Trees in Your Own Backyard
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		Worksheet 4:  Writing a Legal Brief
		Read the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 and use the language to fill out the outline below.
		Outline Findings Purposes General Authority A.  Findings. - Because:  (finish the sentences below) The schoolyard is home to ___ trees. The campus is shaded by trees __% (use map to estimate). The trees provide. The trees aid. The trees promote. The trees enhance. The trees improve. The trees strengthen. The campus trees combined cleanse the air and save the city money pollution reduction. The campus trees combined keep several tons of CO2 out of the global atmosphere. campus tree ordinance is in order. B.  Purposes. -The purposes of this section are to:    improve.  encourage... provide... implement. C: General Authority -The secretary is authorized to. 1.        Protect Existing Trees Money to finance tree protection will come from.. Mulch will be spread by. Trimming of limbs and branches will be carried out by. 2.        Plant New Trees Money to purchase new trees will come from.. The landscape plan will be drawn up by.. The tree planting will be supervised by.. The care and maintenance of the new trees will be carried out by..

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