Fall 2016 RNeighborWoods Community Tree Planting

Fall 2016 RNeighborWoods Community Tree Planting

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The morning of Saturday, October 10, was brisk but sunny. People came out to roll their sleeves up and work together to plant some trees. After a few hours, there were 275 new trees lining the streets of a SE neighborhood thanks to about 125 hardworking volunteers of all ages.
On the morning of Saturday, October 10, 2015, about 150 folks came out to roll their sleeves up and work together to plant 275 trees that now line the streets of this SE neighborhood.

Rochester’s urban forest needs your help to plant some trees in the Fox Trails NW Rochester neighborhood. On Oct. 15 we’ll be planting 250 trees on the bouvlards of Tundra Lane, Heritage Place, Heartland Ave, and Ashland Lane NW. Tree types to be planted include Sugar and Red Maples, Ohio Buckeye, Service berry, Catalpa, Hackberry, Hawthorn, Gingko, Honey Locust , Kentucky Coffee, Ironwood, Pin and Bur Oak, American Linden and Hybrid elm. Appropriate shorter trees will be planted under power lines.

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Saturday, October 15, 2016

8:30 am

No Cost

Meet at Fox Trails Park, 2652 Heartland Drive NW.

There is no pre-registration needed and all ages are welcome. On the day of the planting, just look for the RNeighborWoods table and smiling people with safety orange vests. There will be free refreshments for voluntrees thanks to our sponsors.

We’ll introduce our Citizen Foresters, go over the logistics of the planting, divide into groups, and then plant trees within this neighborhood. Print or email this PLANTING POSTER to invite your friends!

See the photos from our other community tree plantings on our Facebook page.

For more about RNeighborWoods including partners (we couldn’t do this program without them!), events, and photos, check our website.

Trees make a difference in many aspects of a neighborhood. The below information is from the Alliance for Community Trees.

  • Lower crime. The presence of trees in urban neighborhoods has been linked to reduced crime. 
  • Cleaner air Trees provide the oxygen we breathe. One acre of trees produces enough oxygen for 18 people to breathe each day and eliminates as much carbon dioxide from the air as is produced from driving a car 26,000 miles.
  • Energy savings. Trees lower the temperature through shade. The cooling effects of trees can save millions of energy dollars.
  • More public revenue. Studies have shown that trees enhance community economic stability by attracting businesses and tourists.
  • Higher property values. Property values of homes with trees in the landscape are 5 – 20% higher than equivalent properties without trees.
  • More efficient stormwater management. One tree reduces 4000 gallons of storm water runoff annually. 400 trees will capture 140,000 gallons of rainwater annually. That is, 4 million trees would save $14 million in annual storm water runoff costs.

We look forward to seeing you at our fall tree planting events!

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