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WHAT: Trees For Houston and Neste provided 60 volunteers planted 85 15-gallon native trees at Shady Lane Park in Houston’s Northside, today, April 25 from 1-3 pm at Shady Lane Park, 77093, in Houston. A mix of a mix of native trees like Loblolly Pine, Shumard Oak, Sweet Gum, Bald Cypress, White Oak, and American Sycamore were planted in support of the Houston Parks and Recreation Department’s mission to provide well-maintained inclusive parks and public spaces for the community. The planting of these trees will sequester approximately 50,000 pounds of carbon dioxide in 20 years. Unlike any other in Houston, this park has playground equipment in the shape of indigenous animals and birds, like Great Blue Herons and Pine Warblers, exercise opportunities of all stripes, and almost unlimited educational possibilities.
Officials on hand:
- Barry Ward, Executive Director, Trees For Houston
- Miryam Llanos, Sustainability Specialist, Neste
About Trees For Houston:
Trees For Houston is a non-profit organization whose mission is to plant, protect, and promote trees throughout the Greater Houston area. Since being founded in 1983, over 750,000 trees have been planted and distributed across the southeast Texas region. As the leading tree-planting organization in the region, Trees For Houston is the go-to clearing house for trees and a source of information for other organizations and Houston residents. For more information, visit TreesForHouston.org
About Neste:
Aligned with their purpose of creating a healthier planet for future generations, Neste aims to drive a positive impact on biodiversity and achieve a nature-positive value change by 2040, meaning that the positive biodiversity impacts outweigh the negative ones. They aim at creating net positive impacts (NPI) for biodiversity from new activities from 2025 onwards and target no net loss (NNL) of biodiversity from all ongoing activities by 2035.