THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS GIVING OUT FIVE THOUSAND TREES TO LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

HANDING OUT SEEDLINGS TO PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS HAS BECOME A TRADITION AND IS IN HONOR OF EARTH DAY ON APRIL 22ND SAYS I-DOT SPOKESPERSON JESSIE DECKER.

THE TREES ARE PROVIDED FOR FREE TO I-DOT AS PART OF THE LIVING LANDS AND WATERS MILLION TREES PROJECT. THEY INCLUDE RED OAK…SWAMP WHITE OAK, BUR OAK, AND REDBUD VARIETIES.

THE EFFORT IS IN CELEBRATION OF MONDAY’S EARTH DAY AND A WAY FOR I-DOT TO HELP IMPROVE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE SAYS SPOKESPERSON JESSIE DECKER.

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS EITHER PLANT THE SEEDLINGS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS OR GIVE THEM TO STUDENTS TO TEACH THEM HOW IMPORTANT TREES ARE TO THE ENVIRONMENT.