Dozens Of Trees Planted At Ivy Hill Park In Newark

NEWARK, NJ — The NJ Tree Foundation partnered with the PSEG Foundation and the Arbor Day Foundation to plant 30 trees at Ivy Hill Park in Newark on Tuesday.

The NJ Tree Foundation is a statewide organization dedicated to planting trees in New Jersey’s underserved communities, where the need is greatest. The NJ Tree Foundation is working with the Arbor Day Foundation, the world’s largest membership nonprofit dedicated to planting trees.

According to the Arbor Day Foundation, trees can offer many benefits. Thriving urban forests can bolster human health, from encouraging physical activity to reducing respiratory illnesses stemming from air pollution. Urban trees filter the air by removing pollution, which improves a city’s overall air quality. They also reduce runoff of sediment, pollutants and organic matter into streams, improving our water quality. Trees may also help to reduce crime, lower stress levels and foster community pride.

“As a highly developed area, Newark faces issues such as pollution, flooding and the urban heat island effect,” said Crystal Wessel, program coordinator for the NJ Tree Foundation.

“Planting trees in Ivy Hill Park will help to address these issues in the immediate area, and will also bring together the community as they work together with PSEG to plant the trees,” Wessel said.

“One of the things the Arbor Day Foundation does best is to help local planting partners take meaningful action in their community to plant trees,” said Dan Lambe, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation.

“We plant trees to improve the lives of people around us,” agreed Dan Lambe, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation.

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