PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
We All
Need Trees |
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The Fall River Street Tree Planting Program, Inc., (FRSTPP) is a citywide, non-profit, all volunteer tree planting program that gives free trees to groups of citizens who apply for a tree grant. The program will provide guest speakers to students of science teacher Mary Molinski that will: A) Identify measures to ensure clean air and water, and B) Activities to reduce CO2 emissions. |
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Priority Area: | Environment and Recreation | Funded by a Healthy City micro-grant supported by |
Priority Sub-Area: |
1, A) Cleaner Streets and Parks |
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Goal: |
A) Students will be able to identify five measures to reduce CO2 emissions, and B) Students will identify benefits of trees. |
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Method(s): |
Classroom material, field trip to bioreserve, experiment by teacher | |
Timeline: |
All activities will be completed by April 27, 2007 |
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Indicators: | Completion of field trip, planting of trees at school, survey | |
Progress: | Plantings completed | |
How citizens can get involved: |
Volunteer to plant trees and properly care for them, attend Arbor Day events, help to keep CO2 from getting into the atmosphere by energy saving measures at home. |
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Contact Information: |
Contact Mary Ann Wordell at 508-679-8887 or e-mail at MACWROSE@NETSCAPE.COM |