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Earthday, May Day, Streetscape, Riverfest

PAO's Mission is to:
"Engage citizens, government, business, and universities to establish a zero atmospheric carbon balance for the Mahoning Valley.”

Plant Sale at May Day festival Youngstown Ohio

person giving away trees to tree-planters

tree seedling protectors in Millcreek Park where almost 1200 trees planted Nov 2021

persons listing the free trees they received at give-away

Who We Are

President- Lola Lewis

Vice President - Elliott G. Lengel

Secretary - Diana Shaheen

Acting Treasurer - Pat Dunbar

Trustee: Zachary Felger

Trustee: Patricia Dunbar

Trustee: Lisa Freeman-Williamson

Trustee: Sarah Thomas

Technical Asst.: Diana Ludwig

Our History

In July of 2019 Dr. Lauren Schroeder (retired Director of the Department of Environmental Science at Youngstown State University) wrote a letter to the editor of the Youngstown Vindicator warning of the dangers of Climate Change. Frank Bishop, who was inspired by the letter, took it upon himself to launch a new organization to plant trees to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation (YNDC), Mahoning County Land Bank , City of Youngstown, Trumbull County Land Bank, Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership, Youngstown CityScape, Healthy Community Partnership, and Lola Lewis of Plant Ahead Ohio, and other partners announced the award of a $5,000,000 USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Inflation Reduction Act Grant to YNDC on Thursday, October 12 at 10am.

The announcement was made at a vacant lot and tree planting site on 1303 Glenwood Avenue. YNDC and project partners were in attendance to announce the grant award and project details. A tree was planted as part of the ceremony.

Beginning on April 17, 2024 YNDC's TreeCorps program will plant trees throughout Youngstown.
via ~ https://www.yndc.org/

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