Washington, April 22 -- Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata issued the following press release:
Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is highlighting Arbor Day, which promotes the planting of trees, and widely emphasizes the value and benefits of trees, such as their role in oxygen, human health, food sources, wildlife habitat, and ecology.
"We are blessed in our beautiful islands with lots of plant life and our land is green from shore to shore with our tropical rainforest," said Congresswoman Amata. "We have plenty of fruit, coconut and other trees that provide some of the island foods we love for us and our islands' wildlife. This week's Earth Day and Arbor Day are wonderful times to pause and notice our trees and vegetation and be thankful. In o...