Treesavers will proclaim 2008 the “The Year of the Trees” at a mobilization meeting and vigil on Thursday, January 3, 2008.

The vigil will begin at 5 p.m. in front of the Natural Resources Defense Council at 1314 Second Street around one of the threatened Ficus trees.

The mobilization meeting is scheduled to take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at the NRDC Center.

The purpose of the meeting and vigil is to continue gathering “broad-based” support for Treesavers’ effort to prevent the City of Santa Monica from removing more than 50 Ficus trees on Second and Fourth Streets in downtown Santa Monica, as part of an “improvement” plan.

For further information call Treesavers at (310) 399-1000 or visit treesavers.blogspot.com