Boise Launches Urban Parks Project with ACT
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Boise Inc., Boise, Idaho, USA, in partnership with the Alliance for Community Trees (ACT), is launching Project UP, a new civic sustainability initiative that seeks to transform distressed urban spaces throughout North America into revitalized, usable parks for communities. ACT is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the environment where people live and work through tree planting, care, conservation, and education.
Project UP, Boise will donate a portion of the proceeds from each carton sold of Boise ASPEN 30, ASPEN 50, or ASPEN 100 multi-purpose recycled papers to the revitalization of urban park spaces. In partnership with ACT, Boise will choose a specific park project to complete in a metropolitan area and will be a Gold Level Sponsor of the 2011 National NeighborWoods Month, an ACT initiative to engage the public in hands-on action to improve community health through tree planting and stewardship.
"ACT welcomes Boise as its newest partner in helping to create cleaner, greener and healthier communities," Ray Tretheway, president of ACT, said. "Urban trees and green spaces improve public health by encouraging play and outdoor activity, enhance nearby property values, and benefit storm water management. The impact of Project UP will be noticed and appreciated by everyone in a community."
Terry Stepney, Boise ASPEN brand manager, noted that "at Boise, we see value in paper that was once considered waste and strive to unlock its potential by transforming it into premium office papers."
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