CLEVELAND — FirstEnergy partnered with the Cleveland Metroparks to donate and plant nearly 1,000 trees at the Euclid Creek Reservation throughout October.

FirstEnergy employees will plant the potted hardwood trees at tree-planting events on Oct. 21 and Oct. 27.

 

What You Need To Know

  • FirstEnergy partnered with the Cleveland Metroparks to donate and plant nearly 1,000 trees at the Euclid Creek Reservation

  • FirstEnergy employees will plant the potted hardwood trees at tree-planting events in October

  • The company has donated and planted more than 30,000 trees throughout its six-state service territory since April 2021

  • The Euclid Creek Reservation spans parts of Cleveland, Euclid, South Euclid and Richmond Heights

 

The company has donated and planted more than 30,000 trees throughout its six-state service territory since April 2021, with nearly 5,000 going into the Cleveland Metroparks. 

"In addition to FirstEnergy's donation of trees, more than a dozen employee volunteers will spend the day planting them around the reservation to be enjoyed by our community members in the future," said Benjamin Krembs, an engineer and Green Team member at FirstEnergy who organized the tree-planting events with Cleveland Metroparks.

The northeast Ohio Green Team is comprised of employees who volunteer to support environmental initiatives. FirstEnergy has 10 Green Teams with employee volunteers from Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and West Virginia. 

"We appreciate FirstEnergy's ongoing efforts to preserve our local environment so that our plants, trees and wildlife can continue to thrive for many years," said Cleveland Metroparks CEO Brian Zimmerman. "These new trees will advance reforestation efforts at the former Euclid Creek Middle School site to expand the riparian floodplain along the creek."

The Euclid Creek Reservation spans parts of Cleveland, Euclid, South Euclid and Richmond Heights and features wooded hillsides where the rare rock chestnut oak tree grows.