In the Anaheim Newsletter, the city of Anaheim reached its goal in planting 3,000 trees in 2007 and donating four orange trees to the brand new Orange Grove Elementary.
A year ago, the City celebrated the milestione of the 300,000th tree planted in the courtyard next to City Hall.
With the celebration of Anaheim's 150th anniversay, it's a succeeding goal the city has accomplished since Mayor Curt Pringle's address in January. Prior to this year, Anaheim's Public Utilitie's TreePower Program has planted 2,100 shade trees.
“TreePower is based on the idea that the right tree, strategically planted in the right place, will create shade for homes and buildings, and reduce energy used for air conditioning,” said Lon Cahill, Anaheim Public Utilities Board chairman. “However, the community benefits from much more than trees and energy savings. We’re pleased to be able to make a difference for the current and future students of Orange Grove Elementary.”
A year ago, the City celebrated the milestione of the 300,000th tree planted in the courtyard next to City Hall.
With the celebration of Anaheim's 150th anniversay, it's a succeeding goal the city has accomplished since Mayor Curt Pringle's address in January. Prior to this year, Anaheim's Public Utilitie's TreePower Program has planted 2,100 shade trees.
“TreePower is based on the idea that the right tree, strategically planted in the right place, will create shade for homes and buildings, and reduce energy used for air conditioning,” said Lon Cahill, Anaheim Public Utilities Board chairman. “However, the community benefits from much more than trees and energy savings. We’re pleased to be able to make a difference for the current and future students of Orange Grove Elementary.”
TreePower underwent a program expansion this year in which single-family homes are eligible to receive up to six free trees and are also entitled to one free citrus or avocado tree within program guidelines.
The TreePower Program, a joint energy-efficiency effort of the City’s Utilities and Community Services Departments, offers free shade trees to homes, schools, nonprofit/religious institutions and businesses.
Residents can sign up for a free landscape audit, allowing them to receive up to six free shade trees. The landscape audit is designed to help the residents select shade trees that are most suitable for their home’s landscape. Following the audit, TreePower will deliver the trees and planting supplies to the home or organization.
With these shade trees, plus the 30,000 planted in the program’s prior years, air-conditioning costs can be reduced by as much as 10 to 40 percent. At maturity, the trees will save 2.2 million kWhs (or enough energy to power 384 households for a full year), in addition to removing over 186 tons of carbon dioxide annually.
For more information about TreePower and the shade trees, please call (714) 491-TREE or visit http://www.anaheim.net/.
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