BELLEVUE RESIDENTS INVITED TO SIGN UP FOR 'SEEDLINGS IN THE CITY'
October 29, 2009
Stites & Harbison Sponsoring Planting of 100 Seedlings
Stites & Harbison, PLLC is hosting its second annual ‘Seedlings in the City’ on Nov. 7 where volunteers will work to plant 100 trees at no cost to participating residents in the Bellevue area.
Bellevue residents who are interested in having a tree seedling planted in their yard are invited to register by contacting Becky Dan at becky.dan@stites.com or (615) 782-2210. Volunteers are also needed to help with the planting. Dan is also interested in receiving feedback regarding future planting locations.
Stites & Harbison will provide American Elm seedlings, a tree that suffered great losses in the eastern United States in the mid-1900’s due to an outbreak of Dutch Elm disease. Silver Maple and Sugar Maple seedlings will also be available.
“These aren't just any trees,” explained Tara Aaron, co-founder of the project and an attorney with Stites & Harbison. “They're American Elm seedlings from a tree named 2008 Big Tree champion by The Nashville Tree Foundation.”
American Elms are prized for their lovely arching branches that provide shade, make homes more energy efficient and add beauty and value to neighborhoods. During the early 1900's, American Elms were found in great numbers gracing the eastern United States. Sadly, many trees were lost during the mid-1900's, due to the outbreak of Dutch Elm disease. While this disease affected some American Elms in Nashville, others survived and continued to grow into majestic, healthy trees.
“Stites & Harbison considers its involvement in the betterment of Nashville’s communities a priority,” said Aaron. “We live and work here too. This is our hometown and we want to help make it the best it can be.”
About Stites & Harbison Stites & Harbison, PLLC, is a regional business and litigation firm with attorneys in Nashville and Franklin, Tenn.; Alexandria, Va.; Atlanta; Jeffersonville, Ind.; and Louisville, Frankfort and Lexington, Ky. Tracing its origins to 1832, Stites & Harbison is one of the oldest law practices in the nation and among the largest law firms in the Southeast. Our attorneys are consistently recognized by their peers in the following leading legal directories: Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory®, The Best Lawyers in America®, Chambers USA and Super Lawyers magazine. Recent firm honors include: one of the Best Places to Work in Tennessee, more Best of the Bar honors than any firm in the Nashville/Middle Tennessee market (Nashville Business Journal), one of the 50 Best Overall Law Firms in America (Global Research), one of the Leading Law Firms in America (The American Lawyer), a Go-To Law Firm® (Corporate Counsel), one of the Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity (MultiCultural Law Magazine) and a Top 10 Growth Firm (National Law Journal).
