Greening Bella Vista: The Next Generation
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Manfred Weis
Jun 30, 2009, 3:43:41 PM6/30/09
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Greening Bella Vista: The Next Generation
Bel Arbor Tree Tenders, a volunteer greening group in Bella Vista has been organizing tree plantings in our community since 1997 (about 100 trees total). We started out growing our own trees in the Bel Arbor Tree Farm and planting them in the community (since phased out). In the last four years, we have been the neighborhood organizers for the state-sponsored TreeVitalize project that provides free trees that are then planted by volunteers in the community. The next planting will be in the spring of 2010.
Our (very small) group is at a crossroads--we need new people who are interested and willing to become trained "Tree Tenders" to help us continue. We invite anyone who is a "greening" person and who would like to be involved with other like-minded folks in tree plantings and in "feet on the ground" tree maintenance projects in Bella Vista to sign up now for the Fall 2009 Philadelphia Green Tree Tenders Training program. It consists of 3 consecutive Wednesdays in October: Oct. 7, 14, and 21. It's a hands-on, very informative, and fun-filled training on tree biology, planting, proper care, and more. The 3-part series is free, but if you are interested, you need to sign up now. The sessions fill up quickly. Sign up with a couple of neighbors and friends (that's how we got started)-- Go to www.pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org and choose "Tree Tenders Training." (Indicate that you will be affiliated with Bel Arbor Tree Tenders)
To repeat: It's great fun, very rewarding---- We are a very small group of volunteers and to continue, we need new people who will take the Tree Tenders' training course.
Planting trees is just the first step, helping to maintain them and to educate others how to maintain them is the crucial second step. Email Carla Puppin cmpu...@aol.com if you are interested and have any questions.
Bel Arbor Tree Tenders, a volunteer greening group in Bella Vista has been organizing tree plantings in our community since 1997 (about 100 trees total). We started out growing our own trees in the Bel Arbor Tree Farm and planting them in the community (since phased out). In the last four years, we have been the neighborhood organizers for the state-sponsored TreeVitalize project that provides free trees that are then planted by volunteers in the community. The next planting will be in the spring of 2010.
Our (very small) group is at a crossroads--we need new people who are interested and willing to become trained "Tree Tenders" to help us continue. We invite anyone who is a "greening" person and who would like to be involved with other like-minded folks in tree plantings and in "feet on the ground" tree maintenance projects in Bella Vista to sign up now for the Fall 2009 Philadelphia Green Tree Tenders Training program. It consists of 3 consecutive Wednesdays in October: Oct. 7, 14, and 21. It's a hands-on, very informative, and fun-filled training on tree biology, planting, proper care, and more. The 3-part series is free, but if you are interested, you need to sign up now. The sessions fill up quickly. Sign up with a couple of neighbors and friends (that's how we got started)-- Go to www.pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org and choose "Tree Tenders Training." (Indicate that you will be affiliated with Bel Arbor Tree Tenders)
To repeat: It's great fun, very rewarding---- We are a very small group of volunteers and to continue, we need new people who will take the Tree Tenders' training course.
Planting trees is just the first step, helping to maintain them and to educate others how to maintain them is the crucial second step. Email Carla Puppin cmpu...@aol.com if you are interested and have any questions.
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