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<p class="MsoNormal"><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">
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</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"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Evan LaCross, 401-799-0100
Monday, August 21, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Thanks to DEM’s partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation, Rhode Islanders have benefited by receiving thousands of free trees over the past several years. Individually,
the average homeowner can save up to 20% on energy bills by planting the right tree in the right place. Collectively, the Energy-Saving Trees Program is helping to improve air quality and fight climate change.</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) – along with partners the
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ritree.org/__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!NP_NwL-541oX5HMLtY8xKTujabON7O0mjlYuiybBoCUijZzxljVn2CwyrcZzdXBdjkTudgsda-MyLg4XM3tUen9zfuO9To8YrD_5$"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">RI Tree Council</span> [ritree.org]</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rinla.org/__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!NP_NwL-541oX5HMLtY8xKTujabON7O0mjlYuiybBoCUijZzxljVn2CwyrcZzdXBdjkTudgsda-MyLg4XM3tUen9zfuO9Timge45x$"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">Rhode Island Nursery and Landscape Association</span> [rinla.org]</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">,
and the </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.arborday.org/__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!NP_NwL-541oX5HMLtY8xKTujabON7O0mjlYuiybBoCUijZzxljVn2CwyrcZzdXBdjkTudgsda-MyLg4XM3tUen9zfuO9TrnIO8_O$"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">Arbor Day Foundation</span> [arborday.org]</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">
– is giving 1,000 trees away to Rhode Islanders this fall through the </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><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><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">. Registration opens Friday, August 25<sup>th</sup>. Now in its seventh year, this popular semiannual program helps Rhode Islanders save energy
and lower their utility bills by strategically planting trees on their property. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">“Planting trees in our neighborhoods makes them greener and provides shade to keep people cooler and healthier in hot weather. These are investments in our communities
and the quality of life throughout Rhode Island, particularly in our cities. From an environmental perspective, planting a tree in the right place can improve air quality, capture and store carbon, and help manage stormwater runoff,” said DEM Director Terry
Gray. “It’s 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.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Planting the right tree in the right place is the key to maximizing the energy-saving benefits trees provide. When planted properly, a single tree can save homeowners
money on energy costs by shading their home in the summer and blocking cold winds in the winter. Additional benefits include improving air quality, reducing stormwater runoff, and beautifying your surroundings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The fall program will offer five species to choose from. Species will include trident maple, river birch, sweetgum, willow oak, and dawn redwood. The process to reserve
your free tree only takes a few minutes. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Sign up at
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Reserve your tree and select your pick-up location from the following list of locations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Richmond Elementary School</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">: 190 Kingstown Rd, Richmond, 02898</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Dexter Training Ground Park</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">: Parade St & Willow St, Providence, 02909</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Colt State Park</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">: Route 114, Bristol, 02809 (As in previous years, DEM will set up
in the parking lot by the main office)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Saturday, September 23, 9 AM-12 PM</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">RI Tree Council</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">: 2953 Hartford Avenue, Johnston, 02919</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The trees will be about four to six feet tall each and are in three-gallon containers. These trees fit in most cars for transportation to your home. All program participants
must be Rhode Island residents and pre-register </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.arborday.org/RIDEM__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!NP_NwL-541oX5HMLtY8xKTujabON7O0mjlYuiybBoCUijZzxljVn2CwyrcZzdXBdjkTudgsda-MyLg4XM3tUen9zfuO9TmS-5XJq$"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">online</span> [arborday.org]</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">beginning on August 25 to reserve their free tree.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Funding for the program is provided by the
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rggi.org/__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!NP_NwL-541oX5HMLtY8xKTujabON7O0mjlYuiybBoCUijZzxljVn2CwyrcZzdXBdjkTudgsda-MyLg4XM3tUen9zfuO9ToMwGqet$"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative</span> [rggi.org]</a><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">.</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
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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</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">For more information on DEM programs and initiatives, visit
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or Instagram (@rhodeisland.dem) for timely updates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Evan LaCross, MPA</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F4E79"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#004678;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#767171;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">235 Promenade Street, Providence RI 02908</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#767171;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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