Story Created:
Apr 20, 2009 at 6:49 PM EST
Story Updated:
Apr 20, 2009 at 6:56 PM EST
UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - Utica College and Mohawk Valley EDGE are just two local of the twenty regional sites that will be planting an apple tree in celebration of Earth Day. The tree planting will take place at 3:00 p.m. simultaneously at all of the locations in an effort to raise awareness and efforts for going green.
Other participating members who will also plant their tree at the same time are the City of Syracuse, LeMoyne College, National Grid of Syracuse, the Cities of Auburn and Oswego, and Onondaga Community College.
Locally at Utica College, the public is invited to learn about the college’s efforts to go green, followed by the tree planting in front of North and South Halls. The school's dining services, the UC Barnes & Noble Bookstore, students, faculty and staff are expected to participate. The events start with the presentation at 3:00 p.m. in the Boehlert Conference Center on the UC Campus.
The event has been coordinated by the Central Upstate Regional Alliance and the Green Team, a partnership of environment-friendly Central New York organizations. The hopes of the project is that the trees will raise awareness of the organizing alliance while encouraging green efforts throughout the region.
This apple tree planting is under the Creative Core project. The Creative Core is a platform for Central New York businesses, institutions and organizations to join together to raise awareness. “The Creative Core message, reflected in the green apple, highlights our region’s environmental history while promoting a cleaner and more eco-friendly future,” said Elle Stasz, director of marketing.
According to the UC spokesperson, Earth Day was first designated in 1970 to raise awareness about the environment and encourages conservation endeavors throughout the world.
Participating organizations will plant New York’s Crispin apple tree. Utica College says that Crispin apples -- sweet, refreshing and crisp – are of Japanese origin, and are good for eating or baking.
