Trees donated by FirstEnergy will be
planted by company's employee volunteers
AKRON,
Ohio, April 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy
Corp. (NYSE: FE) is all set to celebrate Arbor Day today by
donating nearly 500 trees to two locations in Mahoning County – Mill Creek MetroParks and
Beaver Township Nature Preserve. Dozens of employee volunteers from
FirstEnergy and Ohio Edison will plant 300 hardwood trees on the
Mill Creek MetroParks' 402-acre farm in Canfield, while another group of company
volunteers will be planting 160 trees at Beaver Township Nature
Preserve in North Lima.
Since April 2021, FirstEnergy has
donated and planted more than 67,000 trees throughout its
five-state service territory. The company is on track to plant more
than 25,000 additional trees this year. This initiative is an
important part of the company's efforts to reduce its carbon
footprint, promote responsible use of natural resources and further
the advancement of sustainable practices.
Video and B-Roll footage from a previous tree-planting
event in Mahoning County can be
viewed and
downloaded here.
Led by FirstEnergy's Green Team in northeast Ohio, the local tree-planting events on Friday
are just a few examples of the dozens of projects employees will
complete this year to help nearby parks, nature preserves and
communities across FirstEnergy's entire footprint.
Jessica Shaffer, Advanced
Scientist and Green Team Leader at FirstEnergy: "Planting trees
is not just about growing roots, it's about cultivating
relationships. FirstEnergy's commitment to responsible business is
a testament to the employees' dedication to supporting the
environment and the communities in which they work and live."
This year's donation of trees to Mill Creek MetroParks
complements FirstEnergy's donation of more than 1,000 trees planted
at MetroParks' properties last year. The company is also expected
to donate and plant another 1,500 trees at the MetroParks' Collier
Preserve in the fall to help expand Youngstown
State University's Legacy Forest, which recognizes the
school's first-year students.
Nick Derico, Natural Resources
Manager at Mill Creek MetroParks: "We appreciate
FirstEnergy and Ohio Edison's ongoing commitment to preserving our
local environment so that our trees and wildlife can continue to
thrive for many years. The trees will help restore forested habitat
within the park that we've lost over the years, and we look forward
to monitoring the trees and helping them along as they mature."
In addition to the trees that will be donated and planted at the
Mill Creek MetroParks Farm and Beaver Township Nature Preserve,
FirstEnergy plans to donate nearly 250 trees to the Poland
Municipal Forest in Poland on
Friday, May 3. The trees will be
planted throughout the property by FirstEnergy employee
volunteers.
FirstEnergy's 10 Green Teams consist of employees from
Ohio, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Maryland and
West Virginia who volunteer their
time and talents to support a wide variety of environmental
initiatives. The groups plan to continue to partner with state park
systems, watershed and recycling groups, garden clubs, schools and
other environmentally focused organizations in the future to
support FirstEnergy's commitment to building a brighter and more
sustainable future.
Learn more about FirstEnergy's environmental and corporate
responsibility efforts at
fecorporateresponsibility.com.
Ohio Edison serves more than
one million customers across 34 Ohio counties. Follow Ohio Edison on X,
formerly known as Twitter, @OhioEdison and on Facebook
at facebook.com/OhioEdison.
FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and
operational excellence. Its electric distribution companies form
one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems,
serving customers in Ohio,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West
Virginia, Maryland and
New York. The company's
transmission subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of
transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic
regions. Follow FirstEnergy online at firstenergycorp.com. Follow
FirstEnergy on X: @FirstEnergyCorp.
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