Submitted by Jacob Ryg on Sun, 2006-10-08 19:15. I thought I’d show you an amazing tree that we removed on October 2, 2006. It was repeatedly “ground off” for sidewalk repairs over the years. It was a 30+” diameter Bur Oak on one of the busiest streets in Rochester, 2nd street SW. Due to the root damage, the tree slowly starved.This summer, this tree managed to stand up against at least 50 mph winds. This isn’t that remarkable for a…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Thu, 2006-09-28 08:43. Are you eager to improve and green your neighborhood?NeighborWoods in Rochester celebrates as part of National NeighborWoods month by offering free Citizen Forester classes and a community boulevard tree planting event. The Citizen Forester program presents a hands-on opportunity for you to learn how to plant, prune, and maintain trees. It also provides you the chance to get involved and help our community take care of its public trees. Since 2004,…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Wed, 2006-09-27 10:23. As with any successful community effort, the fall NeighborWoods in Rochester planting was a collaborative effort and could not have been done without the help of a large team. The majority of the 2006 fall NeighborWoods Planting was funded by the City of Rochester. Rochester Public Utilities also gave a large portion of money to fund the planting. Our thanks to both for caring about Rochester’s urban forest! Great advice and…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Sun, 2006-07-16 13:26. RNeighbors is currently seeking funds to support a Fall 2006 Citizen Forester Training, and Community Boulevard Planting. Dates have been scheduled for the Fall NeighborWoods events: Citizen Forester Training Wednesday and Thursday, October 4 and 5 4-6 pm, at the Park and Rec. Shop, 403 East Center Street Community Boulevard Planting Event Saturday, October 21 10 am The program intends to plant trees along each of the following Boulevards: Boulevard #1…

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