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Board highlights Arbor Day giveaway, CenterPoint donation and efforts to place leftover trees
Summary
Tree Advisory Board members said CenterPoint donated trees for an Arbor Day giveaway; about 100 trees remained and the board is arranging block-by-block placement and a nursery option. Members emphasized aftercare and targeting planting where canopy provides most benefit.
Members of the Evansville City Tree Advisory Board reviewed the results of the recent Arbor Day tree giveaway and discussed strategies to place leftover trees and build urban canopy.
Sean, a board member and staff liaison, said CenterPoint sponsored the giveaway and that the board adhered strictly to a one-tree-per-person rule this time, which left about 100 trees unclaimed. He said most trees distributed at the event were taken in the first 15 minutes.
“a majority of the trees were gone within the first hour.…
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