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CEMEX USA has wrapped up its first national Sustainability Month, promoting awareness and hosting activities across the US aimed at inspiring positive action for our planet while celebrating the company’s longstanding commitment to sustainability and environmental excellence.
From the end of March throughout the month of April, CEMEX USA held events across the country such as tree distributions, tree plantings at its facilities and virtual educational seminars to encourage its employees, customers and communities to contribute to a more sustainable future. Many of the initiatives correlated with Earth Day on 22 April.
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CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Clarksville residents can pick up a bare-root seedling tree at Edith Pettus Park on April 24 as part of the Tennessee Environmental Council’s ‘Plant a Tree for Tennessee’ program.
Seedlings will be available for a $1.99 donation, and can be reserved online through Green Interchange.
There are 12 species of tree available, including Northern Red Oak, Redbud, Tulip Poplar and Witch Hazel.
The event is meant to build on the success of Clarksville’s Arbor Day celebration and TN Tree Day initiatives, according Parks and Rec spokesman Ryan Sample.
City Forester Katherine Killebrew said in a press release that planting trees in Clarksville is beneficial to the city as a whole.
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Local Volunteers To Take Part In “Plant A Tree For Tennessee” Next Saturday Saturday, April 17, 2021
Local volunteers will take part in “Plant a Tree for Tennessee” next Saturday.
Tina Harvey Crawford said a group of volunteers will be Enterprise South Nature Park from 9 a.m. to noon distributing trees to those who have pre-ordered trees.
She said they expect at least 1,000 trees - all natives.
Ms. Crawford has started a non-profit - Partners of the Park - focused on supplementing Hamilton County Parks and Recreation. So far the group has created a Level 1 Arboretum with lots of help from Gene Hyde, Tom Stebbins and a couple Master Gardeners at ESNP and built and maintained mountain bike trails there.
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“Plant A Tree For Tennessee” Project Announced For Earth Week Thursday, April 15, 2021
Green Interchange is offering Tennesseans an opportunity to plant tree seedlings in their yard and community during their “Plant a Tree for Tennessee” event on April 24. Participants who’d like to plant trees may reserve them by April 18, then pick up their tree seedlings on April 24 at one of thirteen designated sites operated by volunteers.
Pickup locations are primarily in Middle Tennessee and include: Ashland City, Chattanooga, Clarksville, Cookeville, Cunningham, Dandridge, Gallatin, Gatlinburg, La Grange, La Vergne, Lebanon and two sites in Nashville. Trees must be reserved in advance; the sites will not receive extra trees.
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