Volunteers scout locations for future West Oak Lane tree plantings

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March 15, 2012 - In its effort to improve regional water quality, beautify the city and address quality-of-life issues, Earth Force partner, TTF — in conjunction with Earth Force and AmeriCorps — surveyed areas of West Oak Lane, in Philadelphia, PA, to identify possible locations for tree-planting.

The Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department currently has funding to install trees in various locations throughout the city.

To stretch this money as far as possible, volunteers were sent out to scout neighborhoods using a "turf map," which is a check-list that aids in identifying street addresses for possible planting locations.

When this work is completed, TTF will relay the information to the Parks and Recreation Dept., who will then dispatch contractors to complete the actual digging and planting.

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