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Celebrate Earth Day by planting trees at these events
BY ERIN YOON
EDITORIALQNS.COM
QNS
As April emerges, NYC Parks plans to
host a series of socially distanced treeplanting
events that will take place in
honor of Earth Day.
“We’ve all felt the pandemic’s impact in
one way or the other,” said Charisse Hill
of NYC Parks. “We think people need an
open space to converse freely, while helping
their community.”
As a result of the pandemic, Hill continued,
the physical routines of many New
Yorkers have also been limited signifi cantly
aft er closures and announcements of social
distancing regulations. Volunteering to
plant trees in local parks will benefi t both
one’s physical well-being and the community,
according to Hill.
For Queens residents, the free treeplanting
events will be held in two diff erent
locations, during the time slots shown
below.
Thursday, April 22
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Cunningham
Park
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Idlewild Park
Friday, April 23
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Cunningham
Park
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Idlewild Park
Saturday, April 24:
9 a.m. – noon, Idlewild Park
Sunday, April 25:
9 a.m. – noon, Idlewild Park
Th e events will be led by Partnerships
For Parks and the NYC Parks Stewardship,
which work to engage New Yorkers
in various park programs. Volunteers will
be provided with necessary instructions
and knowledge on tree-planting during
the event.
Courtesy of NYC Parks/Daniel Avila
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