Each employee recognized with a tree
planting in their honor
Campaign reinforces Third
Coast's commitment to ESG
HOUSTON, April 28,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Third Coast Bancshares, Inc.
(NASDAQ: TCBX), ("Third Coast"), the holding company of Third
Coast Bank, SSB, today announced that, in honor of Arbor Day, it
has partnered with A Living Tribute, a sponsor of
reforestation projects across North
America, for its 2nd Annual Tree Planting Campaign.
The campaign recognizes each of its approximately 370 employees by
planting a tree in their honor. Each employee received a customized
e-certificate to commemorate the planting.
In 2022, Third Coast's inaugural tree planting campaign resulted
in the bedding of 338 native tree seedlings in South Texas forests. The campaign supported
the tree planting and reforestation work of both the Santa Ana and Lower Rio Grande Valley National
Wildlife Refuges (NWR). Here are some interesting facts about the
NWR Reforestation and Restoration program:
- The program plants over 100,000 native tree seedlings each
year, and reforests approximately 300-500 acres of protected land
back into native habitat.
- The 60 different species of native trees planted through this
project are carefully selected to match the soil, hydrology and
other location factors of the southernmost counties of Texas.
- Reforestation on the refuges benefits the wildlife of
South Texas, including 17
federally listed threatened, endangered, and migratory species,
such as the ocelot and jaguarundi.
- More than 530 species of birds, about 40% of all North American
butterfly species (330+ species), and 1,200 plant species exist
within the project area.
"We are proud to have planted over one acre of new trees across
Texas forests since we launched
our Arbor Day Tree Planting Campaign in 2022," said Bart Caraway, Third Coast's President and Chief
Executive Officer. "As a company with deep Texas roots, Third Coast recognizes the
important role trees play in the community and local ecology. It is
truly humbling to see that Third Coast is helping to ensure
Texas remains a beautiful and
sustainable place to live and enjoy for years to come."
A Living Tribute will plant a tree for each employee
as part of the South Texas National Wildlife Refuge Complex
("Refuge Complex"). As the Rio Grande flows from the mountains of
Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico, the Refuge Complex creates a
natural border, a unique ecosystem, and a lifeline for wildlife and
people alike. It runs through wetlands, forests, deserts, and
floodplains, providing water for agriculture, and a home for
numerous birds, plants, and animals.
Barry Pinto, Tree Planting
Coordinator at A Living Tribute, said. "Third Coast
Bank's generous contribution helped us support the tree planting
and reforestation work of both the Santa
Ana and Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuges.
The trees planted in the South Texas National Wildlife Refuge
Complex as a result of Third Coast's Arbor Day campaign will
sustain wildlife, restore a valuable resource, and reforest areas
that have been damaged by wildfire, pests, disease, deforestation,
natural disasters and more."
About Third Coast Bancshares, Inc.
Third Coast
Bancshares, Inc. is a commercially focused, Texas-based bank holding company operating
primarily in the Greater Houston,
Dallas-Fort Worth, and
Austin-San Antonio markets through
its wholly owned subsidiary, Third Coast Bank, SSB. Founded in 2008
in Humble, Texas, Third Coast
Bank, SSB conducts banking operations through 16 branches and one
loan production office encompassing the four largest metropolitan
areas in Texas. Please
visit https://www.tcbssb.com for more
information.
About A Living Tribute
A Living Tribute
is a major partner of American Forests, America's oldest
conservation organization, and a tree planting partner of the
National Forest Foundation. A Living Tribute
plants primarily on US National Forests in need of
restoration or in communities and state forests that have lost
trees to due to natural disasters, on select wildlife and nature
preserves, and in Canada.
A Living Tribute participates in the carbon offset
program to offset its emissions by contributing to the Jarí Para
Forest Conservation Project in the Amazon Rainforest. More
information is available at
https://www.alivingtribute.org.
CONTACT:
Ken Dennard / Natalie Hairston
Dennard Lascar Investor
Relations
(713)
529-6600
TCBX@dennardlascar.com
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