Mayor Bloomberg’s One Million Tree campaign, to make NYC more sustainable, green, livable. NYC is on track to exceed the one million tree mark ahead of schedule.

MillionTreesNYC, one of the 127 PlaNYC initiatives, is a citywide, public-private program with an ambitious goal: to plant and care for one million new trees across the City’s five boroughs over the next decade. By planting one million trees, New York City can increase its urban forest—our most valuable environmental asset made up of street trees, park trees, and trees on public, private and commercial land—by an astounding 20%, while achieving the many quality-of-life benefits that come with planting trees.

The City of New York will plant 60% of trees in parks and other public spaces. The other 40% will come from private organizations, homeowners, and community organizations.

Source: MillionTreesNYC

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∞  11/21/11 at 02:07pm
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