PSEG Long Island employee volunteers load trees into customers’ cars during the 2025 Earth Month tree giveaway in Hauppauge. Photo courtesy of PSEG Long Island – Earth Month
PSEG Long Island is celebrating Earth Day all month long by distributing free trees and handing out LED lightbulbs and reusable shopping bags at numerous locations throughout Long Island and the Rockaways.
“At PSEG Long Island, Earth Day is a time to showcase the ways that we can help the environment and also help drive affordability over the long term,” said Scott Jennings, PSEG Long Island’s president and COO. “Customers who strategically plant trees in their yards can save up to 20% on their home’s summer energy bills once the trees are fully grown, while also improving air quality and reducing storm water runoff for all residents across Long Island and the Rockaways.”
Energy Saving Trees giveaway
PSEG Long Island, Suffolk County, and the Rockaway Initiative for Sustainability and Equity (RISE) are partnering with the PSEG Foundation and the Arbor Day Foundation to provide 500 customers with a free tree. For customers in Suffolk and Nassau counties, the free, energy-saving trees can be reserved at https://get.arborday.org/pseg starting Wednesday, April 1, until all trees are claimed. The program highlights how planting the right trees in the right location can reduce utility bills and promote ongoing system reliability. The trees will be available at the following locations.
Suffolk County (online reservation required)
Wednesday, April 22 – 9 AM to noon
Lee Dennison Building, 100 Vets Memorial Hwy., Hauppauge
All reserved trees will be held until noon, when they will become available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Nassau County (online reservation required)
Saturday, April 25 – 9 AM to noon
PSEG Long Island Customer Service Center, 175 E. Old Country Rd., Hicksville
All reserved trees will be held until noon, when they will become available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Energy-Saving Trees online tool helps customers estimate the annual energy savings that will result from planting trees in the most strategic location near their homes or businesses. All participating customers will receive one tree and are expected to care for and plant it at the location provided by the online tool, taking into account utility wires and obstructions. The types of trees offered include river birch, flowering dogwood, red oak, American elm, and Japanese cedar.
“Trees add beauty to neighborhoods and provide places of respite, along with many other benefits such as helping reduce energy consumption and filter pollutants that may negatively affect community health and wellbeing,” said Calvin Ledford, president of the PSEG Foundation. “The PSEG Foundation is proud to support the Energy-Saving Trees program, which will help provide 500 trees to customers on Long Island and in the Rockaways. We are excited that our employees can volunteer to be part of this initiative, distributing the trees and sharing energy efficiency information, and help create a more environmentally sustainable ecosystem across Long Island and the Rockaways.”
LED lightbulbs and shopping bags
PSEG Long Island volunteers will also be in local communities throughout the month to share information about energy-saving and financial assistance programs, distribute reusable shopping bags, and hand out free LED lightbulbs to save customers money and energy:
April 7 – 11 AM to 2 PM
Westhampton Library, 7 Library Ave., West Hampton Beach
April 8 – 9 AM to Noon
Great South Bay YMCA, 200 West Main St., Bay Shore
April 8 – 9 AM to Noon
Patchogue Family YMCA, 255 West Main St., Patchogue
April 9 – 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Southold Human Resource Center, 750 Pacific St., Mattituck
April 13 – Noon to 3 PM
Yes, We Can Center, 141 Garden St., Westbury
April 17 – 10 AM to 1 PM
Smithtown Senior Center, 420 Middle Country Rd., Smithtown
April 25 – 10 AM to 2 PM
Family Earth Day @ Elwood Park, 309 Cuba Hill Rd., Elwood
April 30 – 9 AM to Noon
Huntington YMCA, 60 Main St., Huntington
Serving the community
PSEG Long Island is committed to giving back to the people and communities it serves by actively supporting hundreds of local charity events each year through the company’s Community Partnership Program. For more information on how PSEG Long Island supports the communities it serves, visitpsegliny.com/inthecommunity/communitypartnership.
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