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The Friends of Liberty State Park is an all-volunteer, non-profit, 501(c) (3) organization that is dedicated to preserving, protecting, conserving and promoting Liberty State Park, the inspiring urban state park on the Jersey City waterfront behind Lady Liberty and Ellis Island. Since 1988, we have advocated for the protection and improvement of this open space park with its open vistas of the New York City skyline, the Hudson River and the Upper New York Bay. Our primary volunteer program is our Volunteer Garden Program which is continually beautifying LSP and always welcomes volunteers. Over 5 million visitors come annually to enjoy this recreational, natural, historic, and cultural public resource, which opened in 1976. Visionary citizens, Morris Pesin, the park’s “father”, Audrey Zapp, the park's "godmother" and historic preservationist Ted Conrad, had led a citizens movement for 18 years to transform a waterfront wasteland of abandoned railyards and decaying piers into one of our nation's most special public spaces.

 Thanks to Corporate Donors

Friends is a proud member of  EarthShare NJ - "workplace giving campaigns" which support environmental organizations.

Thanks from the FOLSP Board to our webmaster Yvonne Balcer for her tremendous effort.

Jan 27, 2009
Dear Friends of LSP,

I just want to say thanks to you for the great job you did getting all the volunteers involved for 2008.  You got over $1 million worth of volunteer support for LSP!  That is amazing!  Nice job!  We get so many compliments about how great the park and its gardens look, and so much of this is thanks to all of you.
Thanks

Josh Osowski
Superintendent
Liberty State Park