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National NeighborWoods Month is here!
In this issue:
* Events 10/1- 10/6.
* Highlight of the weekend activities (10/7 and 10/8).
* Member focus.
Events 10/1-
10/6.
October
3.
* Introduction to Urban ForesTree Keeper Class 1 (Houston, TX).
October
4.
* Citizen Forester Training (Rochester, MN).
October
5.
* Citizen Forester Training (Rochester, MN).
October
6.
* Smith River Cleanup (Collinsville, VA).
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Join us!
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To
best promote the good work of your organization as part of the
national
movement, and make the case that urban forestry is
thriving, we need to hear from you. It's not too late to host a NeighborWoods Month event.
NeighborWoods Month celebrates volunteerism and
community
revitalization. It is a great way to draw attention to the
value of
trees and invest
in the overall health and success of our communities.
How else can ACT help?
It's also not too late to request NeighborWoods Month materials. ACT has:
* Banners
* Posters
* T-Shirts
* Toolbelts
* Door Hangers
* Kids' Activity Cards
Or go online and download the:
* NeighborWoods Month Kits
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Saturday, October 7
* Smith River Cleanup (Collinsville, VA)
Help cleanup the Smith River. Lunch will be provided!
* Pruning Field Day (Overland Park, KS)
Class 1 of 6 is learning to care for young trees.
* Bates-Hendricks Planting (Indianapolis, IN)
Help the city plant 100,000 over 10 years.
* TreeKeeper Class (Chicago, IL)
Learn how trees can help revitalize the Westside.
* Burnham Nature Sanctuary Restoration (Chicago, IL)
Restore the city prairie/savanna.
* Lakefront Planting (Chicago, IL)
This planting is designed to create better bird habitats.
* Baldwin & Seyburn Tree Project (Detroit, MI)
Emerald Ash Borer has killed more than 50,000 trees!
* Sylvan Hills Tree Marker Installation (Atlanta, GA)
Help protect the urban environment.
* Start Seeing Trees Campaign (Salt Lake City, UT)
At-risk youth skills training/planting at the Eco Garden.
* Jean Lafitte Elementary Planting (Lafitte, LA)
Part of larger effort to restore hurricane-impacted areas.
* Trees & Trails- Vol. Trailblazing (Baton Rouge, LA)
Join Baton Rouge Green for this volunteer event.
Sunday, October 8
* Fun Run for Restoration (Portland, OR)
5 mile run/walk to promote awareness of city trees.
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Member Focus: Keep Indianapolis Beautiful
This past Arbor Day, Mayor Bart Peterson joined KIB to announce a major
initiative to plant 100,000 trees in Indianapolis over the next ten
years. The announcement of the NeighborWoods initiative will
target communities across Indianapolis most in need of more tree
coverage. One of KIB's first NeighborWoods plantings will take
place in one of those targeted areas: Bates Hendricks Neighborhood.
Volunteers will plant 100 trees along neighborhood streets, as
well as between the highway and the neighborhood, creating a beautiful
green buffer of trees.
Immediately following this project, honorary program co-chairs, Indianapolis Mayor Bart
Peterson and Senator Richard G. Lugar will meet to create discuss the
benefits of trees. "NeighborWoods is about improving the quality
of life in communities across Indianapolis," Mayor Peterson said.
"Planting trees has proven to be an effective tool to rally
neighbors, promote community pride, and bring new investment to areas
that need it most."
Keep
Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc. is a private nonprofit organization that
unites people to beautify the city, improve its environment, and foster
pride in our community. Neighborhoods and property owners will be
required to pledge care for newly planted trees. Those efforts
will be supplemented by KIB's YouthCorps and Indy TreeKeepers programs.
For more information, contact:
Jared Liu
Program Director
Alliance for Community Trees
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