CSX Beyond Our Rails

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Trees for Tracks

Jacksonville, FL
Saturday, May 26th, 2012

In partnership with ACTrees, Greenscape, HDR Engineering and the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT), 75 volunteers planted 50 trees at Matthew W. Gilbert Middle School. Volunteers also installed benches & new pathways. The middle school serves students in the Eastside neighborhood of Jacksonville.

Event Statistics

Trees Planted 50

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Photos
  • three men stand together on a blacktop wearing gray “Beyond Our Rails” t-shirts
  • five volunteers stand with shovels in mulch underneath the shade of a mature tree
  • a man stands speaking into a microphone; bleachers are seen in the background
  • three volunteers stand with gloves and shovels in front of a tree that’s in front of a brick building
  • four volunteers work to break up ground; there is a clean line of trees moving away from the camera
  • a volunteer and a younger teenage pound pathway pieces into place
  • two volunteers stand together, one with his hand on the shoulder of the other
  • five volunteers in gray shirts hold paint brushes and paint two long pieces of wood with green and blue designs
  • three volunteers hold paint brushes and paint a yellow, orange, green, and blue mural onto a piece of wood
Videos
  • a yellow paintroller applies a yellow stripe to a blacktop
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