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32 Growlers Home Runs Leads to 32 Trees Being Planted in Portage, MI Following May 2024 Tornado<\/p><\/h1><\/div>

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32 trees were planted at Celery Flats along the Bicentennial Trail because of the 32 home runs our team hit this season.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Portage Parks staff members, Michigan DNR, Kalamazoo Nature Center Graphic Packaging and our team were there to help.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The May 2024 tornado devastated the city of Portage and destroyed thousands of trees with the Celery Flats\/Portage Creek areas hit extremely hard.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Over 400 new trees will be planted in the next two years with the Leaf-A-Legacy reforestation project underway.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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32 trees being donated is a fraction of the damage and we\u2019re glad our home runs matter for something greater than just numbers on a scoreboard.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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