WHAT: Mayor Buddy Dyer and City Commissioners will be raising awareness about Orlando’s urban tree canopy by planting the seven final trees during a week long celebration of the 10,000 Trees Initiative, a project to restore the forestry damage incurred by the hurricanes of 2004. The commemoration will begin with the 9,994th tree planting on Friday, December 11 and culminate in the 10,000th tree planting by Mayor Dyer on Thursday, December 17 at 3:30 p.m. at Wadeview park. The project will successfully meet its goal of replacing the 10,000 trees lost in Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Jean by 2010.
The City of Orlando’s Families, Parks and Recreation Department, Green-up Orlando and Keep Orlando Beautiful, Inc., launched the 10,000 Trees Initiative, a tree replacement strategy to keep Orlando beautiful.
The goal of the 10,000 Trees Initiative was designed to replace the urban canopy in the Orlando community by 2010, so that the long-term effects of the storms in 2004 are minimized and Orlando remains “The City Beautiful.”
WHO: Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer
City Commissioners
Families, Parks and Recreation Department
Green-Up Orlando
Keep Orlando Beautiful, Inc.
WHEN & WHERE:
Friday, December 11th
· District 4 City Commissioner Patty Sheehan
10 a.m. at Festival Park at 2106 E. Robinson Street
Tuesday, December 15th
· District 1 City Commissioner Phil Diamond
9:30 a.m. at Delaney Park at 1055 Delaney Avenue
· District 6 City Commissioner Samuel B. Ings
11 a.m. at Clear Lake Park at 2301 29th Street
Wednesday, December 16th
· District 3 City Commissioner Robert F. Stuart
9 a.m. at Signal Hill Park at 3877 Watch Hill Road
· District 2 City Commissioner Tony Ortiz
10 a.m. at Demetree Park at 650 Santiago Avenue
· District 5 City Commissioner Daisy W. Lynum
1:30 p.m. at Parramore Heritage Park at the corner of Church Street and Lee Avenue
Thursday, December 17th
· 10,000th Tree by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer
3:30 p.m. at Wadeview Park at 2177 S. Summerlin Avenue
I propose the idea of trees initiative because it will definitely restore back the former greenness of our surroundings ,so i encourage all to be part of this project,for sure it’s rewarding.