Shades of Progress - Philidelphia

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Shades of Progress - Philidelphia

Post by edfrank » Fri Jun 18, 2010 5:41 pm

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Shades of Progress
Monday, June 7, 2010 at 1:03PM
http://www.gridphilly.com/grid-magazine ... gress.html
The city makes tree planting a priority
by Cassie Cummins

Upon unveiling Greenworks Philadelphia, the city’s sustainability plan, Mayor Nutter announced his ambition to make Philadelphia “the greenest city in America” by 2015. A little over a year later, the city has numerous programs underway, including its Tree Planting Initiative—an effort to increase the city’s tree canopy from 15 to 30 percent by 2026. The city will plant 300,000 new trees in the next five years.
Read the full article at: http://www.gridphilly.com/grid-magazine ... gress.html

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