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MEDIA ALERT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Andrew Hart, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc., 317-223-5183

November 3, 2006—(Indianapolis) On Saturday, November 4, at 9 a.m., volunteers will plant 107 trees along a much beloved corridor in Indianapolis—the Fall Creek Parkway. Volunteers will meet at the Fall Creek Parkway north parking lot, just east of Fall Creek Parkway and Allisonville Road, and will disperse from there, digging in and greening up Fall Creek Parkway north; from Fall Creek Parkway/Allisonville Road north 1-2 miles.

The City of Indianapolis is working to enhance its greenways and the Fall Creek Parkway is a jewel. The trail will now connect to Skiles Test Nature Area and continue south, connecting with the Monon Trail south of 38th street. This planting will add majestic beauty along the parkway and provide many environmental and social benefits to the community.

“Trees add to our quality of life,” says Greg Fennig, Vice President of Public Affairs for Indianapolis Power & Light Company (IPL). “On this section of Fall Creek, they will add shade and beauty to an extension of the Fall Creek Greenway, a highly used trail system that connects with the Monon Trail. By planting the right tree in the right place, the parkway will be a beautiful attraction for current and future generations to enjoy.

Trees go beyond beauty. Research shows that trees also help to improve air and water quality, improve physical and emotional health, and reduce crime.

IPL is also supporting community trees through NeighborWoods, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc.’s program to add 100,000 new large trees to the local landscape by the end of 2016.

Trees are needed in Indianapolis for a variety of reasons. Research by IUPUI, using random samplings of local census tracts, demonstrates a 25% loss of canopy cover in Marion County between 1962 and 1993. The emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle, is in Marion County, threatening every ash tree in Indianapolis. These trees may represent more than one in every ten local trees.

The Trees for Tomorrow program, a partnership with IPL, Indy Parks and Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc., has planted more than 12,000 trees in the Indianapolis area since 1990. IPL provides funding for the trees; Keep Indianapolis Beautiful manages the volunteer and planting projects, and Indy Parks helps to maintain the trees.

For more information about Trees for Tomorrow visit www.kibi.org or www.IPLpower.com.

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