[PCA] Today is World Environment Day and a good day to plant a locally native tree!

[De Angelis, Patricia]

June 5 is United Nations World Environment Day
<https://www.worldenvironmentday.global/> and this year's theme is AIR
POLLUTION.

The IUCN & United Nations recommend nature-based solutions such as
reforestation and ecosystem restoration to help reduce air pollution and
mitigate its adverse effects.

*Make a difference! Plant a locally native tree.  *

Here are three simple questions to ask a plant nursery to find out if a
tree is native to your area:

   - What is the source of the plant?
   - Is it native to my region?
   - Was it grown from local stock?

Learn more about air pollution around the world and in your own backyard:

   - Check out the IUCN/United Nations Activation Toolkit
   <https://www.iucn.org/sites/dev/files/content/documents/2019/activation_toolkit_en.pdf>
to
   #BeatAirPollution
   - See EPA's interactive air quality website, AirNow <https://airnow.gov/>
   - More Info on locally native plants: Virginia Native Plant
Society's Growing
   Natives FAQ <https://vnps.org/conservation/faq/>
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