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Article: ICEWALK for a greener world; the first major international expedition to walk to the North Pole is drawing public attention to the values of tree planting.
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- American Forests
- Article date:
- May 1, 1989
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As we welcome the greening of another spring, an international expedition is crossing the frozen Arctic Ocean near the end of its walk to the North Pole in a unique effort to focus the world's attention on environmental degradation.
ICEWALK, the International Expedition to the North Pole, is sponsored by Amway Corporation. In honor of ICEWALK's examples of individual initiative and environmental concern, Amway is encouraging tree planting as one way in which individuals call make a difference in protecting the earth.
Planting trees in the spirit of ICEWALK is tied directly to the Global ReLeaf initiative of the American Forestry Association. ReLeaf is a ...