The nonprofit created an education campaign to get more residents to accept the free trees.

这家非营利组织发起了一项教育宣传活动，以让更多居民接受免费树木。

But if you fell down, you gave up your chance for a free tree.

但如果你摔倒了，你就失去了获得免费圣诞树的机会。

Then they banned some pesticides, distributed free trees, paid cash incentives and even made quit-your-lawn guides.

然后他们禁止使用一些杀虫剂，分发免费树木，支付现金奖励，甚至制作了戒烟指南。

Carmichael found that they would be more willing to accept free trees if they could be more involved in the decision-making process.

如果居民能更多地参与到决策过程中，他们会更愿意接受免费树木。

Mother agreed to let them have their first try to win a free tree. Francy had chosen her tree earlier in the day.

妈妈同意让他们第一次尝试去赢得一棵免费的树。那天早些时候弗朗西选了她的树。

Other states, including North Carolina, are offering free native trees to landowners who show photographic evidence that they have cut down Callery pears on their property.

包括北卡罗来纳州在内的其他州正在向地主免费提供本地树木，只要他们提供照片证明他们已经砍了自家土地里的豆梨树。

In speaking with residents, Carmichael found that they would be more willing to accept free trees if they could be more involved in the decision-making process.

在与居民交谈时，卡迈克尔发现， 如果他们能更多地参与决策过程， 他们会更愿意接受免费树木。