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100 Trees
Tempe begins Earth Month from the ground up
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INDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA
More than 100 trees were planted in Tempe as the city kicked off Earth Month last weekend.
Volunteers gathered April 1 to plant the trees at Connolly Middle School, Arredondo and Joyce parks and several areas in the Escalante and Alegre neighborhoods, according to city officials.
About 60 trees were planted at the school, and 40 trees were planted at both parks. All trees planted are drought-tolerant, low-water-use species, officials said.
Keep Tempe Beautiful and Trees Matter, two local organizations, helped coordinate the tree plantings in partnership with city departments.
The effort was funded by State Farm and Salt River Project.
“The 2023 Tempe Tree-a-Thon is part of a larger effort to increase shade canopy coverage in the city and create more resilience to extreme heat,” city officials said in a release.
Tempe has a goal of achieving a 25% tree and shade canopy in the city by 2040, according to a release.
"To tackle climate change, it will take all of us working together,” Tempe Mayor Corey Woods said.
“I’m so excited to see our private and nonprofit partners coming together to increase shade and green spaces in our city.”
