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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Thursday, April 28, 2011 |
CONTACT:
John Schuster
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
305-995-1126 |
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
M-DCPS TO CELEBRATE THE CLOSEOUT OF ‘EARTH MONTH’ ACTIVITIES
WITH ARTIST XAVIER CORTADA – NATIVE TREE PLANTINGS, POSTING OF COMMEMORATIVE LAND RECLAMATION FLAGS
WHO: |
Eco-artist Xavier Cortada, students from Miami Carol City Senior High and Redland Middle School, representatives from the Miami Science Museum, and District administrators
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WHAT: |
2011 Earth Month – The Reclamation Project: Native Tree Plantings
Xavier Cortada’s eco-art initiative to help re-grow South Florida’s native tree canopy |
WHEN: |
Friday, April 29, 2011
10 a.m. at Miami Carol City High
1:30 p.m. at Redland Middle |
WHERE: |
Miami Carol City Senior High
3301 Miami Gardens Drive
Miami Gardens, FL 33056
Redland Middle School
16001 S.W. 248th St.
Homestead, FL 33031
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WHY: |
The Reclamation Project is a participatory eco-art project launched by Miami artist Xavier Cortada in 2006 and is presented in South Florida by the Miami Science Museum. Earth Day 2011 marks year two of the collaboration between the artist, the School Board, the Miami Science Museum and the Deering Estate at Cutler. This year, as a culmination to Earth Month activities, the Reclamation Project provided trees and flags to each Miami-Dade County public school so that a native tree is planted in each campus. |
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