The General Director of the Forests Department, Rear Admiral Cesar Batista Valdespina says that in October half a million trees were planted in the Central Cibao region as part of the Quisqueya Verde plan. The breakdown by city/province of the trees planted is as follows: Jarabacoa 60,000 trees Puerto Plata 50,000 trees San José de las Matas, 28,000 trees San Francisco de Macorís 20,000 trees La Vega 20,000 trees Moca 20,000 trees Jánico 15,000 trees Santiago 10,000 trees Imbert 8,000 trees Dajabón 8,000 trees Cotuí 8,000 trees Nagua 7,000 trees Samaná 5,000 trees Monción 5,000 trees Salcedo 3,000 trees
