During Discover Presque Isle, Plant it Forward Urban Forest Community Initiative, in partnership with Sierra Club, Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier (LEAF) and its ReLEAF Initiative, will honor four recipients of the Outstanding Environmental Steward Award. The presentation will occur on Saturday, July 26 at 2 p.m. at Beach 11.
The Plant it Forward initiative was founded by the Butterflies for Kids – Address Earth Kids Program and is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The program was created to address the climate crisis through reforestation and community tree planting. One of the main goals of the initiative is to have all townships and cities implement green ordinances for trees on all streets and parking lots. This action would help cool the city streets.
The four awards honor University Leadership, Business Sustainability, Citizen Action, and Nonprofit Leadership…