Who:		John Warford, the Honorable Mayor of Bismarck, North Dakota
What:		Declares April 28, 2003 as GreenWorks! Day in Bismarck, North Dakota
Where:		At the United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck.
Why:		The Theodore Jamerson Elementary School and the North Dakota Forest Service will be working together to plant trees on the college campus as part of the event, featuring a traditional Native American Tree Planting Ceremony conducted by Lakota Sioux Tribal Member, Tom Red Bird. This tree planting project is part of Greenworks!, an environmental education and community action program of the American Forest Foundation's Project Learning Tree (PLT). PLT coordinators and their students survey the needs of their areas and design action projects. GreenWorks! Action projects offer opportunities for people of all ages to work together to enhance their surroundings and share in the rewards of an improved environment. The students and staff of Theodore Jamerson Elementary School, as well as representatives from both the United Tribes Technical College and the North Dakota Forest Service, will take part in this exciting day! Special thanks to GreenWorks! grant recipients, Hank LaBore and his K-8 Health class for their outstanding Native American Ceremonial Tree Beautification project that culminated in this event! Project Learning Tree® (PLT) is the environmental education program of the American Forest Foundation. PLT uses the forest as a "window on the world" to increase student's understanding of our complex environment and to help students learn the skills they need to make sound choices about the environment. Developed in 1976, PLT has a network of more than 300,000 trained educators using six curricula covering the total environment. The American Forest Foundation, a nonprofit organization, works for healthy forests, quality environmental education, and to help people make informed decisions about our communities and our world.

Project Learning Tree^® (PLT) is the environmental education program of the American Forest Foundation. PLT uses the forest as a "window on the world" to increase student's understanding of our complex environment and to help students learn the skills they need to make sound choices about the environment. Developed in 1976, PLT has a network of more than 300,000 trained educators using six curricula covering the total environment. The American Forest Foundation, a nonprofit organization, works for healthy forests, quality environmental education, and to help people make informed decisions about our communities and our world.