03-05-2008, 10:44 PM
[font "arial, helvetica, sans-serif"][#00e010]DNR and DTE Partner Again to Provide Tree Replacement Program for EAB Quarantine Area[/#00e010][/font]
[font "arial, helvetica, sans-serif"][#00e010]Contact: [/#00e010][/font] [font "arial, helvetica, sans-serif"][black]Kevin Sayers 517-241-4632[/black][/font]
[font "arial, helvetica, sans-serif"][#00e010]Agency:[/#00e010][/font] [font "arial, helvetica, sans-serif"]Natural Resources[/font]
[font "arial, helvetica, sans-serif"][black]March 3, 2008
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR), together with the DTE Energy Foundation, and the USDA Forest Service, State and Private Forestry, announced that local partners are now accepting orders for the 2008 Restoration Of Our Trees (ROOT) program. The ROOT program will assist residents in southeast Michigan' 21 Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) quarantined counties in replanting trees lost to EAB.
"The ROOT program will help to replant our urban, suburban and rural landscapes, and support those who have been impacted by the devastating effect of EAB in Michigan," said Lynne Boyd, chief of the DNR's Forest, Mineral and Fire Management Division.
"At DTE Energy, we are well aware of the devastation that the Emerald Ash Borer has caused in southeast Michigan," said Fred Shell, vice president for corporate and governmental affairs at DTE Energy and president of the DTE Energy Foundation. "We have added emphasis on ash tree replacement to our existing Tree Planting Grant Program, and we are happy to sponsor the ROOT program which offers assistance to homeowners who want to replace their lost ash trees."
Residents of the 21 EAB quarantined counties in southeastern Michigan are eligible to participate in the program. A maximum of two trees per household can be purchased, at a cost of $21 each. The DTE Energy Foundation will pay the remaining cost. Available tree species for the 2008 program are sugar maple, river birch, ginkgo, tulip tree, dawn redwood, London planetree, red oak and swamp white oak. Trees are in 5-7 gallon containers and 5-8 feet tall. Trees purchased will be picked up in April 2008.
To participate in the program, residents should contact one of the participating local partners in the attached list, or visit the Michigan DNR ROOT Program website at [url "http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-30301_30505_40936---,00.html"][#000000]www.michigan.gov/dnrucf[/#000000][/url], to download a random drawing form or order form.
Due to overwhelming homeowner response to last year's program, trees sold by the local partners will either be through a random drawing purchase process, or on first come-first served basis. The attached list of local partners provides information on which type of program they have chosen to host. The order form/random drawing form for each local partner will provide instructions on how to participate. A homeowner does not need to have lost an ash tree to participate in the program. Trees are non-refundable with no exchange, no warranty and no guarantee.
For additional information on the ROOT Program visit [url "http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-30301_30505_40936---,00.html"][#000000]www.michigan.gov/dnrucf[/#000000][/url].
The DNR is committed to the conservation, protection, management, use and enjoyment of the state's natural resources
for current and future generations.
[blue] Great Lakes, Great Times, Great Outdoors[/blue][/black][/font]
[font "arial, helvetica, sans-serif"][#00e010]Contact: [/#00e010][/font] [font "arial, helvetica, sans-serif"][black]Kevin Sayers 517-241-4632[/black][/font]
[font "arial, helvetica, sans-serif"][#00e010]Agency:[/#00e010][/font] [font "arial, helvetica, sans-serif"]Natural Resources[/font]
[font "arial, helvetica, sans-serif"][black]March 3, 2008
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR), together with the DTE Energy Foundation, and the USDA Forest Service, State and Private Forestry, announced that local partners are now accepting orders for the 2008 Restoration Of Our Trees (ROOT) program. The ROOT program will assist residents in southeast Michigan' 21 Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) quarantined counties in replanting trees lost to EAB.
"The ROOT program will help to replant our urban, suburban and rural landscapes, and support those who have been impacted by the devastating effect of EAB in Michigan," said Lynne Boyd, chief of the DNR's Forest, Mineral and Fire Management Division.
"At DTE Energy, we are well aware of the devastation that the Emerald Ash Borer has caused in southeast Michigan," said Fred Shell, vice president for corporate and governmental affairs at DTE Energy and president of the DTE Energy Foundation. "We have added emphasis on ash tree replacement to our existing Tree Planting Grant Program, and we are happy to sponsor the ROOT program which offers assistance to homeowners who want to replace their lost ash trees."
Residents of the 21 EAB quarantined counties in southeastern Michigan are eligible to participate in the program. A maximum of two trees per household can be purchased, at a cost of $21 each. The DTE Energy Foundation will pay the remaining cost. Available tree species for the 2008 program are sugar maple, river birch, ginkgo, tulip tree, dawn redwood, London planetree, red oak and swamp white oak. Trees are in 5-7 gallon containers and 5-8 feet tall. Trees purchased will be picked up in April 2008.
To participate in the program, residents should contact one of the participating local partners in the attached list, or visit the Michigan DNR ROOT Program website at [url "http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-30301_30505_40936---,00.html"][#000000]www.michigan.gov/dnrucf[/#000000][/url], to download a random drawing form or order form.
Due to overwhelming homeowner response to last year's program, trees sold by the local partners will either be through a random drawing purchase process, or on first come-first served basis. The attached list of local partners provides information on which type of program they have chosen to host. The order form/random drawing form for each local partner will provide instructions on how to participate. A homeowner does not need to have lost an ash tree to participate in the program. Trees are non-refundable with no exchange, no warranty and no guarantee.
For additional information on the ROOT Program visit [url "http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-30301_30505_40936---,00.html"][#000000]www.michigan.gov/dnrucf[/#000000][/url].
The DNR is committed to the conservation, protection, management, use and enjoyment of the state's natural resources
for current and future generations.
[blue] Great Lakes, Great Times, Great Outdoors[/blue][/black][/font]