By LILY TINOCO | Assistant Editor
Locally founded environmental organization Resilient Palisades announced that a board member will be matching grants of up to $25,000 through the month of August for donations made to its electric leaf-blower campaign.
Resilient Palisades’ Clean Air and Water Team has been helping local gardeners replace their gas leaf-blowers with CORE—clean off-road equipment—approved leaf-blowers that “provide two [to] three times longer battery life and force.”
“Twelve gardeners have already received their electric leaf blower, with all costs covered by a combination of state rebates and donations,” according to an announcement. “Ultimately we anticipate helping as many as 75 local gardeners replace noisy, polluting gas leaf-blowers with quiet, clean, state-of-the-art electric blowers.
“This project will reduce noise pollution and improve air quality and quality of life on every block, in every neighborhood, and impact every Palisadian family.”
To donate, visit resilientpalisades.org/donate-now-leaf-blower.
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