The Nature Conservancy and Meijer Relaunch Garden Center Partnership With Earth Day 'Open House'

From: U.S. Newswire | Date: April 18, 2008 | Copyright information

To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS

Contact: Melissa Soule, Communications Director of The Nature Conservancy, +1-517-316-2268, msoule@tnc.org

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nature Conservancy and Meijer stores are teaming up again to encourage shoppers to select non-invasive plants, trees and shrubs for their backyards, and they are kicking off this year's program with a special Earth Day open house on April 26 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at all 181 Meijer stores thro...

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