A TREE-IFIC DAY FOR A TREE PLANTING AT P.S. 81

“Everyday is a tree-ific day for planting trees in New York City, especially today with our young helpers from P.S. 81. Getting students involved in enlarging our urban forest is a great way to promote awareness of the countless benefits of trees,” said Commissioner Benepe. “Thanks to MillionTreesNYC, a joint initiative of the City of New York and the New York Restoration Project, we are well on our way to becoming a greener, leafier and healthier city.” MillionTreesNYC is a citywide, public-private initiative with an ambitious goal to plant and care for one million new trees across the city’s five boroughs by 2017. As a result of a new comprehensive tree planting and greening approach, entire neighborhoods throughout New York City will be transformed into beautiful greenscapes, with every newly planted tree registered. Over the next ten years, through a mix of public and private plantings, MillionTreesNYC partners and citizen volunteers are planting in schoolyards and playgrounds, public housing campuses, museums and libraries, business districts, commercial and residential developments, front yards and other private lands. All New Yorkers will share in the many benefits that come from planting trees ¬ more beautiful neighborhoods and parks; cleaner air and water; higher property values; energy savings; cooler summer streets, yards, and public open spaces; and a healthier, more environmentally sustainable New York City.

11 May 2008 by DGroppe