In order to make communities a little greener and beautiful this spring, the Environment Action Association (EAA) hosted its first Spring Tree Giveaway on March 31, 2012 at Han Yang Mart located in Flushing, Queens.
This event was collaborated with MillionTreesNYC, a project of New York Restoration Project (NYRP) and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation.
Despite the chilly weather, people were enthusiastic about getting a free tree for their homes. A total of 250 trees were given to community members; and they were able to choose from seven different types of trees which are Redbud Crabapple, Hybrid Magnolia, Kousa Dogwood, Eastern Redbud, Allegheny Serviceberry, American Hornbeam, and Japanese Maple.
Since its start in October 2007, the MillionTreesNYC have planted more than 559,100 trees (as of April 3, 2012) in the five boroughs of NYC. As a stewardship partner of MillionTreesNYC, EAA aims to promote the awareness of benefits of planting trees in communities.
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