It’s time! It’s time to register online for a free tree. You have two weeks to reserve a free tree online here.
Friends of Brook Park in collaboration with Per Scholas is excited to announce our first Tree Giveaway at Brook Park.
Choose one of four tree varieties: Serviceberry, River Birch, Eastern Redbud, or Chokecherry.
Your free tree will be available at Brook Park on Sunday April 19th. You’ll have a whole hour at the beginning of the event to pick it up. If registration is full or you arrive after the first hour, a limited quantity of trees will also be available on a first-come, first-served basis at the event.
When: Sunday, April 19th 2015 from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Where: Brook Park at East 141st Street and Brook Avenue
Why a free tree? Our boroughs need them, especially the Bronx.
Is this tree REALLY “free”? Yes! We have the New York Restoration Project to thank. It’s through the MillionTreesNYC initiative.
Please note that to pick up a free tree, you must agree to the Tree Requirements:
- To plant in one of the five boroughs.
- To keep trees properly watered and maintained.
- NOT to plant your tree along streets, in city parks, in containers, terraces, balconies or on roofs.
Your free tree must be planted in one of the five boroughs but it is our goal that the majority of these trees will be planted right here in the South Bronx where they’re needed most, where the highest asthma rates and the least greenery exist. Trees reduce pollution, provide shade on hot summer days, provide habitat for wildlife like songbirds, and they cheer up our concrete jungle.
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This two hour Tree Giveaway event immediately follows the South Bronx Unite annual bike tour. It’s free too. Join us!– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –