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The Tampa Bay Derby Darlins had their first official green event take place at Little Bayou Park, in St. Petersburg, this past Saturday morning. Teaming up with the super fun and cool people at T.R.E.E. (Tampa Bay Reforestation and Environmental Effort, Inc.) the Darlins planted over 100 native trees at the Park in a record time.

With about a 20 minute introduction from T.R.E.E. representatives about how big to dig the holes for the trees and how to fill them in properly and top with mulch, the girls were off and running with shovels in hands in groups to get started. Some of the T.R.E.E. reps mentioned how this was one of the most humid days they have ever done a planting, but no one seemed to complain about the weather as everyone knew that there was important work to be done.

To offset the carbon emissions from the out of town traveling, the Darlins have done this year, they needed to plant about 108 trees in the park. The planting of these native trees will help produce more oxygen and reduce the effects of global warming. After the planting, everyone got huge buckets and made sure the newly planted trees had a good start to the hot summer in Florida, by giving them a nice first shower of water.

The event was definitely a success for both parties; many of the Derby Darlins had so much fun that several mentioned coming back again soon to plant more trees.

To learn more about planting native Florida trees in the Tampa Bay area, please visit the T.R.E.E. website.

To check out the Tampa Bay Derby Darlins at their next event, go to their website for more information on their next bout, local venue appearance, or green event!

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