Just One Thing: April is MillionTreesNYC in New York

April 30, 2009 — -- If New Yorkers happen to notice a large greenhouse roaming the streets, they should not be alarmed. It's all part of MillionTreesNYC, a program to beautify the city and help the environment by planting 1 million trees in the city over 10 years.

The program, a partnership between New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's PlaNYC initiative, the New York Department of Parks and Recreation and the New York Restoration Project, is utilizing the traveling greenhouse "to educate people around the city on the importance of frees and how they can benefit us in our daily lives," according to the MillionTreesNYC Web site.

The initiative planted more than 175,000 new trees in New York City last year alone.

But you do not have to live in the city to join in the tree-planting effort.

For more details on exactly how to plant your tree, check out the MillionTreesNYC resource center by clicking here.

You can also join a group to plant trees in your area. Check out the Arbor Day Web site for more information on joining groups and find out how you can organize your own tree planting.