ADVISORY/New Shade Trees to Reforest Historic Old Zoo Picnic Area in Griffith Park, Home to Symphony in the Glen.

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ADVISORY...for Thursday (May 1)

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   LADWP's Trees for a Green LA Program Partners With Department of
  Recreation and Parks, Symphony in the Glen And Other Community and
 City Organizations to Plant 11,000th Tree; City Residents Encouraged
   to Sign Up for Workshops and Receive Up to Seven Free Shade Trees

WHAT:         Passing the milestone 11,000th tree planted through the
              Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's (LADWP)
              Trees for a Green LA program, Councilmember Tom LaBonge,
              LADWP, Department of Recreation and Parks and other City
              officials, plus Symphony In The Glen and community
              leaders together will help reforest Griffith Park's
              historic Old Zoo Picnic Area, home of The Symphony In
              the Glen.

              With the start of the spring planting season, officials
              also will encourage Los Angeles residents to participate
              in Trees for a Green LA, which provides up to seven FREE
              five-gallon shade trees to city residents who attend a
              two-hour workshop to learn about proper tree planning,
              planting and protecting techniques. Once mature, the
              trees will provide shade to help reduce home electricity
              use and costs by up to 20 percent.

              The Symphony In The Glen area will receive 30 new trees
              to offer shade and beauty during outdoor summer
              concerts. Last year, city officials removed 20 trees in
              the area due to insect infestation. The Symphony In The
              Glen planting highlights the Trees for a Green LA
              public/community planting project component, plus the
              Department of Recreation and Parks' park reforestation
              efforts in the city.

WHEN:         Thursday, May 1, at 9 a.m.

WHERE:        The Old Zoo Picnic Area in Griffith Park, home to The
               Symphony In The Glen
              Near Crystal Springs Drive and Griffith Park Drive
              Map located at: www.symphonyintheglen.org/DIRECT~1.HTM

WHO:          Scheduled participants: LA City Councilmember Tom
              LaBonge; LADWP Assistant General Manager Lillian
              Kawasaki; Department of Recreation and Parks General
              Manager Manuel Mollinedo; Symphony in the Glen Founder
              and President Arthur Rubinstein; Charley Mims, President
              of the Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council; Los
              Angeles Conservation Corps Executive Director Bruce
              Saito; and students from 20th St. School.

VISUALS:      The planting/dedication of 30 new trees; The Symphony In
              the Glen orchestral performance; students performing a
              skit about trees and the environment.

BACKGROUND:   Trees for a Green LA is designed to add thousands of
              shade trees in Los Angeles, both at private residences
              and in public spaces. Besides reducing energy use, the
              trees planted will improve air quality, lessen
              greenhouse gas emissions, reduce storm water runoff and
              beautify communities. The purpose of The Symphony In
              The Glen, entering its 10th anniversary season in summer
              2003, is to create a program of free classical music
              concerts in Griffith Park.