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EAGLES FOREST TAKES ROOT AT NESHAMINY STATE PARK *** Click here to buy your tree in the Eagles Forest ***
Philadelphia, PA - May 2, 2008 – Philadelphia Eagles owner Christina Lurie, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Michael DiBerardinis, Eagles QB AJ Feeley and WR Reggie Brown today cut the ribbon on the Eagles Forest, a 6.5-acre site at Neshaminy State Park in Bensalem, Bucks County, which is the latest addition to the team's long-standing GO GREEN efforts.
This spring, volunteers and state park staff planted more than 1,500 trees and shrubs in the Eagles Forest, including approximately 60 trees that were purchased by Eagles fans, and today, 50 SCA volunteers planted an additional 25 trees in the forest.
""The Eagles partnership with DCNR has enabled us to create the Eagles Forest as part of our ongoing GO GREEN initiative. The forest is a unique and fantastic project that provides our organization with an opportunity to reduce our carbon footprint and involve our fans, especially our young fans, in taking steps to reduce our impact and improve the planet,"" said Eagles owner Christina Lurie.
The trees planted in the Eagles Forest will offset the team's carbon emissions from away-game travel, which totaled more than 9,000 miles by plane and 327 tons of carbon dioxide emissions in 2007. Through the Eagles collaboration with The Conservation Fund's GO ZERO program, they calculated that 870 trees and shrubs planted in the forest will offset those emissions.
""SCA is very pleased to join the Eagles today and offer this unique experience to our employees and customers. As the largest owner of private forests in Europe, SCA truly appreciates the Eagles' reforestation efforts,"" said Thomas Wulkan, President, SCA Americas. ""Our involvement in Go Green is a key part of the partnership between SCA and the Eagles, and we hope this is the first of many events like it.""
""Forests score big in promoting physical and mental health for people,"" DiBerardinis said. ""Not only will visitors benefit from the beauty of the new forest at Neshaminy State Park, but a trail that winds through the area and four attractive new interpretive signs will help them understand the benefits of trees, and how our personal actions impact our environment.""
The forest is the newest addition to the Eagles GO GREEN program, which launched in 2003 and has been the inspiration for numerous local and national sport teams, as well as other industries, to make a commitment toward improving their impact on the planet through responsible business practices. This program incorporates green initiatives, sustainable business practices and educational outreach as core operating principals that reduce the organization's environmental footprint on the planet.
Additional plans for the Eagles Forest include the team's commitment to continue planting trees to help offset their carbon footprint, and recently Eagles' corporate partner Pulte Homes announced they are donating $5,000 to aid in achieving the team's goal.
""Pulte Homes continues to improve on our ""green"" environmental initiative through innovative thinking and research,"" said Eric A. Ford, Land Acquisition Manager for Pulte Homes. ""The opportunity to expand our partnership with the Philadelphia Eagles and give back to the community where we live and work was a win-win in our eyes.""
For more information about the Eagles GO GREEN program or to purchase a tree to be planted in the Eagles Forest, please visit PhiladelphiaEagles.com./gogreen. To learn more about Pennsylvania's 117 state parks, visit www.dcnr.state.pa.us
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