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21-04-2025
- Sport
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Volunteers plant 15 trees at Oneida park during 2025 NFL Draft community greening project
HOBART - Volunteers planted 15 shade trees at Amelia Cornelius Culture Park April 21 during an NFL community greening project in honor of the 2025 NFL Draft, building upon revitalization efforts at the park and the adjacent Oneida Veterans Memorial Park. Planting trees has countless benefits for the environment including carbon storage, water quality improvements and wildlife habitat, Gov. Tony Evers said in his opening remarks. The event adds to over 42 million trees planted in Wisconsin since Evers joined the global Trillion Trees Initiative in 2021, he said, and brings the state closer to its pledge to plant 100 million trees by 2031. "The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago," Evers said. "Second best time is right now, so this is the time to do it." The tree planting event is one of several community greening projects NFL Green, the league's environmental program, and Verizon are hosting in Green Bay in honor of the draft. NFL Green works to create a positive green legacy in the cities that host the league's events, Associate Director Susan Groh said. "Over the years, we have planted hundreds of thousands of trees," Groh said. "We've built community gardens, restored habitat, everything from restoring rivers to restoring coral reefs. So it's been an honor to do that kind of work here in Green Bay." The event is just the start of NFL Green and Verizon's environmental efforts in Green Bay, Groh said. Over the next few weeks, another 40 trees will be planted on Oneida land and 35 trees will be planted in Brown County parks, she said. Verizon will also plant over 5,000 trees in Douglas County forests, or 20 trees per NFL draft pick, Associate Director of Sustainability Susan Lucas said. NFL Green and Verizon have planted over 300,000 trees throughout their 13-year partnership, Lucas said. Forestry is an important aspect of restoring the Oneida Nation reservation lands, Oneida Nation Chair Tehassi Hill said at the event. Before volunteers began planting, Hill, Evers, Groh, Lucas and NFL Green Director Jack Groh helped plant a maple tree, which Hill said is the leader of all trees and is significant in the Oneida culture. "We are only as healthy as our environment," Hill said. "So we've tried to do our best here in the Oneida community to restore the land, make sure it's healthy for our communities to live and play and harvest from." Vivian Barrett is the public safety reporter for the Green Bay Press-Gazette. You can reach her at vmbarrett@ or (920) 431-8314. Follow her on X, formerly Twitter, at @vivianbarrett_. This article originally appeared on Green Bay Press-Gazette: NFL Green, Verizon plant trees at Oneida park for 2025 NFL Draft
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- General
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NFL takes action on critical issue impacting one of its host cities: 'It's important'
Louisiana is experiencing a drastic loss to its wetlands, but the NFL is trying to help. According to Forbes, during Super Bowl week, the league's environmental organization, NFL Green, takes up a local environmental project where the Super Bowl is being held. Since Super Bowl LIX was held in New Orleans, NFL Green decided to create a living shoreline with oyster shells in Leeville, 90 minutes away. Forbes noted a startling fact: The state is "losing one football field's worth of wetlands into open water every 100 minutes." It added, "This is among the fastest rates of land loss in the world." Hurricanes, sediment loss, and rising sea levels cause this land loss. Rising temperatures also worsen the problem by intensifying storms, increasing rainfall, and storm surges. NFL Green partnered with the non-profit Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, local community and government volunteers, and veterans. With a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, project organizers collected 59 tons of oyster shells from local restaurants in honor of Super Bowl 59. They sterilized them and then put them into aquaculture-grade mesh nylon bags by the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana. The organizers then made the oysters into an oyster reef. The oyster reef is valuable for the local community because it can protect them against storm surges and slow erosion. It also creates a habitat for wildlife, including new oysters. Do you think we use too much plastic in America? Definitely Only some people Not really I'm not sure Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. Since land loss and erosion are critical issues in Louisiana, NFL Green believed this project was right for Super Bowl LIX. NFL Green director Susan Groh said, "It's important to go into a community and listen to what they need." Valuable work is being done to help coastal communities like the one in Louisiana. You can donate to climate causes that conduct projects like this to help them continue their work. Projects like this oyster reef project can significantly impact the community. Danielle Brigida, senior director of wildlife communications and strategy at the World Wildlife Fund, said, "Reef restoration projects end up benefiting local working waterfronts, natural biodiversity, and our oceans." Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
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15-02-2025
- Entertainment
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Map reveals staggering issue amid chaotic Super Bowl aftermath: 'Makes me itch'
The National Football League established a sustainability program called NFL Green to offset the environmental impacts of the Super Bowl. However, individual celebrities have been working against the planet to negate those positive efforts. In a disturbing post on X, formerly known as Twitter, one aircraft-spotting account highlighted the number of private jets that arrived in New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX on Sunday. The notable owners of those private jets included Netflix, Google, Verizon, Taylor Swift, and the principality of Monaco. Despite their small size and limited passenger capacity, private jets take a devastating toll on the environment. By evaluating the sector's heat-trapping pollution and flight tracker data, researchers have found that private aviation is a significant contributor to climate change. Between 2019 and 2023, global private jet emissions rose by 46%. Private jets produce up to 40 times more dirty energy pollution per passenger than commercial flights. This is because they often fly at lower altitudes, where fuel consumption is less efficient than commercial flights, and operate with low occupancy rates that only wealthy millionaires and billionaires can afford. Some celebrities, like Disney heiress Abigail Disney, have spoken out against using private jets. However, many other famous figures perpetuate a wasteful and unsustainable private jet culture just because they can. High-profile celebrities and business owners have the power to use their influence for good and set examples of how to prioritize the planet over personal excess and flaunting their wealth. Social media callouts of this excess are helping the general public understand exactly who is still using damaging private jets without regard for the state of the world around them. Fortunately, some governments are adding new taxes on selling and importing private jets to discourage their use. Meanwhile, innovative startups are reimagining sustainable short-haul flights with electric hybrid planes to help control planet-warming pollution. "All these celebrities at the Super Bowl flying in on their private jets makes me itch," one social media user commented. How often do you feel hopeful about the future of the planet when you read news stories or watch entertainment content? Often Sometimes Rarely Never Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. An X user wrote: "Just know your carbon footprint is the problem." Someone else commented: "Like the planet is about to be f***** in the next decade. Can they please pick up a shovel n do something genuinely productive n beneficial for society?" Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
