"ACTrees
appreciates CSX's long-standing passion for community greening and the work our
members are doing," says Executive Director Carrie Gallagher. "After
working together to accomplish the CSX Trees for Tracks goal of planting 21,000
trees last year, we're excited that CSX is continuing to support ACTrees member
initiatives to bring the environmental and economic benefits of trees to
communities."
"At CSX, we are
committed to continually improving our environment and helping to make the
communities we serve cleaner and greener," said Tori Kaplan, assistant
vice president corporate social responsibility, CSX. "National
NeighborWoods® Month allows us to support a real difference in 30 communities,
in collaboration with ACTrees, to protect and improve the country's natural
resources."
CSX Giveaway Grants
will fund tree giveaways of 75 or more large trees during National
NeighborWoods® Month. Trees will be given to the public, neighborhood
associations, and community organizations at no cost. ACTrees members will
provide technical assistance and planting instructions to those who receive
trees.
These giveaways will
strengthen the urban canopies of 15 communities: Arlington ,
VA ; Baltimore , MD ; Bloomington , IN ; Carmel , IN ; Detroit , MI ; Fredericksburg , VA ; Grabill , IN ; Indianapolis , IN ; Louisville , KY ; New Orleans , LA ; New York , NY ; Philadelphia , PA ; Richmond , VA ; Richmond Hill , GA ; and St.
Louis , MO.
CSX Restoration
Grants will fund plantings in communities that recently lost canopy coverage
due to extreme storms, pests, and diseases, as well as in sensitive riparian
buffer zones along urban waters. Replanting trees in city parks, along streets,
and in riparian areas will restore urban forests in these communities.
In addition, ACTrees
members will perform i-Tree analysis on the grant-funded trees to calculate the
measurable impact these new trees will make, including stormwater runoff
adsorbed, carbon captured, and the dollar value of these benefits.
These grants will
help rebuild the canopies and watersheds of 15 communities: Atlanta ,
GA ; Baltimore , MD ; Buffalo , NY ; Chicago , IL ; Cleveland , OH ; Frankfort , KY ; Greenville , SC ; Pittsburgh , PA ; Raleigh , NC ; Savannah , GA ; St. Louis , MO ; Valparaiso , IN ; Washington , IL ; and Wilmington ,
DE .
Want to get
involved? Interested volunteers in these cities can find their local ACTrees
member organization at www.ACTrees.org.
For the past four
years, CSX and ACTrees have partnered to provide and promote urban and
community tree planting, care, conservation and education. Together CSX
employees and ACTrees members have planted more than 22,600 trees.
National
NeighborWoods® Month is the annual celebration of trees in our
communities. Every October, tens of thousands of volunteers take action to make
their communities greener and healthier by planting trees-turning their
neighborhoods into vibrant, livable NeighborWoods®. Be part of this national
event. Join in at www.NeighborWoodsMonth.org.
About Alliance for Community
Trees
About CSX
Corporation
CSX Corporation,
based in Jacksonville , Florida , is one of the nation's leading
transportation companies, providing rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck
transload services. The company's transportation network spans approximately
21,000 miles, with service to 23 eastern states and the District of Columbia , and connects to more
than 70 ocean, river and lake ports. More information about CSX Corporation and
its subsidiaries is available at the company's web site, www.csx.com.
Media Contact:
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202-291-8733