Staten Island Advance - March 19, 2013
By Claire M. Regan

"It may not feel as though winter is over -- the first day of spring is Wednesday -- but four tree giveaways scheduled for Staten Island confirm that planting season has arrived.

The first giveaway will take place Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Conference House Park in Tottenville, where the New York Restoration Project will offer serviceberry, sweetbay magnolia, river birch and bald cypress trees to Island leaf lovers."

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Brokelyn - March 12, 2013
by David Colon

"The New York Restoration Project’s “MillionTreeNYC” program seeks to give trees to anyone in Brooklyn who asks. And they even give you tips on how to grow your tree, so that it will give you shade in the summer and branches, to swing at and chase away large raccoons, invading aliens and other threats your safety."

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Mother Nature Network - February 21, 2013
by John Platt

"This March residents of New York City's five boroughs will have the opportunity to receive free trees for their yards and neighborhoods courtesy of the New York Restoration Project, which aims to plant a million trees in the city by 2017, and Toyota, which sponsored 4,500 trees for this year's effort."

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Inhabitat - February 20, 2013
by Sherrell Dorsey

"Beginning on March 9th, the New York Restoration Project – a nonprofit organization founded by actress and environmentalist Bette Midler – will kick off their annual spring tree giveaways."

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Mother Nature Network - February 8,2013
By Melissa Breyer

From the trunks and limbs of Sandy’s casualties, DésPrés creates bowls, kitchen utensils and other various vessels, bringing out the beauty of the wood in objects that are as lovely as they are functional. Inscribed on the bottom with the location of where the tree once lived, they are a reminder to us all that even in tragedy, there can be moments of light. And not to mention revenue: a significant percent of the sales are going to New York Restoration Project (NYRP), a nonprofit organization founded by Bette Midler which plants trees in the city and is dedicated to transforming community spaces.

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