Update: Re-treeing western New York
April 22nd, 2007 by Eric
Over the past few months you’ve read about the destruction of nearly a third of the trees in Erie County due to the early October snow storm. And you read about the efforts of many small organizations such as Re-tree WNY and individuals to repopulate the Buffalo area. If you need a quick refresher, click here or here. To this point most of that effort has been raising money to pay for the massive conservation effort. But to celebrate Earth Day, yesterday, the boots were on the ground.
For the first time this year the temperature broke 70 degrees and, as reported by WGRZ.com, hundreds of volunteers showed up at Delaware Park in Buffalo and planted more than 400 new trees. It’s a small step. But that’s what we’re all about here at Progressive Wednesday. You have to plant the first tree before you can plant the 10,000th.
But the fundraising efforts aren’t over. Please consider making a small contribution to Re-tree WNY if you haven’t already. And if you have, thank you on behalf of all the residents of planet Earth.
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WGRZ.com is also offering a free oak or sycamore tree valued at $100 to 20 groups or individuals. So if you have had a tree damaged during the storm, write them an email telling your story. They’ll be giving out one tree every day from April 26th through May 23rd, making it easier for you to make “treeish” progress. Bravo, WGRZ. Bravo
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