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“It’s about connecting people to opportunities, so they can grow and support each other.”


“If you enjoy the outdoors, it’s your responsibility to protect it.”


Mountaineer Conrad Anker’s career has taken him to some of the wildest places on the planet—but he’s just as passionate about his local parks in Bozeman, Montana. “I still get that essential feeling of being away from civili- zation. They’re a place where I can rejuvenate.”


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DONNA KIRKLAND A NEWARK ‘SUSTAINABILITY HERO’ SEES GOOD THINGS TO COME


You’re a lifelong resident of Newark, New Jersey. What was the city like when you were growing up? When I was little, there weren’t many city parks in Newark—but most houses had a backyard where you could see and be a part of nature. I’m the third of seven children—we would all play tag, trap lightning bugs, eat grapes right off the vine.


But beginning in the seventies, the new highways came in and they started building new infrastructure. They tore down homes and greenery— you’d come home one day and a whole row of trees would be gone. The city became a concrete jungle. Businesses closed, and many people moved away. The generation after me grew up in a different Newark.


How did you get involved in park advocacy? It was an accident, really. A good friend of mine told me about a commu- nity meeting to discuss putting a park in the vacant lot behind the complex where I lived. I assumed the meeting would be a waste of time—I didn’t


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