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United States Forest Service Grants Being Used To Add Trees To City Parks
More Than 90 Trees Being Added To Three City Parks
More than 90 trees are being added to city parks thanks to two grants totaling $30,000 from the Nevada Division of Forestry and the USDA Forest Service – State and Private Forestry.
Plantings have already begun at Gary Reese Freedom Park, 850 N. Mojave Road, and additional trees will be added to Coleman Park, 6336 Carmen Blvd., and Lubertha Johnson Park, 2201 Concord St.
“Anytime we can add to the tree canopy in our city it is a good thing,” said Councilman Cedric Crear, who represents Ward 5 where Coleman and Johnson parks are located. “We know that older parts of the city often have fewer trees than newer areas and we thank the Nevada Division of Forestry for helping us to add this much needed greenery that will help cool temperatures and improve neighborhoods.”
Ward 3 Councilwoman Olivia Diaz represents the neighborhoods that utilize Gary Reese Freedom Park.
“We have so many families and children who are within walking distance of Gary Reese Freedom Park and I am ecstatic that we are adding additional trees along with other new amenities like a new playground,” Diaz said. “We have already planted some of these trees near the new playground site and I can’t wait for parents to be able to stretch out in the shade and enjoy watching their children on the new playground.”
Tree plantings, park cleanups and other beautification activities at city parks are ongoing and the public can be a part of these activities through the Volunteers in Parks program. The program is a partnership between the city and Get Outdoors Nevada. For more information, visit getoutdoorsnevada.org or call 702.997.3350.
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