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ARMENIA TREE PROJECT
65 Main Street
Watertown, MA 02472 USA
Tel: (617) 926-TREE
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.armeniatree.org
PRESS RELEASE
May 28, 2013
ATP Completes 39th Season of Tree Planting in Armenia
YEREVAN--Armenia Tree Project (ATP) has recently completed its 39th season
of planting. Nearly 44,000 trees were planted this spring throughout
Armenia, including decorative and fruit trees and more than 10,000
reforestation seedlings in the Lori region. This brings the total number of
trees planted and rejuvenated by ATP to 4,268,516 since 1994.
ATP's Community Tree Planting (CTP) program revitalizes urban and rural
territories by partnering with residents to plant at parks, public
institutions, and other sites in Armenia and Artsakh.
Plantings were organized this spring in 111 sites, 20 of which are new for
ATP. The sites recently greened include museum grounds, schoolyards,
hospitals, military bases, churches, and orphanages. The first planting of
the season was at Haghartsin, where 150 thuya (arbor vitae) evergreens were
added to the green space around the monastery.
ATP also planted 2,144 trees in Artsakh, mainly in the liberated territories
of Martuni and Hadrut at the military bases and the town of Berdzor. "It is
of special importance for us to organize tree plantings in these strategic
territories of Artsakh," explains CTP program manager Arthur Harutyunyan.
Special plantings were undertaken at the Paros Lighthouse Foundation center
in Ptghunk, the Evangelical church in Pyunik, Kharberd Orphanage, Gavar
University, and several boarding schools.
Public tree planting days were also organized to celebrate Earth Day with
partner organizations and volunteers. At the first event conducted with the
United Nations and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, more than 300 trees were
planted in the Avan community of Yerevan together with several ambassadors
and members of the international diplomatic community. Another Earth Day
planting was organized at Jrahovit School with the United States Embassy
staff and members of the Armenian Volunteers Corps.
"The list of ATP partners is growing every year. Two more companies
operating in Armenia sponsored plantings in local communities, which
included an opportunity for employees to plant trees along with members of
the local community," added Harutyunyan.
Mentor Graphics joined ATP to plant 300 trees around St. Astvatsatsin Church
in Shahumyan Village, and another 150 trees were planted by LTXC Credence at
the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. In total, 28,125 trees were planted by
ATP's CTP program this spring.
ATP's SEEDS program planted 14,973 seedlings on a 5 hectare territory in the
community of Koghes, located in the Lori region of northern Armenia. The
newly planted forest is comprised of pine, ash, mountain ash, wild apple,
and pear trees. The SEEDS program, or "Social, Economic, and Environmental
Development for Sustainability," was launched in 2011 to enable ATP to build
capacity in its reforestation programs while improving results through new
methods of program delivery.
ATP's mission is to assist the Armenian people in using trees to improve
their standard of living and protect the environment, guided by the desire
to promote self-sufficiency, aid those with the fewest resources first, and
conserve the indigenous ecosystem. ATP's three major programs are tree
planting, environmental education, and sustainable development initiatives.
For more information, please visit the website www.armeniatree.org.
65 Main Street
Watertown, MA 02472 USA
Tel: (617) 926-TREE
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.armeniatree.org
PRESS RELEASE
May 28, 2013
ATP Completes 39th Season of Tree Planting in Armenia
YEREVAN--Armenia Tree Project (ATP) has recently completed its 39th season
of planting. Nearly 44,000 trees were planted this spring throughout
Armenia, including decorative and fruit trees and more than 10,000
reforestation seedlings in the Lori region. This brings the total number of
trees planted and rejuvenated by ATP to 4,268,516 since 1994.
ATP's Community Tree Planting (CTP) program revitalizes urban and rural
territories by partnering with residents to plant at parks, public
institutions, and other sites in Armenia and Artsakh.
Plantings were organized this spring in 111 sites, 20 of which are new for
ATP. The sites recently greened include museum grounds, schoolyards,
hospitals, military bases, churches, and orphanages. The first planting of
the season was at Haghartsin, where 150 thuya (arbor vitae) evergreens were
added to the green space around the monastery.
ATP also planted 2,144 trees in Artsakh, mainly in the liberated territories
of Martuni and Hadrut at the military bases and the town of Berdzor. "It is
of special importance for us to organize tree plantings in these strategic
territories of Artsakh," explains CTP program manager Arthur Harutyunyan.
Special plantings were undertaken at the Paros Lighthouse Foundation center
in Ptghunk, the Evangelical church in Pyunik, Kharberd Orphanage, Gavar
University, and several boarding schools.
Public tree planting days were also organized to celebrate Earth Day with
partner organizations and volunteers. At the first event conducted with the
United Nations and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, more than 300 trees were
planted in the Avan community of Yerevan together with several ambassadors
and members of the international diplomatic community. Another Earth Day
planting was organized at Jrahovit School with the United States Embassy
staff and members of the Armenian Volunteers Corps.
"The list of ATP partners is growing every year. Two more companies
operating in Armenia sponsored plantings in local communities, which
included an opportunity for employees to plant trees along with members of
the local community," added Harutyunyan.
Mentor Graphics joined ATP to plant 300 trees around St. Astvatsatsin Church
in Shahumyan Village, and another 150 trees were planted by LTXC Credence at
the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. In total, 28,125 trees were planted by
ATP's CTP program this spring.
ATP's SEEDS program planted 14,973 seedlings on a 5 hectare territory in the
community of Koghes, located in the Lori region of northern Armenia. The
newly planted forest is comprised of pine, ash, mountain ash, wild apple,
and pear trees. The SEEDS program, or "Social, Economic, and Environmental
Development for Sustainability," was launched in 2011 to enable ATP to build
capacity in its reforestation programs while improving results through new
methods of program delivery.
ATP's mission is to assist the Armenian people in using trees to improve
their standard of living and protect the environment, guided by the desire
to promote self-sufficiency, aid those with the fewest resources first, and
conserve the indigenous ecosystem. ATP's three major programs are tree
planting, environmental education, and sustainable development initiatives.
For more information, please visit the website www.armeniatree.org.