News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 12, 2002
TAFT ANNOUNCES COMMUNITY GRANTS FOR
BICENTENNIAL LEGACY TREE PLANTING PROGRAM
COLUMBUS, OH -- Governor Bob Taft today announced more than $400,000 in Bicentennial Legacy tree planting grants to 34 communities across Ohio.
This is the third year for the program that provides urban forestry grants for tree planting efforts along public rights-of-way.
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2002 ODNR DIVISION OF FORESTRY
BICENTENNIAL LEGACY
TREE PLANTING PROGRAM
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Grant Recipients
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COUNTY
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CITY
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AMOUNT |
| Allen |
Bluffton |
$7,000 |
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Lima |
$21,600 |
| Athens |
Athens |
$3,000 |
| Cuyahoga |
Cleveland |
$28,000 |
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Brecksville |
$15,000 |
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Shaker Heights
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$15,000
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Woodmere
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$10,000
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Bratenhal
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$15,000
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| Darke |
Arcanum
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$4,000 |
| Delaware |
Delaware
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$10,000 |
| Fayette |
Washington C.H.
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$4,000
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| Franklin |
Upper Arlington
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$15,000
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Grove City
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$13,900
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Westerville
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$15,000
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Columbus
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$19,500
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Dublin
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$15,000
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| Hamilton |
Glendale
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$15,000
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Montgomery
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$3,250
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Forest Park
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$15,000
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Springdale
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$12,400
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Cincinnati
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$15,000
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| Hancock |
Arcadia
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$6,700
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| Huron |
Willard
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$11,250
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| Lake |
Willoughby
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$15,000
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| Mercer |
Coldwater
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$3,570
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| Ottawa |
Oak Harbor
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$6,000
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| Sandusky |
Gibsonburg
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$2,000
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Seneca
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Tiffin
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$6,200
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Summit
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Stow
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$15,000
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Akron
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$15,000
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Twinsburg
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$15,000
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Tuscarawas
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Dover
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$11,000
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Warren
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Springboro
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$9,300
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Mason
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$15,000 |
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Administered by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry, the program reimburses communities for tree planting projects. When combined with last years grants, more than $1,000,000 has been awarded for tree planting projects in a total of 82 communities.
Many future generations will benefit from this effort, Taft said. With more than 1,600,000 trees planted, we will complete our goal of one new tree for each school-age child in Ohio for our Bicentennial celebrations in 2003.
Taft announced the Bicentennial Legacy Tree Planting Program on Earth Day 1999, with a goal of planting two million trees - one for each Ohio schoolchild - for the states 200th anniversary in 2003.
Grants are funded by a percentage of air pollution fines collected by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and are awarded on a competitive basis, with communities providing a 50 percent match in local funds.
Through the Bicentennial Legacy Tree Planting Program, trees will also be planted along roadways, on abandoned surface-mine lands and on state wildlife areas.
Grant applications and guidelines can be obtained by calling the ODNR Division of Forestry at 614-265-6707, or by visiting the ODNR web site at Ohiodnr.com
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For additional news online, check out the ODNR Press Room at Ohiodnr.com
For Further Information Contact:
Andy Ware, ODNR Media Relations
(614) 265-6882
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