Grant Plants Trees At Quintette Park, Other Parks And Roadways

May 17, 2011

Thanks to funding assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service through the Florida Division of Forestry’s Urban and Community Forestry Grant, Escambia County Water Quality and Land Management Division recently completed the planting of over 200 native canopy trees throughout the county. These trees have been added along county roadways and parks including Lexington Terrace, Chimes Way, Beulah and Quintette.

Canopy trees have been proven to provide many economic and environmental benefits, including reducing stormwater runoff, improving air quality and cooling the ambient air temperature.  Part of the $20,000 grant funding was also used for a CITY Green Urban Canopy Study and tree giveaways at Arbor Day and tree care workshops.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News