Arbor day allegiance

"Plant a tree, save the world" could be the new pledge of corporate America if campaigns launched this year in conjunction with the National Arbor Day Foundation are any indication. Home Depot began a 10-city campaign in January where volunteers will plant 1,000 trees nationwide in urban areas. Enterprise Rent-a-Car has vowed to plant 1 million trees each year for the next half-century to help preserve natural habitats for endangered species. "We're grateful to the Home Depot Foundation for their dedication to revitalizing urban forests," says John president of the National Arbor Day Foundation. "And this gift from rose couldn't come at time of greater need.

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