Just in time for Earth Day, 200 trees found new homes in a residential area of Jamaica with the help of some dedicated volunteers at Saturday‘s “One Thing That’s Green” tree planting.

“Jamaica is a beautiful community,” said Faisal Al-Juburi, vice president of MillionTreesNYC, a New York Restoration Project/City Parks Department initiative that aims to plant one million new trees in NYC by 2017, “and homeowners have been very receptive of us coming into this area.”

According to Al-Juburi, the tree plantings are 20 percent ahead of schedule, with over 322,000 trees planted since 2007. Saturday’s planting marked the first time, that, with the permission of homeowners, volunteers were planting trees on private property.

State Senator Malcolm Smith said he now shares his property in St. Alban’s with a pink dogwood tree.

“It’s my ‘one thing green’ that I did, and I’m asking everyone to pledge to do the same,” said Smith.

The event was the third annual tree planting event co-sponsored by JetBlue Airways, which announced last month it would stay in Queens.

“Queens is our home, and we’ve put down roots,” said CEO Dave Barger. He added, “Investing in the community is not just about corporate responsibility; it’s the right thing to do and we really enjoy it.”

Al-Juburi pointed out that in addition to beautifying communities, trees also provide environmental benefits such as improving air quality and decreasing energy consumption.

“You’ll be able to see the trees grow with your children, and children all over New York can have a better future,” said Al-Juburi. “That’s what Million Trees is all about.”

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