My friend Jinghua Tu made a two-minute short film of MillionTreesNYC stewardship day in Van Cortland Park, in which she interviewed some volunteers and staff.

The MillionTreesNYC campaign is now over 954,399 trees strong and as we get closer to reaching a million, our need is greater than ever for active, involved citizens to help us care for these trees over the long haul. These trees, as you know, make our communities a better place to live as they provide shade, clean air, and beauty.

On April 25, nearly 400 volunteers joined us in caring for new forests in Van Cortlandt, Inwood Hill, Rockaway Community, Clove Lakes, Wolfe’s Pond, and Conference House Parks, helping us to create a more resilient urban forest. Without your dedication and hard work, this effort would not have been possible. -Ning Zhang, Outreach Coordinator at MillionTreesNYC