Grant to Support Planting of Trees Along Rail Route
The California Transportation Commission has approved $35,000 for an environmental enhancement project involving schoolchildren along the Long Beach-Los Angeles Metro Blue Line.
The funds, allocated to the county Transportation Commission, will be used to build facilities for growing trees at four schools in South-Central Los Angeles and East Los Angeles. Students will plant seeds and oversee the growth of about 3,000 trees that later will be planted along the Metro Blue Line route.
The project was given the highest score among environmental enhancement projects in Southern California by the State Resources Agency, which recommended it for approval by the California Transportation Commission.
Funds were allocated from the state Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Grant Program, which awards $10 million a year for environmental enhancements related to transportation projects.
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