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Central Park Conservancy
Central Park was run down and hit a low at the end of the 1970s, when the Central Park Conservancy was founded (1980). It is a private, not-for-profit organization that manages Central Park under a contract with the City of New York/Department of Parks and Recreation. The Conservancy has raised more than $300 million to date and has transformed Central Park into a model for urban parks nationwide. The Conservancy provides more than 85% of Central Park's annual $23 million operating budget and is responsible for all basic care of the Park.The Conservancy crews aerate and seed lawns; rake leaves; prune and fertilize trees; plant shrubs and flowers; maintain ballfields and playgrounds; remove graffiti; conserve monuments, bridges, and buildings; and care for waterbodies and woodlands, controlling erosion, maintaining the drainage system, and protecting over 150 acres of lakes and streams from pollution, siltation, and algae. |
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