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The non-prof it group offers the trees free of charge to anyone who wants some of them. “Planting a tree is one of the easiest and most positive things we can do for the environment, but also it serves as one of the best teaching tools we have for our children,” said program coordina tor CoL David Wright. The organization is operating S Agri Chopper - * 5 Round Bale Chopper 5 i by Tl « " ,s =aaafc i" - : I i . i, * I*l f j m 4 "" ■ 1 IrVU AgrlMetal Jj Chop right through your g J toughest material - baleage, g * newspaper, dry hay, straw, corn S S fodder. 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Hold the ketchup, please, I'm watching what I eat. Begins two Internet sites to help with the distribution www.arbor day.com and wwwircctrces.com. “This way we process requests electronically, we save paper and indirectly trees, which is consist ent with our mission,” Wright said. Of course, traditional postal methods are also available for people to get their free trees, send a self-addressed stamped enve lope to; Arbor Day USA, P.O. Box 980, Washington, DC 20044, a form will be promptly returned. Households can get 5-25 trees each. Schools can get up to 250 for Arbor Day observed April 24 or Earth Day on April 22 celebra tions, while anyone who has sus tained damage from El Nino or other winter storms, can get as many as 25-75 to replace trees that were lost The pre-treated trees ar rive complete with planting in structions, fertilizer and a guaran tee. Recipients pay no more than the program’s shipping and hand ling costs to get the young plants to their home; no memberships are solicited or required. “All the trees are state USDA-APHIS inspected and in top condition,” said Penn sylvania *ree farmer, Dwight Johnston. So far. 1998 appears to be well on its way to becoming the largest tree planting year ever in die US. The program has signed up over 1,000 schools to receive trees from Maine to San Diego.
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