Cherry Tree Donation and Tree Planting/ Watering Ceremony
Thursday November 1, 2007, 11:00 am until 12:00 noon
The site is located along the Tidal Basin near the middle of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Memorial.
Purpose of Event
- The National Park Service will recognize a donation to the Cherry Tree replacement Endowment Fund from Clean Air Partners.
- NPS has planted a Cherry tree along the Tidal Basin in recognition of the 10-Year Anniversary of Clean Air Partners a nonprofit, public-private partnership formally established in 1997 to help raise awareness of the health and environmental effects of air pollution and encourage voluntary actions to improve air quality in the Baltimore-Washington region.
- NPS and the Clean Air Partners will do a ceremonial tree-watering to recognize this donation and anniversary.
Agenda
- Welcome and Opening Remarks – Glenn Eugster, Assistant Regional Director, National Park Service and Superintendent Peggy O’Dell, National Mall and Memorial Parks
- Comments on Behalf of Clean Air Partners - Tracye Funn, Chair, Clean Air Partners (Washington Gas)
- Additional Remarks (Trees & Air Quality) - Gary Allen, Board Member, Clean Air Partners (Center for Chesapeake Communities)
- Presentation of Plaque - Glenn Eugster, Assistant Regional Director, National Park Service and Tracye Funn
Attendees
- Gary Allen, Center for Chesapeake Communities
- Tracye Funn, Washington Gas
- Justin Vick, PEPCO
- Alissa Greer, PRR
- Stuart Freudberg, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Department of Environmental Programs
- Russ Ulrich, Baltimore Metropolitan Council
- Jen Desimone, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
- Harriet West, Clean Air Partners
- Peggy O’Dell, National Park Service, National Mall & Memorial Parks
- Karen Cucurullo, National Park Service, National Mall & Memorial Parks
- Terry Adams, National Park Service, National Capital Region
- Glenn Eugster, National Park Service, National Capital Region
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