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SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2009; 10 a.m.
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For more information, visitors should call Green-Wood Cemetery at 718-768-7300
MEDIA CONTACT:
Green-Wood Cemetery:
Kim Esp/Heather Andersen
Linden Alschuler & Kaplan Public Relations
212-575-4545; kesp@lakpr.com
DAY OF: Kim Esp; 516-901-2759
Brooklyn Borough President: Laura Sinagra: 718-802-3831
Brooklyn Botanic Garden: Leeann Lavin: 718-623-7289
Giant Brooklyn Borough Hall Holiday Tree to Be Turned to Mulch
7th Annual Holiday Tree Recycling and Wood Chip Mulch Giveaway
Free wood chip mulch will be given to participants
Borough Hall's giant holiday tree will be turned to mulch at Green-Wood Cemetery on Saturday, January 10, 2009, as Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz; Scot Medbury, president of Brooklyn Botanic Garden; and Richard J. Moylan, president of Green-Wood Cemetery preside at Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Green-Wood Cemetery's 7th annual Holiday Tree Recycling and Wood Chip Mulch Giveaway. Media should arrive at 10 a.m. for the photo op.
Master composters from Brooklyn Botanic Garden will also be on hand to discuss the benefits of using wood chip mulch—how mulch protects the soil, helps retain soil moisture, protects against heavy rain damage, increases the survival of new trees, and reduces the growth of weeds.
Brooklyn residents are invited to bring their holiday trees and watch as they are recycled on the spot. Free wood chips—perfect for landscaping projects—will be available for those who bring their trees to be mulched, along with a shovel and bag. Free wood chips are also available year-round at Green-Wood Cemetery.
WHAT: Borough Hall's giant holiday tree turned to mulch at Green-Wood Cemetery. Presiding at event: Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz; Scot Medbury, president of Brooklyn Botanic Garden; and Richard J. Moylan, president of Green-Wood Cemetery.
WHEN: Saturday, January, 10, 2009, at 10 a.m.
WHERE: Historic Green-Wood Cemetery 5th Avenue at 25th Street, Brooklyn Take the “R” train to 25th Street in Brooklyn and walk up the hill one block and into the Cemetery.