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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Impact",sans-serif;color:#00457A">Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#00457A">235 Promenade Street | Providence, RI 02908 | 401.222.4700 |</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">
</span><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">www.dem.ri.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#00457A">| @RhodeIslandDEM</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">CONTACT:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Mike Healey, 401-258-0787
<b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:</b> <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Michael.Healey@dem.ri.gov"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">Michael.Healey@dem.ri.gov</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Tuesday, May 9, 2023<span style="color:#0066FF"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">1,000+ MORE FREE TREES AVAILABLE THROUGH ENERGY-SAVINGS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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RI – </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) – with support from partners the
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ritree.org/__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!PmrrTeQemZXEr31qAfraW9o60Q4sqKGIcR2PiXPnkkgU7bjwzq-giLvF6QHwTV2steazjas9J6Kh5kmeirtRbmri_qPL2lvofCOp$"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">RI Tree Council</span> [ritree.org]</a><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">,
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rinla.org/__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!PmrrTeQemZXEr31qAfraW9o60Q4sqKGIcR2PiXPnkkgU7bjwzq-giLvF6QHwTV2steazjas9J6Kh5kmeirtRbmri_qPL2tQbtfH9$"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">Rhode Island Nursery and Landscape Association</span> [rinla.org]</a><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">, and the
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.arborday.org/__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!PmrrTeQemZXEr31qAfraW9o60Q4sqKGIcR2PiXPnkkgU7bjwzq-giLvF6QHwTV2steazjas9J6Kh5kmeirtRbmri_qPL2uIGpoQW$"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">Arbor Day Foundation</span> [arborday.org]</a><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">– has 1,000+ more trees to give away to Rhode Islanders
<span style="color:black">this spring through the </span></span><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/forestry/urban-forestry/energy-tree.php"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">Energy-Saving Trees program</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">.
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">These additional trees will be mailed directly to Rhode Island who reserve them.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Now in its seventh year, this popular initiative helps homeowners save energy and lower their utility bills by strategically planting trees on their property.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The trees will be about one to three feet tall, with each arriving in a one-gallon container. DEM expects to start shipping them in around 10 days. All program participants must be Rhode
Island residents and pre-register </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.arborday.org/RIDEM__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!PmrrTeQemZXEr31qAfraW9o60Q4sqKGIcR2PiXPnkkgU7bjwzq-giLvF6QHwTV2steazjas9J6Kh5kmeirtRbmri_qPL2r3lVzmb$"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">online</span> [arborday.org]</a><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">to reserve their free tree.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">“Planting the right tree in the right place is a terrific way for Rhode Islanders to reduce their energy costs today and in the years to come, and a tangible way to stand up to climate
change,” said DEM Director Terry Gray.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The trees added include large shade species that can grow to 50 feet tall and beyond, such as northern red oak, pin oak, and American sycamore. When planted in the
appropriate space, these large species can maximize energy-saving benefits. For smaller planting spaces, species that can typically grow up to approximately 35 feet tall also are available, including white flowering dogwood, eastern redbud, and serviceberry.
Bees and other pollinators frequent all three of the smaller species.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The process to reserve your free tree takes only a few minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.arborday.org/RIDEM__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!PmrrTeQemZXEr31qAfraW9o60Q4sqKGIcR2PiXPnkkgU7bjwzq-giLvF6QHwTV2steazjas9J6Kh5kmeirtRbmri_qPL2r3lVzmb$"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">www.arborday.org/RIDEM</span> [arborday.org]</a><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> and map your house by using the interactive mapping tool.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Funding for the program is provided by the
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For online registration assistance, please contact the Arbor Day Foundation at 1-855-234-3801. For more information about the Rhode Island Energy-Saving Trees Program, please visit the DEM Division of Agriculture and Forest Environment
</span><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/urbanforestry"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">Urban and Community Forestry website
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">or follow DEM’s Division of Agriculture and Forest Environment on
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">Michael J. Healey | Chief Public Affairs Officer</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Email: </span><a href="mailto:michael.healey@dem.ri.gov" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">michael.healey@dem.ri.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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