60 New Trees Planted in Astoria Park

Yesterday a group of volunteers from Bike New York, the New York Restoration Project, and other organizations planted over 60 trees in Astoria Park in honor of Earth Day. They picked the location because it will be a rest area for the upcoming Five Boro Bike Tour, happening on Sunday, May 4th. The Greening Western Queens Fund sponsored this effort in “greening” the tour. The trees planted include a mix of tuliptree, red maples, eastern white pine and other species. You can see a few more photos of the planting event right after the jump.

Photos by Sam Polcer/Bike New York