BOSTON (April 27, 2022) – In celebration of Arbor Day later this week, Eversource is partnering with communities and organizations across the state to support local tree planting events and raise awareness about planting the right tree in the right place. 

“Trees and energy are essential to life in all of our communities, and we take very seriously our responsibility to ensure safe, reliable service for our customers while promoting sustainability and being environmental stewards,” said Eversource Vegetation Management Manager Paul Sellers. “We’re proud to partner with municipalities, schools and others across the commonwealth on programs year-round to ‘plan before you plant’ and select the right tree for the right place as part of those efforts. Arbor Day in Massachusetts always offers many examples of how we work together every day to make a positive impact on the environment, and we’re excited to join our community partners in celebrating this year.”

Eversource’s team of certified arborists will be participating in the following Arbor Day-related events:

• Fairhaven, MA – Friday, April 29th – Arborist Kyle Barry will be at Fairhaven High School to plant trees and educate local students on proper planting techniques.
• Sandwich, MA – Friday, April 29th – Arborist Jordan Young will be helping to plant a new stewartia tree and providing seedlings to kindergarten students at the Sandwich Library.
• Weston, MA – Friday, April 29th – Arborist Chris Gonzales will mark Arbor Day at the Case Estate by planting trees.
• Falmouth, MA – Friday, April 29th – Vegetation Management Manager Paul Sellers will celebrate Arbor Day working with the Town Tree Warden and the public schools to plant trees and demonstrate different aspects of tree care.
• Norfolk, MA – Saturday, April 30th – Arborist Alex Roache will be helping with Arbor Day plantings at the Norfolk Cemetery starting at 11:30am and sharing information about the Eversource Vegetation program.
• West Springfield, MA – Friday, April 29th – Arborist Barry Croke will be working with the local tree warden and the West Springfield Shade Tree Committee preforming tree plantings.

As part of its commitment to educational partnerships and sustainable vegetation management practices, Eversource has four public utility arboreta across its service territory, including one on the campus of UMass Amherst, which provides students, tree wardens, municipal leaders, landscape architects and the public examples of the wide variety of trees that can be safely planted near and under utility equipment.

For more details on Eversource’s comprehensive vegetation management program, visit Eversource.com.

Eversource (NYSE: ES), celebrated as a national leader for its corporate citizenship, is the #1 energy company in Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies for 2021 and recognized as one of America’s Most JUST Companies. Celebrated as a national leader for its corporate citizenship, Eversource transmits and delivers electricity and natural gas and supplies water to 1.8 million customers throughout Massachusetts, including approximately 1.46 million electric customers in 140 communities, 638,000 gas customers in 110 communities, and 8,900 water customers in five communities. Eversource harnesses the commitment of approximately 9,200 employees across three states to build a single, united company around the mission of safely delivering reliable energy and water with superior customer service. The #1 energy efficiency provider in the nation, the company is empowering a clean energy future in the Northeast, with nationally recognized energy efficiency solutions and successful programs to integrate new clean energy resources like solar, offshore wind, electric vehicles and battery storage, into the electric system. For more information, please visit eversource.com, and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. For more information on our water services, visit aquarionwater.com.

CONTACT:
Chris McKinnon
617-424-2108
christopher.r.mckinnon@eversource.com