Cape May County schools celebrate Arbor Day

As part of the Arbor Day celebration, DEC announced that is has achieved 10 consecutive years of dual forest certification for more than 780,000 acres of State Forests under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative and Forest Stewardship Council forest management standards.

The event was moved indoors due to rain, but that didn’t dampen the spirit of the students.

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“It’s the flawless opportunity to mix the day we’re celebrating with educational opportunities we can provide the kids”, said Chuck Bevelheimer, Quincy’s director of planning and development. “And we have made it a point to plant and keep living things alive”.

Kids riding their bikes and people driving vehicles can’t see through evergreen trees, he said.

As he distributed the saplings, Hart explained to each person how to care for their new trees.

If the private sector stepped up, it would cut the cost of tree planting by two thirds, Albro said.

The annual event is a collaborative effort by ReLeaf, the City of Greenville and area schools and was attended by members of the N.C. Forest Service recognize Arbor Day and promote tree planting in the area.

The Department of Natural Resources and the Arbor Day Foundation presented Purdue with the Tree Campus USA award for the 9th year in a row.

Morton eventually went into politics, becoming the Secretary of the new Nebraska territory, where he proposed starting Arbor Day.

A crimson maple tree was panted in honor of Arbor Day, and the city was named Tree City, USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation for the 38th consecutive year.

” TreePhilly and its founder, Erica Smith Fichman, aiming to increase the tree canopy across every neighborhood in Philadelphia”.

Pottsville residents have been doing both for the last 20 to 30 years.

“Those were fantastic answers”, said the mayor, who read from a proclamation noting the significance of Arbor Day and trees.

On hand were five members of the village tree committee and Steve Sherwood, a state Department of Conservation forester based in Potsdam.

The kids had a chance to sing, dance, learn about the environment, and plant trees to help improve the city.

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