Project Funded by:
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Grant Program
• USDA Forest Service
Provided through a landmark legislation signed by President Obama in February 2009, funding is provided with the purpose to create and retain jobs through urban forestry in California.
North East Trees is a recipient of this grant. We are using funding from this grant to:
• Educate and train 40 at-risk young adults in the field of urban forestry, including arboriculture, horticulture, and restoration ecology, helping them gain employment in the green industry
• Plant and maintain 1,100 native trees in local parks burned in the fires of 2008
• Plant 1,550 shade trees on city streets and in government housing facilities in the City of Los Angeles, which are severely lacking green conopy
Youth Stewards planting trees