February 5, 2012. Last year, Miami- Dade County proposed an ambitious environmental initiative and as a result, the Million Trees Miami initiative was born. Million Trees Miami is a community-wide effort to plant 1 million trees by 2020 in order to achieve a 30% tree canopy cover for Miami-Dade County. This campaign was developed by the Miami-Dade Community Image Advisory Board and was born of the idea that a healthy and sustainable urban forest provides significant social, economic, and environmental benefits that fosters a high quality, livable, vibrant, and beautiful community.
In the Jewish tradition, Tu B’Shevat is a holiday for celebrating the birthday of the trees. As stated in the Torah, “Man is a Tree of the Field”. As it is explained in the Bible, “Deep roots nurture us, striving to reach upwards towards heavens, and standing firmly on the ground producing fruits that benefit the world. The “fruits” are the symbol for our ‘good deeds’”.
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