1,250 Free Trees Available to NYC Homeowners and Families in May!
Through the generous sponsorship of BNP Paribas presenting sponsor of MillionTreesNYC Month 1,250 FREE trees will be available for adoption throughout the Citys five boroughs this May. Trees will be distributed by New York Restoration Project (NYRP) at four Council on the Environment of New York City (CENYC) Greenmarkets and the Riverdale, Bronx YM-YWHAs Environmental Fair, with 250 trees being given away to homeowners and families at each tree-distribution site.
Note individuals and families are limited to adopting one tree per household and required to register their new tree at www.milliontreesnyc.org.NYRP horticulture specialists will be on hand to provide instruction on proper tree-planting and maintenance techniques. For CENYC Greenmarket and Environmental Fair participants who do not have their own yard to plant a tree, information on volunteering, educational programming and contributing to MillionTreesNYC will also be available.
Adopt your FREE tree in May at the following locations, and be one in a million!
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Saturday, May 10 8 am to 2 pm St. George CENYC Greenmarket, St. Marks and Hyatt Streets, Staten Island
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Saturday, May 10 8 am to 2 pm Grand Army Plaza CENYC Greenmarket,Prospect Park NW Entrance, Brooklyn
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Saturday, May 17 8 am to 2 pm Inwood CENYC Greenmarket, Isham St between Seaman & Cooper, Upper Manhattan
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Saturday, May 17 8 am to 2 pm Sunnyside CENYC Greenmarket, Skillman between 42nd and 43rd Streets,Queens
Limited quantities of the following species of trees will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis: Red Bud, Dogwood, Cherry, Crabapple, Service Berry, Linden, Sweetgum and Oak.
About MillionTreesNYC
Led by the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation and New York Restoration Project (NYRP), MillionTreesNYC is a citywide, public-private initiative with an ambitious goal: to plant and care for one million new trees across the Citys five boroughs by 2017.