DUARTE : U.S. Funds to Be Used for Tree Planting

The city has received a $15,000 tree-planting grant through a Department of Forestry program funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The grant will allow Duarte to plant trees along the city’s recreation trail.

The program’s two phases--buying the trees and planting them--will be contracted to local nurseries or other businesses. The city will provide some matching funds to prepare the trail and install irrigation.

The tree planting is planned to start in January or February, and the city will begin working with local schools to develop an urban forestry program to be introduced next fall.