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PAO's Mission is to:
"Engage citizens, government, business, and universities to establish a zero atmospheric carbon balance for the Mahoning Valley.”
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/
Watch and learn about:
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Urban Reforestation: Twigs to Trees
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Climate Warming: What is Emerging in Climate Change with Dr. Daniel Herms
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Plant Diseases: Plant Disease Triangle with Jim Chatfield
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and more...
