The City of Costa Mesa Public Services Department has received a $60,746 grant from the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). The grant will be used to plant 250 trees in several parks throughout the City. Funding will pay for the cost of the trees, supplies, and the hiring of local students to plant the trees and perform long-term tree maintenance.
The grant from SCAQMD is part of their Local Government Tree Partnership Program. The Program offers employment opportunities for students and the planting of low biogenic VOC emitting trees. These trees improve air quality by reducing criteria air pollutants and greenhouse gases while providing aesthetic and energy reduction benefits to the community. Tree planting is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2010. All of the tree species to be planted are California natives.
For further information, contact Robert Staples, Fairview Park Plan Administrator at (714) 754-5303.
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