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<v Speaker 1>Let's say good morning now to the CEO of the

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<v Speaker 1>Arbor Day Foundation. It's Dan Lamb.

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<v Speaker 2>Good morning, Dan, good morning.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so we're talking trees. We want to get a

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<v Speaker 1>refresher course. What is so great about trees and why

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<v Speaker 1>do we need them?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, look, the Arbor Day Foundation, of course we love trees.

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<v Speaker 2>But what we're realizing more and more is that trees

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<v Speaker 2>are no longer seen as a nice to have. They

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<v Speaker 2>are a must have because they do so much for us,

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<v Speaker 2>especially in our cities and towns, from those being natural

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<v Speaker 2>air filters helping to create cleaner, safer communities, shading our homes,

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<v Speaker 2>helping to stop and slow storm water runoff and flooding.

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<v Speaker 2>If ever there was a time to be planting trees,

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<v Speaker 2>now is that time?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, and even I've heard talking about in La where

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<v Speaker 1>there are areas that just don't have a lot of trees,

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<v Speaker 1>and they're like, we need to plant trees because as

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<v Speaker 1>they grow up, like you mentioned, they do the shade,

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<v Speaker 1>they literally cool off neighborhoods.

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<v Speaker 2>No doubt, trees can reduce daytime temperatures by it to

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<v Speaker 2>ten degrees fahrenheit. And it hasn't just been hot in

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<v Speaker 2>La it's hot everywhere, and trees are more important than

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<v Speaker 2>they've ever been. But also more and more research just

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<v Speaker 2>tells us people are happier and healthier when they're near

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<v Speaker 2>trees and green space.

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<v Speaker 1>I love that. And so what is the mission, then,

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<v Speaker 1>Dan of the Arbor Day Foundation.

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<v Speaker 2>The Arbor Day Foundation is actually the largest nonprofit organization

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<v Speaker 2>in the world dedicated to planting trees. And our simple

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<v Speaker 2>mission is that we inspire people to plant, nurture, and

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<v Speaker 2>celebrate trees. And we do that by planting in front

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<v Speaker 2>yards and backyards, in cities and parks and in critical

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<v Speaker 2>forest lands all around the world.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, and you want us to plant trees, so for

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<v Speaker 1>Arbor Day that comes up April twenty fifth, right, and

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<v Speaker 1>also sorry Earth Month and that kind of stuff. You've

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<v Speaker 1>partnered up with a pretty large company, and you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to help people get those trees.

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<v Speaker 2>To plant, right. We want everybody to be planting trees.

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<v Speaker 2>But we're very excited this year to be partnering with

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<v Speaker 2>Subaru as a part of their Subru Loves the Earth initiative.

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<v Speaker 2>Super has a long legacy of working on environmental causes,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're excited to be partnering with Subaru and more

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<v Speaker 2>than six hundred retailers across the country to distribute and

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<v Speaker 2>plant one hundred thousand trees this year, helping people plant

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<v Speaker 2>in their front yards and backyards, making a difference in

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<v Speaker 2>cities and towns all across the country.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so where are you going to be giving away trees?

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<v Speaker 1>Do people come buy trees? Where do we get them?

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<v Speaker 2>So it's a great question. Retailers all across the country

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<v Speaker 2>are participating. You can go and find more information about

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<v Speaker 2>our partnership and find your local retailer and reserve a

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<v Speaker 2>tree by going to subru dot com slash earth. And

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<v Speaker 2>what's happening is we're distributing regionally appropriate trees and there're

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<v Speaker 2>one gallon trees and they're going to grow up to

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<v Speaker 2>be critically important parts of the urban forest, the community

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<v Speaker 2>forest in our cities and towns all around the country.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so like here we might get a palm tree

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<v Speaker 1>or a nice jacaranda tree or something like that. In Oregon,

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<v Speaker 1>they're going to get different trees.

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<v Speaker 2>Exactly. We're going to make sure the right trees are

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<v Speaker 2>being sent to the right place to make sure they

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<v Speaker 2>have the best chance for survival.

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<v Speaker 1>I love it and Dan Lamb, again, where do people

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<v Speaker 1>go to find out and when they can get the

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<v Speaker 1>trees and where?

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<v Speaker 2>So that we have more than six hundred Subero retailers

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<v Speaker 2>we're working with across the country. You can go to

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<v Speaker 2>Subaru dot com slash earth to find your local retailer

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<v Speaker 2>and reserve a tree. And if you also just want

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<v Speaker 2>to learn more information about how to plant trees, how

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<v Speaker 2>to care for trees, you can go to the Arbor

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<v Speaker 2>Day Foundation website at arbor day dot org.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, great, and then Dan, when are these being given away?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it all month or is it a particular time

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<v Speaker 1>of the.

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<v Speaker 2>Month throughout We're distributing it throughout the month of April,

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<v Speaker 2>but each retailer has a specific date that works for

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<v Speaker 2>them the batch.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so go check out the website. Dan Lamb, the

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<v Speaker 1>CEO of the Arbor Day Foundation, thank you so much

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<v Speaker 1>for your time. We love trees.

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<v Speaker 2>You're great, have a great arbor Date all right, you too.

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<v Speaker 1>And you guys, they have this list of all the

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<v Speaker 1>cities where they're doing the tree giveaways. I mean it's

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<v Speaker 1>like all over southern California. There's Riverside in Carlsbad and

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<v Speaker 1>let's see that's north of a thousand Oaks and Lake

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<v Speaker 1>Forest and Temecula, Valencia. I'm just looking through this huge

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<v Speaker 1>list and trying to pick out the ones that are

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<v Speaker 1>close to us. A city of industry, Glendale, Ontario, San Bernardino,

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<v Speaker 1>all over the place. So do go check that out

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<v Speaker 1>and you could get a free tree. I love planting trees.