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title: An old friend of ours in the Big Apple
date: 2012-05-06T03:03:40Z
modified: 2012-05-06T03:03:40Z
permalink: "https://350.org/old-friend-ours-big-apple/"
type: post
status: publish
excerpt: "Rock 'n Renew's Executive Director Jonny Dubowsky curated a day focused on restoring the health of the local environment. In partnership with New York Restoration Project and the 1 Million Trees project we gave away over 150 trees to members of the community at A. Philip Randolph High School in Harlem and planted native plants that Rock 'n Renew/Randolph students grew from seed in the green house. Through this event almost a hundred tons of CO2 will be sequestered and the native ecosystem will be treated to the natural equivalent of a spa day at a time when nature is used to being treated like dirt! A great time was had by all who participated and the action will continue as Rock 'n Renew's weekly workshop series begins in the greenhouse at Randolph High!A"
wpid: 29393
author: Bill McKibben
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Rock ‘n Renew’s Executive Director Jonny Dubowsky curated a day focused on restoring the health of the local environment. In partnership with New York Restoration Project and the 1 Million Trees project we gave away over 150 trees to members of the community at A. Philip Randolph High School in Harlem and planted native plants that Rock ‘n Renew/Randolph students grew from seed in the green house. Through this event almost a hundred tons of CO2 will be sequestered and the native ecosystem will be treated to the natural equivalent of a spa day at a time when nature is used to being treated like dirt! A great time was had by all who participated and the action will continue as Rock ‘n Renew’s weekly workshop series begins in the greenhouse at Randolph High!![](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8152/7146725093_1375ac9ee5_z.jpg)

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