RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Enrollment for
Project Plant It!, the free environmental education program created
by Dominion Resources, is now open to more elementary-aged
children, including school students, scouts or others, across the
regions served by the company. A hallmark of the program is the
distribution of free redbud tree seedlings in honor of Arbor Day.
Those interested in participating can register by going to
projectplantit.com and clicking on "register now" from the home
page. If the zip code is confirmed as being in an eligible area,
they can request up to 25 free redbud tree seedlings. Seedlings
will be shipped to arrive in time for Arbor
Day (April 29, 2016). The
deadline to register is Friday, Feb. 19,
2016.
"Project Plant It! is spreading its roots into hundreds of new
localities to celebrate this program's tenth anniversary," said
Irene Cimino Roberts,
manager-Corporate Public Relations for Dominion. "Project Plant It!
is one of the many ways that Dominion seeks to partner with the
communities we serve. Thanks to our streamlined registration
process, we are providing a variety of free educational resources
and tree seedlings to thousands of children—many of whom have never
participated in this program until
now."
The states served by Dominion include Connecticut, Maryland, New
York, North Carolina,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, Virginia and
West Virginia.
The website also features about 12 lesson plans that support
third-grade learning standards for math, science, language arts and
social studies. All of the lesson plans can be downloaded at no
charge from the website. In addition, the website includes
interactive games and instructional videos about trees, along with
a variety of outdoor activities that families can enjoy with their
children.
Since 2007, more than 300,000 tree seedlings have been
distributed to students in states served by Dominion. According to
the Virginia Department of Forestry, this equates to about 750
acres of new forest if all of the seedlings are planted and grow to
maturity.
For more information about Project Plant It!, visit
projectplantit@dom.com.
About Dominion Resources
Dominion Resources is the
parent company of Dominion (NYSE: D), one of the nation's largest
producers and transporters of energy, with a portfolio of
approximately 24,400 megawatts of generation, 12,200 miles of
natural gas transmission, gathering and storage pipeline, and 6,490
miles of electric transmission lines. Dominion operates one of
the nation's largest natural gas storage systems with 928 billion
cubic feet of storage capacity and serves utility and retail energy
customers in 14 states. For more information about Dominion, visit
the company's website at www.dom.com.
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