New Trees Planted in Six Corners Neighborhood

Posted on October 7, 2015 by
Regreen Springfield teams plant trees on Pine Street on October 7th.

Regreen Springfield teams plant trees on Pine Street on October 7th.

On October 7th, Regreen Springfield partnered with Keep Springfield Beautiful, the Springfield Science Museum and the United Parcel Service (UPS) to plant 25 new street trees in the Six Corners Neighborhood.  This planting was part of the Keep America Beautiful grant program that links local affiliates with local UPS employees who provide volunteer support to plant the trees, in addition to the funding for the trees.

The Keep America Beautiful/UPS grant program is intended to help:  sequester levels of carbon dioxide through strategic plantings; emphasize the importance of native tree planting; produce fruit from fruit trees for local consumption; and plant trees that will have a greater likelihood of withstanding natural disasters in communities that have lost a significant number of trees because of a recent natural disaster.

A new tree gets planted on Pine Street, in the shadow of a large Elm tree, on October 7th.

A new tree gets planted on Pine Street, in the shadow of a large Elm tree, on October 7th.

The UPS Foundation grants are part of UPS’s Global Forestry Initiative designed to plant, protect and preserve trees in urban and rural areas in the United States and around the world. UPS has surpassed the company’s 2014 tree planting goals, planting more than 1.7 million trees during that year’s grant cycle. Since 2012, The UPS Foundation and UPS employees have planted more than 3 million trees across 47 countries to support the environment.

The project represents a continued effort by Regreen Springfield to work with the City of Springfield Forestry Division to increase tree cover across the city.

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TD Tree Days Tree Planting Planned for October 21st

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22000779046_56f36aa9c5_oEmployees from TD Bank will join with Regreen Springfield to plant new trees in Springfield’s Upper Hill Neighborhood on Wednesday, October 21st as part of the company’s TD Tree Days.  Over 50 volunteers will participate in the planting of new street and park trees in the Federal Square and Magazine Park areas of the neighborhood.

Since its U.S. introduction five years ago, TD Tree Days has seen thousands of TD Volunteers plant more than 3,300 trees across the U.S.  Last year TD Employees joined with Customers and community partners to plant more than 1,100 trees in communities across our footprint. Best of all, they planted them where they were needed the most! With shovels in their hands and smiles on their faces, hundreds of volunteers made a real difference by greening – literally – parks and green spaces in low- to moderate-income neighborhoods from Maine to Florida.

This year TD Bank employees are ramping up to do it again, only they will be planting more trees in more neighborhoods! They will be planting more than 1,300 trees in 25 locations, including 50 in Springfield.TDB_color-4

If you would like to help out, please plan to meet at Magazine Park, at the intersection of St. James Avenue and Magazine Street (near State Street) on Wednesday, October 21st at  9:30 AM.  Come join the fun!

 

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