The "Big Dig" on The Mall in DC on Earth Day Launches Planting of More Than One Million Trees Contributed by Lousiana-Pacific.PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 1995--One-and-a-quarter million trees are being contributed this spring by Louisiana-Pacific Corp., a major building products manufacturer headquartered in Portland, Oregon, as part of the company's participation in the national "Hometown Trees" program it co-sponsors with Coca-Cola USA and IGA IgA abbr. immunoglobulin A IgA, n the abbreviation for immunoglobulin A. IgA immunoglobulin A. See immunoglobulin. grocery retailers. This spring marks the fourth year of the ten-year tree planting program which focuses on establishing partnerships with community organizations by planting trees across the country. On Earth Day, April 22, IGA retailers from coast-to-coast will join forces with local volunteers in an effort to plant one million of the trees donated by L-P in an event called the "Big Dig Big Dig or The Big Dig may refer to:
Environmental organizations involved in the Big Dig effort across the country include Forest ReLeaf in St. Louis, TreeUtah in Salt Lake City, Greater Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (1990 pop. 444,719), state capital, and seat of Oklahoma co., central Okla., on the North Canadian River; inc. 1890. The state's largest city, it is an important livestock market, a wholesale, distribution, industrial, and financial center, and a farm Tree Bank in Oklahoma City, Tree Musketeers in El Segundo El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and , Calif. and the Rainbow Generation in Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). , Mo. Other participants include soil and water conservation districts, natural resource districts, schools, zoos, prisons and Native American councils. Fifty-seven varieties of trees have been grown by L-P's Texas and California nurseries specifically to be planted in community forestry projects sponsored by Hometown Trees. The one-year-old seedlings are distributed to IGA retailers based on their geographic location and the appropriateness of the specie SPECIE. Metallic money issued by public authority. 2. This term is used in contradistinction to paper money, which in some countries is emitted by the government, and is a mere engagement which represents specie. . The trees are being planted to repair flood damage, control erosion, reforest re·for·est tr.v. re·for·est·ed, re·for·est·ing, re·for·ests To replant (an area) with forest cover. re burn areas, restore wetlands and to beautify communities. Several tree "banks" are potting the trees in containers for use in future Hometown Trees plantings. More than 1,500 IGA retailers in 1,410 cities across the country are receiving trees from L-P for this year's Hometown Trees program. Approximately 600 organizations are helping the grocers plant the trees in more than 800 counties. Since 1991, the company has donated 3.5 million trees to the Hometown Trees program. Louisiana-Pacific is a major building products manufacturer known for its innovation in developing high-performance, affordable environmentally sound construction materials and for its commitment to totally chlorine-free paper pulp. For More information about Earth Day activities and resources call Earth Day USA, 603-924-7720. CONTACT: Heidi Meihoff Louisiana-Pacific Corporation 503/221-0800 Portland, OR or Dawn Matthews Earth Day USA 603-924-3097 or 603-924-7720 |
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