The Georgia’s Growing Green program has gotten off to a fantastic start; with planting projects taking place in fourteen communities this spring. Twenty local businesses have been involved with the work giving a significant boost to north Georgia’s nursery and landscaping industries. The primary goal of the program is to create jobs. The hours worked by [...]
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ARRA Tree Planting Update
Posted in ARRA, Funding and Grants, Urban Forestry Program, tagged ARRA, Tree Planting, Trees and Stormwater on July 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Job Announcement for Certified Arborist Position
Posted in ARRA, Certified Arborists, tagged ARRA, Certified Arborist, Georgia's Growing Green, Green Jobs on July 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Chestatee Chattahochee Resource Conservation and Development Council, located in Northeastern Georgia, is looking for a certified arborist to help with their ARRA funded Georgia’s Growing Green grant projects. Visit the RC&D’s website for all of the details.
Stimulus Trees Planted in Rome
Posted in ARRA, Funding and Grants, Tree Planting, Urban Forestry Program, tagged ARRA, Georgia's Growing Green, Rome, Tree Planting on April 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The City of Rome has been busy this week planting Georgia’s Growing Green trees! Princeton Elms have been planted along Riverside Parkway and dogwoods have gone into the historic district. More plantings are on-going including Zelkova in front of City Hall. In all, Rome will receive more than 90 ARRA funded trees including the species [...]
New Trees for Polk County Elementary School
Posted in ARRA, Education, Funding and Grants, Tree Planting, Urban Forestry Program, tagged ARRA, Georgia's Growing Green, tree benefits, Tree Planting on April 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
More than twenty trees were planted at Van Wert Elementary in Rockmart last Friday as part of the Georgia’s Growing Green program. Like most new elementary school campuses, Van Wert has few if any trees on the property increasing temperatures for students in buildings and on playgrounds. The new trees have been strategically placed to shade classrooms and [...]
Trees Offer Efficient Way To Create Jobs
Posted in ARRA, Economic Benefits, Tree Planting, tagged ARRA, Green Jobs, Tree Planting on April 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
From the Alliance for Community Trees The Jobs are in the Trees by Glenn Hurowitz Washington, DC (February 3, 2010)- With Congress and the White House considering spending scarce dollars to jump-start employment, they’ll need to get the biggest jobs bang for the buck to give Americans confidence that they’re spending our money wisely. Probably [...]
ARRA Trees Planted in Gwinnett, Hart Counties
Posted in ARRA, Tree Planting, tagged ARRA, Georgia's Growing Green, Tree Planting on April 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »
More Georgia’s Growing Green projects are underway! Last week, trees were planted at the Hart County Recreational Center and Gateway Industrial Park by the Chestatee-Chattahoochee RC&D Council. Trees were also planted by the Upper Ocmulgee RC&D at DeShong and Graves Parks in Gwinnett. To date, almost 100 trees have been planted. In all cases, the goal [...]
Hartwell plants the first Georgia’s Growing Green Trees
Posted in ARRA, Funding and Grants, Tree Planting, tagged ARRA, Georgia's Growing Green, Hartwell, Tree Planting on March 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Georgia’s Growing Green, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, is off to a great start! The City of Hartwell has planted the first trees in a downtown parking lot to provide shade and help decrease temperatures. In all, Hartwell will be planting ten trees at the site including Allee Elms, Nuttall Oaks and Redbuds. The parking area [...]
ARRA Funded Tree Planting Across the Country
Posted in ARRA, Economic Benefits, Funding and Grants, Tree Planting, Urban Forestry Program, tagged ARRA, Green Jobs, Tree Planting, urban forestry on March 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Georgia isn’t the only state using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to plant trees; other projects are underway all over the country. The Alliance for Community Trees has a great article about some of the urban forestry efforts that are taking place and a complete list of forestry projects is available from the US [...]
Stimulus Funds Create Jobs Through Tree Planting
Posted in ARRA, Funding and Grants, Tree Planting, Urban Forestry Program, tagged ARRA, Georgia's Growing Green, stimulus, Tree Planting on March 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »
We’re excited to announce that seven projects have been funded by the Georgia Forestry Commission as part of the new Georgia’s Growing Green grant program. Green industry in our state has been hit hard in recent years by drought and the recession; these funds will help stimulate local economies while investing in the long term [...]
Funding for Tree Planting and Green Jobs in North Georgia
Posted in ARRA, Funding and Grants, tagged ARRA, Ecosystem Restoration, Funding, Georgia, Georgia Forestry Commission, Green Jobs, Growing Green, Natural resources, Nursery Sales, Recovery Act, Tree Planting on December 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Attention Arborists, urban foresters, planners, nurseries, landscape architects and others looking for green jobs in North Georgia! We sent out a News Release this week regarding funding available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) for tree planitng in North Georgia. Here is some more information from the Release: The Georgia Forestry [...]
