Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Thu, 2007-09-13 09:41. Once again RNeighborWoods is joining in the national NeighborWoods Month (October). Be sure to check out the National NeighborWoods’ website as there are some Rochester photos right on their homepage!Rochester Fall Activities Will Include Community Boulevard Tree Planting on October 27, on Marion Road Did you know that every year we loose 800-1000 boulevard trees in Rochester? We’ll do a small part to add back to the boulevards by planting 100…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Fri, 2007-05-04 23:35. Question. At what RNeighbors community event can you find the following? One 20-foot-high chicken 240 volunteers, armed with shovels and rakes Heaps of bright yellow t-shirts One loud Deuce and a half military troop vehicle filled with high school kids 100 unplanted trees 50 orange safety cones An Olmsted County Water Truck Any ideas? If you guessed the circus. You’re wrong. If you guessed the Saturday, April 28, 2007, RNeighborWoods tree…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Fri, 2007-05-04 20:06. The RNeighborWoods gang held their first ever Jr. Citizen Forester class on Thursday, April 26, 2007, 4-5:30pm, at Quarry Hill Nature Center. And what a fun class it was!The free class was organized by RNeighbors and led by Jacob Ryg, the Rochester City Forester and Lyle, a Certified Arborist from Maier Forest & Tree. The broad age range of small kids to youth spent the first part of the class learning…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Wed, 2007-05-02 12:58. What Community Education Class: Unique Trees of Rochester (Class # 8641.221) Class Description Have you ever wondered about the interesting trees in Rochester? If so please join Jacob Ryg, the city forester, and members of the Zumbro Valley Woodland Council on a city tour of Rochester’s unique trees. We’ll talk about proper tree pruning and planting for your urban trees and learn about some of Rochester’s urban forestry activities. Please dress…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Thu, 2007-04-26 10:45. In celebration of Earth week, the spring RNeighborWoods Citizen Forester training graduated 17 tree enthusiasts on Wednesday, April 25, 2007. The class culminated with the group, led by Girl Scout Troop 100 planting a ball and burlap tree at the Quarry Hill Nature Center.The RNeighborWoods Citizen Forester program presents a hands-on opportunity to learn how to plant, prune, and maintain trees. It also provides a chance to get involved and help…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Mon, 2007-04-23 07:45. Greetings from RNeighbors, a creative and organizing partner in RNeighborWoods.Boy ‘o boy, do we have a busy week! We’re participating in lots of nature and tree focused events, with the week culminating in a 100 tree planting on Elton Hills Drive! So I’ll go through the week, day by day. Additional details can be found on the RNeighborWoods website. There is no need to register if you haven’t already, just show…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Thu, 2007-03-15 11:13.   RNeighborWoods Mission RNeighborWoods empowers and educates the community to grow a sustainable urban forest, benefiting the health, social, and economic aspects of Rochester neighborhoods. Citizen Forester Training Tuesday and Wednesday, April 24 & 25, 4-6 pm, at Quarry Hill Nature Center At the close of Wednesday’s class, this group will practice their new Forester skills by planting several ball-and-burlap trees and 200 seedlings at Quarry Hill. These seedlings were a…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Wed, 2006-12-13 21:42. RNeighbors is excited to announce that several of the photos they submitted of the October 21 NeighborWoods in Rochester boulevard tree planting placed in a national photo contest! Congratulations to Rene Lafflam and RNeighbors (Rochester, MN) for their winning NeighborWoods Month photo! Their October photo best captured the spirit of volunteerism through NeighborWoods. The photograph hooked the judges for its heartfelt atmosphere- a family planting a street tree in North West…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Fri, 2006-12-08 23:29. Rochester neighbors of all shapes and sizes joined forces on October 21, 2006 to plant boulevard trees. The NeighborWoods in Rochester partnership together with community members planted 238 boulevard trees on three separate boulevards this fall. The key accomplishment of this environmental awareness project was the partnerships that were created, all working to improve the urban forest in Rochester. It was because of these groups uniting that over 150 diverse community…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Sun, 2006-10-08 20:48. Thirty-two Rochester community members showed up to learn more about trees. An enthusiastic group of individuals, including about 10 youth, and several neighborhood association representatives took part in the recent Citizen Forester classes. On the second day of classes, members of the class planted two trees on East Center Street. NeighborWoods in Rochester offered the Citizen Forester classes as part of National NeighborWoods month. Classes took place on Wednesday, October 4…

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