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National NeighborWoods Month is
here!
In this issue:
* Member Focus.
* Highlight of the
weekend activities (10/14 and 10/15).
* Events 10/9- 10/13.
Member Focus:
TreePeople
"Each
tree planted needs water and care for its entire life. It's worth
the work. Over its lifetime, that tree will pay you back in low
energy bills, higher property values, and cleaner air and water." Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
TreePeople
and Mayor Villaraigosa have teamed up with community groups,
businesses, and individuals to make Los Angeles cleaner,
greener, healthier, and more beautiful. That partnership is
in the form of a pledge of long-term stewardship to plant one
million trees, with a focus on the areas that need it the most. One
such area is the ports.
The
Los Angeles harbor communities have a sparser canopy of trees than
any other part of the city, and some of the worst quality air.
The
proposition: More leaves rustling in the wind = Cleaner wind. "We
will grow the ports, but grow them 'green.' said Mayor Villaraigosa.
The
San Pedro and Wilmington communities understand the importance of trees
and parks. TreePeople will launch their community greening
efforts by planting hundreds of trees at Harbor Regional Park, coupled
with training workshops to inspire community-led planting projects
through the harbor area. The parks will become the centers from
which the community forest can spread into the surrounding
neighborhoods. TreePeople seeks to inspire the people of Los Angeles to
take personal responsibility for the urban forest- educating, training,
and supporting them as they plant and care for trees.
Read more about TreePeople.
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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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The Home Depot Foundation and USDA Forest Service
are the national sponsors
for national NeighborWoods Month 2006.
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Saturday,
October 14
* Citizen Forester Tree Planting (Washington, DC)
Plant 14 trees at Murch Elementary School.
* Beautify Wilmington Tree Planting (Wilmington, DE)
Plant 25 trees with the Community Greening Program.
* Cathedral District Neighborhood Planting (Saginaw, MI)
One of the metro areas with least tree canopy cover.
* Irvington Neighborhood Planting (Indianapolis, IN)
Uniting people and beautifying the city.
* Meridian-Kessler Neighborhood (Indianapolis, IN)
Plant 50 trees along College Avenue.
* Gompers Park Pruning (Chicago,
IL)
Prune and mulch 30 trees in Gompers Park.
* TreeKeeper Class (Chicago, IL)
At the Westside NeighborWoods Tree Garden.
* Parkway Estates Neighborhood (Sacramento, CA)
Replant 20 Modesto Ash trees in decline. BBQ after!
* Belle Isle Planting (Detroit, MI)
With the DNR, replacing ash trees.
* Rosemont Acacia Park Planting (Detroit, MI)
Plant 6 trees in Flinstone Park and beautify area.
* Tree Care in City Park (Denver, CO)
Mulch 30 trees as part of the 1 million tree challenge.
* Los Angeles Harbor Kickoff (Los Angeles, CA)
Plant 300 trees as part of the 1 million tree challenge.
* Tree Sale in Piedmont Park (Atlanta, GA)
The 7th annual sale features hard to find native trees.
* Alief Neighborhood Planting (Houston, TX)
Plant 200 trees in Boone Road Park.
* Harvester Tree Planting (Ft. Wayne, IN)
Inaugural planting for this new organization.
* Rio-Reforestation (TX)
Restore habitat along Rio Grande. Rain date 10/28.
* South Broadway NeighborWoods (Albuquerque, NM)
Plant 100 trees and help build community.
* Headwaters Service Learning Project (St. Paul, MN)
Over 1,000 expected at the 35th annual conference.
* Duwamish Alive Work Party (Seattle, WA)
Tools, refreshments, and live music will be provided.
Sunday,
October 15
* Growing Greener Cities Symposium (Philadelphia, PA)
Join Edens Lost & Found and Wangari Maathai.
* Logan Circle Community Tree Care (Washington, DC)
Mulch 20 trees; stay for picnic, music, & pumpkin paint.
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Events 10/9-
10/13.
October
10.
* Class II: Benefits of Trees (Houston,
TX).
October 11.
* Arboretum Community Meeting (Chicago, IL).
* Headwaters Service Learning Project (St. Paul, MN).
* Canadian Urban Forest Conference (Quebec, Canada).
October 12.
* Green Carpet Gathering (Washington, DC).
* TreeKeepers Education Quest (Fort Wayne, IN).
* Headwaters Service Learning Project (St. Paul, MN).
* Canadian Urban Forest Conference (Quebec, Canada).
October 13.
* Wilkinsburg Trash-A-Thon and Tree Care (Pittsburgh, PA).
* Headwaters Service Learning Project (St. Paul, MN).
* Canadian Urban Forest Conference (Quebec, Canada).
For more information, contact:
Jared Liu
Program Director
Alliance for Community Trees
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