Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 33, Number 7, 1 July 2016 — Program helps schools plant shade trees [ARTICLE]

Program helps schools plant shade trees

A cost-share grant program is helping schools eool their classrooms by planting shade trees in strategic loeations on school campuses. The ' "Cool Your School" program offered by the Kaulunani Urban and Community Forestry Program and the Department of Forestry and Wildlife, offers funding for schools to plant trees on campus, as well as technical support for care and

maintenance. Studies show that by blocking direct sunlight and reducing ambient temperatures, trees ean eool a classroom by up to 10°F. For a pre-proposal form and additional application information visit dlnr.hawaii. gov/forestry/lap/kaulunani/ grants.