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• • • Page 7 PUERTO RICO Clubes 4 -H de Ceiba Contact: Reinaldo Vega Grant Award: $1,000 Phone: (787)885 -3110 Forty 4 -H youth and twenty volunteers will participate in reforestation of Los Machos Beach in the Municipality of Ceiba, Puerto Rico, where 200 trees will be planted. 4 -H members will have the responsibility to protect and maintain the trees and give orientation to the public about the project. The initiative for this project was due to the deforestation caused by Hurricane George on the Ceiba Beaches and the need to protect endemic species that use this beach as their natural habitat. The local office of Puerto Rico Agricultural Extension Service in Ceiba will work in cooperation with the Ceiba Committee for the Development of the community Resources, the Ceiba Municipal Government and the local Civil Defense for the implementation of this project. One thousand leaflets will be distributed in four committees to educate them on the project. Achievements will be published through local radio station spots and newspapers. Bumper stickers with the phrase "I planted and adopted a tree in Los Machos Beach in Ceiba" with a certificate of adoption will be issued to the participants. The youth coordinator, Samuel Astacio Cintron, says, "Through this reforestation project the youth of our community will develop conscience on the need to protect the green acres of the Ceiba Municipality." Lajas 4 -H Club Contact: Edwin F. Bayron Grant Award: $1,000 Phone: (787)899 -1960 During the next few months, the Lajas 4 -H Club plans to stimulate the planting for the trees for reforestation after Hurricane George. The project will be conducted to train twenty 4 -H members of the rural area on selecting, planting, and taking care of these trees. This will provide better living for the whole community and will also help to conserve the natural resources. In addition, the project will enable more people to be active together and promote better understanding between youth and adults. For example, lots of community organizations such as the Lajas Township, the Agricultural Extension Service, the Commonwealth Natural Resources Department, and the Solic Waste Authority will all be helping, along with ten volunteers. Each 4 -H member will promote a new member and help teach a new member about the importance of reforestation. Each tree will be adopted for a person or family. Franchesca Aponte, San German 4 -H Club Contact: Kenneth Garcia Grant Award: $1,000 Phone: (787)892 -1385 The 4 -H Youth, the local 4 -H Council and Advisory Committee will develop an educational program about the importance of tree planting and reforestation of rural areas that were affected by the pass of Hurricane Georges on September 21, 1998. The tree planting project will be along the county of San German, especially in the watershed of Guanajibo River to avoid soil erosion, sedimentation of rivers and to protect the quantity and quality of water in the area. The reforestation of the area will increase the rain and the habitat for wildlife and birds of the region. Different working committees of Community leaders, farmers, and County Agencies will be organizing to implement the reforestation and tree planting programs to guarantee its success. Clubes 4 -H de Camuy Contact: Magali Cardec Grant Award: $1,000 Phone: (787) 898 -2270 The Guajataca Lake serves water to the municipalities of Aguadilla, Isabela, Aguada, Rincon, Moca, anc Quebradillas. The low level of water of this lake has created rationing in these communities. The water 01 this lake is used to generate electrical energy, for agricultural, industrial, and domestic uses. Areas nearest the lake have been deforested and are considered one of the causes for the reduction of the water level of the lake. The 4 -H Club members from Camuy shall learn the importance of the forestation and take care of these areas and can continue a reforestation plan in their communities. This will have a multiplicator effect in the community, so that youngsters, the Natural Resource Department, Electric Energy Authority, and other persons can be involved in these activities. SOUTH DAKOTA Kattle Kings 4 -H Club Contact: Peggy Kalt Grant Award: $350 Phone: (605)226 -0746 The Kattle Kings 4 -H Club will plant trees at the Community cemetery for screening and beautification purposes. The trees will screen fuel storage tanks that are right beside the cemetery. The project will take place right outside the town of Warner, South Dakota. The Kattle Kings 4 -H Club is an active 4 -H Club who enjoys doing community service work. With the financial help of the Community Tree Planting