Sunrise Recreation & Park District, California American Water, & Fruit Tree Planting Foundation Join Forces to Plant Trees at...
March 26 2015 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Local elected officials will be on hand to
plant the trees
California American Water in partnership with The Fruit Tree
Planting Foundation and the Sunrise Parks and Recreation
Department, will be planting 20 fruit trees at the Historic Rusch
Home and Gardens on Friday, March 27, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.
The fruit trees, which are typical of those brought by
California settlers in the 1800s and early 1900s, were donated by
the American Water Charitable Foundation and The Fruit Tree
Planting Foundation. To ensure the planting is drought friendly,
volunteers will be implementing water efficient methods, including
deep root irrigation to water the plants and mulching to prevent
evaporation.
“I am proud of our partnership with The Fruit Tree Planting
Foundation and the Sunrise Recreation and Parks District to plant
these trees,” said S. Audie Foster, California American Water’s
Director of Operations for Northern California. “These fruit trees
will not only enhance the Historic Rusch Home, but will educate
people about environmentally responsible ways to water your
plants.”
During the ceremony, representatives from Sunrise Recreation and
Parks District, California American Water and The Fruit Tree
Planting Foundation will be joined by Citrus Heights Mayor Sue
Frost, Vice Mayor Jeanie Bruins and other local elected. Kids from
the Rusch Preschool program will be assisting in planting the
trees.
“Sunrise Recreation and Park District is excited to include
these fruit trees as well as drought friendly techniques to our
growing garden,” said Dave Mitchell, the general manager for
Sunrise Recreation and Park District. “The Historic Rusch Home
shows us where we came from and helps us understand where we are
going.”
The event will also have an educational component where the
preschool students will learn about plants and home orchards.
What:
Fruit Tree Planting Ceremony
When:
10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 27, 2015
Where:
Historic Rusch Home and Gardens 7301 Antelope Road Citrus Heights,
CA 95610
Contact:
Evan Jacobs for California American Water
at 916-568-4252
Dave Mitchell for Sunrise Recreation and Parks Department at
916-725-1585 Rico Montenegro for The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation
Office at 530-515-7657
California American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE:
AWK), provides high quality and reliable water and/or wastewater
service to approximately 600,000 people.
Founded in 1886, American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest and
most geographically diverse publicly traded U.S. water and
wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J.,
the company employs approximately 6,400 dedicated professionals who
provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an
estimated 15 million people in more than 45 states and parts of
Canada. More information can be found at www.amwater.com.
California American WaterEvan Jacobs, 916-568-4252
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