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 January 2010
Ericus Adams Featured in Hartford Magazine Story
Knox Parks Foundation's Grew Crew AmeriCorp Director, Ericus Adams, is featured in a story on AmeriCorp at Hartfordmag.com. Learning by Doing by Stephanie Riefe profiles several individuals, telling their experiences with how the AmeriCorp program impacted their lives. For the full story, visit the Hartfordmag.com website.
November 2009
Ron Pitz Named Executive Director
After serving as Interim Executive Director since March, Ron Pitz was appointed to Executive Director of the Knox Parks Foundation at the Hartford Blooms Awards, an annual ceremony held in November recognizing the most beautiful landscapes in Hartford. Ron's thoughts about his new role can be found on Page 1 of the Winter 2009-2010 edition of our newsletter, The Green Thumb Print.
October 2009
350 Trees
Recently, Knox co-sponsored Hartford Growing Green!, one of thousands of International Day of Climate Action events, inspired by 350.org. To demonstrate our commitment towards mitigating global climate change while continuing to beautify Greater Hartford’s neighborhoods and streets, Knox has announced an initiative to plant 350 trees. Each tree will not only provide numerous visual and practical benefits for local residents, it will sequester carbon dioxide and demonstrate its value as one of the most cost-effective ways to fight global warming.
350.org is named after 350 parts per million of carbon dioxide, which is the safe limit of this gas in our atmosphere. It represents a goal for us to return to, as current levels are at nearly 390 parts per million, primarily due to our use of fossil fuels. More carbon dioxide in the atmosphere worsens the greenhouse effect which leads to notable climate change. However, trees provide us with a cost-efficient and aesthetically-pleasing way to reduce carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere.
Trees not only help reduce carbon dioxide levels, taking it in and emitting oxygen in its place, but provide a host of other benefits. When planted in the right spots, they can reduce a building's heating and cooling costs by at least 10%. They reduce noise pollution, glare on sunny days, and soil erosion. Additionally, the beauty and sense of community that trees can help foster are of immeasurable value.
Knox Parks Announces “Plant a Tree Fund”
In response to concerns over Hartford’s dwindling tree canopy, Knox Parks has created a fund dedicated to the planting of new trees in Hartford. The initial goal of the “Plant a Tree Fund” is to raise enough money to replant trees in the 40 vacant tree wells in Downtown Hartford . . . (more)
September 2009
Knox Launches Fundraiser
Knox Parks Foundation is partnering with wowgreen International, LLC to sell trial packs of wowgreen products – eco-friendly cleaning products. Each pack costs $20 and contains an all purpose cleaner, stain stick, laundry soap, window cleaner, carpet and upholstery cleaner. $7.50 of each sale is donated directly to Knox and $2.50 goes to the CT GreenScene. For more information, see the brochure.
For news from previous years, please visit our News Archive.
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