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Article: Earnhardt forest launched.(News from the world of Trees)(Dale Earnhardt)
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- American Forests
- Article date:
- January 1, 2006
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The first 50 of 77,000 trees that will honor the memory of NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt were planted in Sloan Park outside Mooresville, North Carolina, in November by AMERICAN FORESTS and The Dale Earnhardt Foundation.
Mooresville is home to The Dale Earnhardt Foundation and Dale Earnhardt Inc.
The goal of the Dale Earnhardt Forest is to restore trees to the city of Charlotte and to restore wildlife habitat, expand greenways, and return trees to riparian areas in the 15-county region surrounding Mecklenburg County.
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The partnership between AMERICAN FORESTS and The Dale Earnhardt Foundation was announced with ...