Lutist Gordon Sumner, Robert Fripp collaborator Andy Summers and Oysterhead drummer Stewart Copeland have announced that they're retiring their supergroup, The Police, after a final show in New York this August. The venue has yet to be announced (too bad CBGB closed!), but the proceeds will go to arts programming on public television.

Additionally, Sting and the Police announced that they will contribute $1 million to Mayor Bloomberg's MillionTreesNYC initiative — a gift the city will match — to plant trees all over New York City.

At the press conference, held in Times Square, Sting commented: "Some people may be surprised to know that the greatest single contribution to greenhouse gases is deforestation. We all want cleaner and cooler air, and planting trees is the best way to achieve that. We have a long history in New York," he added. "We came here first in 1978. We want to leave a gift that will last for decades."

(video above THE POLICE- "Wraped Around Your Finger")