Coupons Available To Replace Downed Trees

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - For people who lost trees because of Hurricane Irene, Maryland has a program to help residents replace them.

The state is extending a program that encourages residents to plant more native trees with $25 coupons.

The Marylanders Plant Trees initiative started in 2009. The goal was to plant 50,000 native trees in the state by 2010. It was deemed a success and was extended this year with the goal of planting an additional 50,000 trees by the end of 2012.

Under the program the trees must cost at least $50, and they must be on the list of approved trees.

For more information, go to: http://www.trees.maryland.gov/

Source;  http://www.wboc.com/story/15396342/md-coupon-can-help-replace-trees-lost-to-irene