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Walk Green 2017 in Washington D.C.

Ended 7 years ago

Jun 17, 2017

Jefferson Memorial
13 East Basin Drive, SW,,
Washington, DC 20242

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  Raised so far   $6,697.00 USD total
$6,351.00 USD fund-raisers
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BAPS Charities Walk Green 2017 in Washington D.C. is an event to raise funds for The Nature Conservancy, Beltsville Volunteer Fire Department, and other charitable activities organized by BAPS Charities. This year, BAPS Charities will support The Nature Conservancy’s efforts to plant and restore over 1.6 million acres of land by planting one billion trees by 2025 through their Plant a Billion Trees initiative. Join over 17,000 walkers in over 50 cities in North America and help us support the planting of 100,000 trees in 2017. 

Supporting:

The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy is a leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. Aided by hundreds of staff scientists, they pursue non confrontational, pragmatic solutions to environmental challenges.

Learn more: http://nature.org

Plant a Billion Trees

Plant a Billion Trees

Plant a Billion Trees is one of The Nature Conservancy's flagship programs. Over the next few years, the Conservancy will work to plant one billion trees in an effort to restore and replant over 1.6 billion acres of natural space. Trees are a critical part of the environment, and essential to producing clean air and water for millions of people in North America.

Learn more: http://www.plantabillion.org/partners

Healthy Trees, Healthy Cities Initiative

Healthy Trees, Healthy Cities Initiative

The Nature Conservancy’s Healthy Trees, Healthy Cities initiative seeks to protect the health of our nation’s trees, forests, and communities by creating a culture of stewardship that engages people in the planting and care of urban trees.

Learn more: https://www.conservationgateway.org/ConservationPractices/cities/hthc/Pages/default.aspx

Beltsville Volunteer Fire Department

Beltsville Volunteer Fire Department

The Beltsville Volunteer Fire Department participates in all aspects of fire protection, rescue services in the community. It operates out of two stations, the Beltsville Station 31 and Calverton Station 41 covering an area of approximately 21 square miles with a population of about 23,500. Every year, both stations attend to over 4,778 Fire calls and 4,551 EMS calls.

Learn more: http://www.beltsvillevfd.com/

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