The Economic Times

In 1995, Bette Midler founded 1 nonprofit, NYRP to restore neglected parks across New York. 30 years later, it had planted 200,000+ trees and renovated 300+ green spaces

Bette Midler founded the New York Restoration Project in 1995. The organization has since planted over 200,000 trees across the city. NYRP also built and renovated more than 300 green spaces for New Yorkers. This initiative involved removing millions of pounds of trash from neglected areas.