CINCINNATI (WXIX – Some high schools in Tri-State sell trees to offset the use of paper.
The students calculated the school’s paper consumption during a typical academic year, and set a goal for the sale of as many trees as they could produce. Now they need your help to purchase a sapling and to plant these trees at their home.
Whoa! That’s a lot paper!
Nick Marchal, a senior at Kings High School, is talking about how much paper his school uses each year – 4.34 Million sheets. Marchal and his classmates have started an Environmental Club to help offset the paper use by planting trees in the local community.
That’s where you should be! Tree-PlenishThis is where the magic happens. It was started by high school students from Massachusetts and is now a budding program in the Tri-State.
Marchal explained that they realized this during their high school and college experiences. And, obviously, there has been a huge push for sustainability.
Participating schools include Loveland and Lebanon. It is very easy. You pay $5 for a sapling that measures three to five feet in height. Students will deliver the sapling to your home or business so that you can plant it and watch it grow.
It is estimated that 434 trees will need planting here to replace the school’s paper consumption.
Senior Brady FitzGerald said that it was basically a whole forest. I hadn’t thought of it that way before but it is really just the impact it has on the local environment.
Ed Gomes, Science Teacher, says it was fun to see these students act and help the environment.
It’s amazing to see them flourish and bloom, says Gomes. And not only do they care, but they also do a great job.
Senior Ellie Ritter says that they will be living in this community for many years, and on this planet for many more. It is important to me that this planet continues to thrive, and that everything looks good.
These trees can not only beautify the area and help to produce more paper, but they can also do great things for the environment.
Gomes explains that trees are able to stop flooding when it rains heavily. [they]You can help improve the soil and the air quality, and help to reduce climate change. Our native plants have many benefits.
These trees are vital for wildlife, insects, and other critters.
You must order saplings by April 7. You can You can purchase them here. The saplings can be picked up or delivered to the school by May 7. You can choose from sugar maple, red maple, or northern red oak. All three are native to this area. The saplings will reach three to five feet in height.
The Kings High School Environmental Club will also host a recycling event on Saturday. You can drop off plastic grocery bags, batteries and other items at the high-school between 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.
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