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Become a Garden Partner.
If your group or organization wants to be involved in the Garden Steward initiative, consider joining us as a Highland Park Conservancy Garden Partner. There is always work to do!
Enjoy outdoor time and contribute to our beautiful Park. We can accommodate your schedule and welcome all levels of expertise.
Meet some of our partners.
The CooperVision team participated in PICK UP THE PARKS, an annual Monroe County program that engages the community to help clean up winter trash and debris and leaf accumulations. The program helps the parks get a jump start to look great for the spring and summer months. PICK UP THE PARKS is scheduled in April; HPC handles check-in at Olmsted Lodge. Watch our Events listings for specific date and directions.
The Bonadio Group is a nationally ranked Top 40 accounting firm that provides accounting, tax, advisory, and other services through an “Accounting, Consulting & More” approach. As part of its commitment to community involvement, the firm sponsors an employee volunteer and grant program that supports local nonprofit organizations of their choosing. HPC is pleased they have chosen our Steward program via Nate, a Bonadio team member who worked for the Parks Department during his college summers. Thank you, Nate!
“MVP Health Care is committed to making a positive, healthy impact in the communities [they] serve.” MVP employees from the Rochester office have been part of the Partners Program since its first year in 2021. They work in the fresh air and sunshine while digging and removing bags and bags of invasive perennials! Their ongoing commitment to the program is much appreciated.
For several years United Way Day of Caring volunteers have participated in HPC’s Partners Program. The enthusiastic group from Rochester Regional Health’s Sands-Constellation Heart & Vascular Institute worked in the young lilac collection at the Lilac Adventure Zone south of Highland Avenue. They weeded some of the young lilac shrub plantings, contributing to the ongoing maintenance of Highland Park’s ever-growing collection.
Highland Park neighbor, Anna Murray Douglass Academy School No. 12, has administered a unique Nature-Based Learning program for several years. "It provides all students in grades PreK-6 with immersive experiences in natural environments to foster curiosity and environmental stewardship…" The fifth graders visit the park annually to help—they are champion stick collectors—a most necessary spring task!
Insero Advisors serves the Rochester business community with a full range of accounting, tax, and consulting services. "Whether you’re a business owner, nonprofit leader, or individual seeking expert tax planning, the Rochester team is here to help you achieve lasting financial success." Members of their intern program worked at Lilac Adventure Zone, weeding and mulching many of the young lilacs at the site.
"Since its founding in 2001, Genesee Community Charter School (GCCS) has been one of the most successful K–6 charter schools in NYS... the Flour City Campus, opened in 2022 as a replication of the flagship RMSC campus, serves grades K-6." It is located across from Highland Park in the former Colgate Divinity School. Last fall the second- and third-graders planted several hundred daffodils for all to enjoy! They also were given a short tour of the park.
"The Rochester Garden Club, founded in 1915, promotes an interest in gardens, aids in the protection of wildflowers, encourages planting of trees, renders help in civic betterment and provides a practical interchange of gardening information." Several members devoted two mornings to the Partners program–weeding in the young lilac collection between Lilac Adventure Zone and Highland Avenue.
