National homebuilder empowers Arbor Day Foundation to plant over 60,000 trees in legacy coal mine reforestation project MARYVILLE, Tenn. , Oct. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Clayton ® , a leading national builder of single-family attainable housing, has partnered with the Arbor Day Foundation to plant 60,000 trees as part of the legacy coal mine reforestation project in Kentucky and West Virginia , including the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, as part of its larger partnership to plant 4.
47 million trees by 2025. Experience the full interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.
com/clayton_home_builders/9231851-en-clayton-arbor-day-foundation-reforestation-efforts This innovative reclamation project aims to restore native forests on former coal mine lands, enhancing biodiversity and combating invasive species across public lands, including the National Park, to help Clayton in its commitment to build a sustainable future . "Reforestation is important in the National Park because public lands provide benefits to all of society," according to Michael French , Director of Green Forest Work . "National parks provide a community with clean air, clean water, carbon sequestration and recreation.
It's important to the community to restore these impacted forests and undo damage that was done years ago." This reforestation project will restore over 96 acres of land, helping to sequester 17,222 metric tons of carbon dioxide, prevent 7.8 million gallons of water.