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May 3, 2010  
 
 
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Trees is dedicated to improving the environment where 80% of Americans live: our cities, towns, and villages. Together, ACT's national network of members have planted and cared for 15 million trees with help from 10.7 million volunteer hours.
 
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NATIONAL NEWS
Earth Day 2010
(College Park, MD)- On the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, we celebrate a movement that is more diverse, with partners coming together from across all sectors, to solve problems that are more complicated than ever. But for all the complexity we face, it is still the simple act of planting a tree (and preserving the trees we have) that will make these problems easier to solve.

 

   
 


LOCAL STORY
One man's volunteer effort to plant trees in San Francisco
(San Francisco, CA)- As a volunteer, Charlie Starbuck has helped to plant trees by the thousands on the streets of San Francisco, a city long on charm but short on leafy green trees. Charlie Starbuck has them in just about every part of this city.

 
     

GREEN JOBS
Urban Forestry Crew Chief
(Washington, DC)- Casey Trees is looking for two Urban Forestry Crew Chiefs to support our Tree Planting and Tree Care programs and activities. The mission of Casey Trees is to restore, enhance and protect the tree canopy of the Nation's Capital.

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