, the program provides youth with marketable skills both in climbing and pruning, as well as tree planting, re-forestation techniques, and design principles. 

The MillionTrees Training program is part of the citywide MillionTreesNYC, which is one of the 127 PlaNYC initiatives.  MillionTreesNYC is a public-private program with an ambitious goal: to plant and care for one million new trees across the City's five boroughs over the next decade.

Eligibility: Open to out-of-school youth 18 to 24 years old with high school degrees or equivalent and currently holds a valid NYS drivers license or permit.  Certain medical and physical requirements may apply.

Partner Agency: Department of Parks and Recreation and New York Restoration Project

Interested in participating in the MillionTrees Training Program?
For information or an application, contact Daniella Zanin at 212-360-1463 or Daniella.Zanin@parks.nyc.gov.

Click here to learn more about the MillionTreesNYC initiative.