Bucks County Airport Authority Awards Tree Grants to Two Local Organizations

This Year Marks the 10th Year Anniversary of the Authority’s Tree Donation Program

Doylestown, PA – The Bucks County Airport Authority (BCAA) recently selected the Borough of Quakertown and Chal-Brit Regional Emergency Medical Services as the 2008 beneficiaries of its Tree Donation Program.  Under this program, each organization will receive $1,000 for the purchase of trees.

              Recognizing that trees periodically have to be removed from its airports (Doylestown, Quakertown and Vansant) for safety reasons, the Authority launched the Tree Donation Program in 1998 as a way to add trees back to the Buck County landscape.

              Every year, BCAA selects requesting Bucks County organizations that will benefit from the Tree Donation grants which vary in size and quantity.  The funds are earmarked solely for the purchase of trees that will be planted in local parks, school yards or other public spaces. 

              To be eligible, an organization must submit a written proposal to BCAA specifying the number and variety of trees requested, where they will be planted, and acknowledging the recipient’s obligation to plant and maintain the trees in healthy condition should the request be granted.  BCAA selects recipients based upon the details of the proposal including timing, geographical location and budget.