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2008-2009 Kids4Trees California Tree Planting Programs 1. Date: November 3-8, 2008 (except election day) Place: Angeles National Forest Approximate # of Kids: app 1200, including 200 Girl Scouts. 7400 trees potted/planted 2. Date: April18-19, 2009 Place: Angeles National Forest Approximate # of Kids: app. 250 Girl and Boy Scouts app. 1000 trees potted/planted 3. Date: April 20-22 Place: Malibu ¬ Paramount Ranch, Arguello Hills, National Park Service Approximate # of Kids: 1150; app. 5500 trees and shrub planted; Earth Day Concert on the 22nd with French children¹s chorale (9 member 10-16) 4. Date: April 23-27 4. San Bernardino National Forest Place: Lake Arrowhead, # of Kids: app. 400; app. 2000 trees planted; Arbor Day concert on the 24th 2010 Kids4Trees US Planting Program w/World Olympians Association California March 26 Malibu Science and Marine School 500 students planted 500 trees April 9-10 - Los Padres National Forest; Frazier Park Elementary Schools and Scouts 1000 students and Scouts planted 1500 trees. April 16 Malibu Juan Cabrillo Elementary School 400 students planted 400 trees Mississippi April 22-24 - Raleigh Elementary School, Forest Elementary School, Bienville National Forest -900 students planted 70 trees around their school. Virginia April 28-30 - George Washington and Jefferson National Forest (Wise County) 1300 students planted 1500 trees Colorado Colorado May 18-20 - Durango/Cortez Mesa Elementary School/Animas Valley Elementary School and San Juan National Forest 900 students planted 1000 trees. Totals: 3700 students and Scouts/4800 trees Areas worldwide: Dakar, Senegal July 2010. 150 school children planted 150 trees 2011 Kids4Trees/UN Year of Forests Program Colorado April 14-16 Pike National Forest (with Scouts on 16th) ¬ 1300 students and Scouts planted 4500 trees May 3-4 ¬ San Juan National Forest ¬ 600 students planted 1000 trees and potted another 2500 trees. Mississippi April 21-23 ¬ Bienville National Forest and surrounding schools (Scouts on 23rd) Earth Day April 22 ¬ 1000 students and Scouts planted 600 trees. California May 3-4 ¬ Los Padres National Forest (Mt. Pichon District) ¬ 300 students planted 500 trees Alabama Alabama April 28-30 ¬ Tuskegee National Forest (Scouts on 30th) Arbor Day April 29 ¬ 1200 students and Scouts planted native grasses (3500) Tennessee Tennessee * May 4-5 Cherokee National Forest (Watauga District) ¬ 700 students planted 700 trees Virginia June 14 ¬ Prince William Public Schools ¬ 500 students planted 500 trees Totals: 5600 students and Scouts/10,500 trees 2012 Kids4Trees/Olympian Program Georgia February 1-3 Oconee National Forest area – 1500 students planted 1500 trees May 2-4 – Atlanta area schools – 1400 students planted 1400 trees Alabama March 21-23 – Tuskegee National Forest – 1300 students planted 1300 trees New Mexico April 3-5 – Santa Fe – 750 students planted 750 trees Mississippi April 10-12 – Jackson – 700 students and Scouts planted 50 trees Tennessee April 18 – 20 Cherokee National Forest (Watauga District) – 700 students planted 700 trees Illinois May 9-11 – Midewin Tallgrass Prairie – 1200 students planted native prairie grasses Utah May 22-24 – Salt Lake City – 750 students 800 trees Massachusetts June 7-9 – Boston (Scouts on 9th) – 1100 students and Scouts planted native grasses and removed weeds Total (25 events) 7550 5,100 trees plus native grasses weed removal 2013-2015 Kids4Trees Los Angeles Unified School District Tree Planting Program Kids4Trees Los Angeles Unified School District Program acted In partnership with the United States Forest Service, Los Angeles Conservation Corps and MillionTrees LA, Kids4Trees has expanded its outdoor environmental educational program for K-6 students throughout the over 700,00 student Los Angeles Unified School District and surrounding school districts. Thanks to a major CalFire Environmental Education Grant Award we are educating thousands of young kids and planted dozens of trees at schools as part of our successful program. We pledged to provide 24 elementary schools with the 1/2 day Kids4Trees program, every other school week commencing September, 2013 and will continue app. every 2 weeks through 2015. Kids4Trees looks forward to introducing similar developed ongoing programs in elementary school districts throughout the United States and welcomes inquiries and financial donations from interested parties to assist in realization of this aspiration |