News --- Super Bowl XL Committee Donates Trees To Wayne County

It's a joint effort by the National Football League, the Greening of Detroit, the City of Detroit, the Super Bowl XL Host Committee, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service to provide 300 trees to Wayne County Parks Division to help improve the environment. These trees will compliment two existing environmental programs already established in Wayne County's Hines Park through the County's Bennett Arboretum restoration and "Grow Zones" initiatives.

The trees include several species of Oak, Maples, and Choke Cherry, all native to Southeast Michigan. They will be maintained and cared for by a host of volunteers and the Wayne County Parks tree maintenance staff.

The Super Bowl Committee is providing the trees to help offset adverse environmental impacts of the February 2006 game, while showing their commitment to the long-term health and beautification for Wayne County residents and guests.

"These trees and the areas surrounding them will one day serve as homes for a variety of animals and continue to make Wayne County's Hines Park an Urban Forest gem that everyone can enjoy long after the game," said Wayne County CEO Robert Ficano.

For more information regarding the Super Bowl donated trees, The Bennett Arboretum Restoration Project and/or the Grow Zone Project, please contact Noel Mullett, Wayne County Department of Environment-Watershed Management Division at or at (734) 326-3936. Or contact David Robbins, Wayne County Parks, or at (734) 291-1990.

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