Jim Stark
InstantRiverside.com

Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) is once again offering its customers a chance to receive a free shade tree by redeeming the coupon on the back of their March 2011 RPU billing statements at one of four participating Riverside nurseries.

The Free Shade Tree program promotes the planting of shade trees that can help customers reduce their summer cooling costs while helping the environment.

The shade trees planted to date save more than 13.7 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually, and offset over 17.2 million pounds of green house gases. RPU hopes to reach the goal of planting 100,000 shade trees by the end of this year’s program.

Customers will have until June 30 to redeem their March utility bill coupons at the following locations only: A&M Nursery, 10333 Arlington Avenue; Louie’s Nursery, 16310 Porter Avenue; Parkview Nursery, 4377 Chicago Avenue; and Parkview Nursery 3841 Jackson Street.

For additional information on this year’s Free Shade Tree Coupon and Tree Power programs, call (951) 826-5485.

Filed under Neighborhood, Headline

Thursday, March 3, 2011

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