Parks Department Asking The Public To Water Its Street Trees

The financially strapped Parks Department is now asking the public and business owners to water Parks' owned street trees. 

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New York City's parks department is asking residents and business owners to help water and take care of trees on the street, according to the Associated Press. via CRAIN'S

Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe said trees need approximately 20 gallons of water each week.

He said trees also help keep New Yorkers cooler by lowering the temperature and cleaning the air of pollution.

The city plans to plant one million new trees by 2017 through its MillionTreesNYC initiative. More than 375,000 have already been planted.  

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AP via CRAIN'S  - August 19, 2010