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Shelby Farms: 1st of 1,000,000 new trees planted today

  • Written by John SchranckJohn Schranck 1 Comment1 Comment Comments
    Last Updated: March 19, 2009

    It was great to be out at Shelby Farms this morning as Mayor Wharton planted the first of the million new trees going in at the park.  That’s enough for each person in the county to have their own tree–and then some!  With all the other ways they could have been spending their time, it was also touching to see 300+ students out planting during spring break. Keep it green, Memphis.

  1. #1 Jen Andrews
    March 25, 2009 pm31 6:49 pm

    Right on, John. While I failed to get my hands dirty, the volunteers had a blast, and got very messy. It was a great day!

    The volunteers were able to plant 175 big trees on the south side of Patriot Lake. I can’t imagine a better way to launch the One Million Trees program. By my count, that makes 99,999,825 to go. Who’s ready to plant?

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