the Arbor Day Foundation

Publix Improves Florida Watersheds with Tree Plantings

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Thursday, April 16, 2020
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For the fourth year in a row, Publix has donated proceeds from the sale of green Publix-branded reusable bags to the Arbor Day Foundation to plant trees in damaged Florida watersheds.

Key Points: 
  • For the fourth year in a row, Publix has donated proceeds from the sale of green Publix-branded reusable bags to the Arbor Day Foundation to plant trees in damaged Florida watersheds.
  • Healthy watersheds restore natural habitats for wildlife, which can help protect endangered and threatened animal species.
  • Previous years donations were used to plant trees in Floridas Upper Ocklawaha River basin, Little Orange Creek Preserve and Withlacoochee River watersheds.
  • Publix, the largest employee-owned company in the U.S. with more than 200,000 associates, currently operates 1,242 stores in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.