Trees make good neighbors. Since 2006, the RNeighborWoods program has organized the planting of over 1,000 trees on Rochester boulevards, that provide multiple ecological and other public benefits including reducing Rochester’s carbon footprint. This spring the City of Rochester and RNeighbors is offering a grant for a winning neighborhood to receive free boulevard trees. Announcing the RNeighborWoods Tree Grant! We have 20 trees that will all be planted in a deserving neighborhood by the neighbors! You can read about…

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Trees make good neighbors. Since 2006, the RNeighborWoods program has organized the planting of over 1,000 trees on Rochester boulevards, that provide multiple ecological and other public benefits including reducing Rochester’s carbon footprint. This spring the City of Rochester and RNeighbors is offering a grant for a winning neighborhood to receive free boulevard trees. Announcing the RNeighborWoods Tree Grant! We have 20 trees that will all be planted in a deserving neighborhood by the neighbors! You can read about the…

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Sandy made this park just a “Litter Bit Better” by participating in a litter pick-up in April 2008. On Thursday, January 29, Sandy Chang was honored as one of the recipients of an RCTC Beat the Odds scholarship. This program is an annual event that celebrates youth who have overcome tremendous odds to become personally and academically successful. The purpose of the program is to raise awareness of the struggles of many youth in our community and recognize their ability…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Tue, 2008-11-04 09:36. The below story was written by Jesse Hoekstra. Jesse loves trees! He has his forestry degree, is a certified Citizen Forester, volunteers in the RNeighborWoods program, and submitted a grant proposal for the 2008 Fall RNeighborWoods Tree Grant. His grant was accepted and now 30 new boulevard trees are beautifying the older Eastside neighborhood’s streets thanks to his community activism. Keep an eye on this website for the 2009 Spring RNeighborWoods…

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100 trees were in the ground by 11 am. What a team! On Saturday, September 27, over 175 school and service groups, neighbors, families, RNeighborWoods partners, volunteers, and Citizen Foresters joined together in a morning of service to plant 100 new trees in the southeast Rochester neighborhood of Homestead Park. Thanks to the Olmsted County Youth Commission, youth came out in force to green up this neighborhood. All local high schools were represented, including Stewartville and Byron. A high density…

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With help from the City Forester, his daughter Olive, and RNeighbors board member Bob Sixta, this neighborhood family proudly planted the first of 101 trees. They will come back on Saturday to help plant the other 100 trees. The evening of Wednesday, September 24, RNeighbors canvassed the neighborhood on Homestead Village Lane SE, letting them all know about a community tree planting going on in their neighborhood. Armed with colorful door hanging literature (compliments of Alliance for Community Trees) volunteers…

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The 2008 Fall Citizen Forester class enjoyed a lovely fall morning of tree information and completed the class by planting a tree in Quarry Hill’s front yard. Citizen Forester Workshop Saturday, September 20, 8 am-noon, at Quarry Hill Nature Center An energetic class of 15 came out early on Saturday, September 20, for a packed morning of tree information and ended it with planting a tree in the front yard at Quarry Hill Nature Center. Jacob Ryg, Rochester City Forester…

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Uniting Americans In common cause. Tackling Our greatest social challenges. Citizens giving back to community and country. RNeighborWoods has joined in a national campaign to encourage citizen service in our country and our neighborhoods. Please check out our September 27, 2008, fall community tree planting event on the Service Nation website with additional information on the RNeighbors website. Service Nation is building a national movement to inspire a new era of citizen service in America. ServiceNation is a campaign by…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Mon, 2008-09-08 13:15. Trees make good neighbors.Since 2006, the RNeighborWoods group has planted 200 seedlings and 718 ball-in-burlap trees in Rochester. This fall the City of Rochester and RNeighbors is offering a grant for a winning neighborhood to receive free boulevard trees. Announcing the RNeighborWoods Tree Grant! We have 30 trees that will all be planted in a deserving neighborhood by the neighbors! Tell us your story and make a case for why your…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Thu, 2008-05-15 10:27. Led by Crystal, this group from Community Corrections worked hard all day. Their leader and the corrections program strives to engage and empower these youth and planting trees is one step in a positive direction! At the RNeighborWoods planting on April 26th, 2008, over 140 volunteers showed up on a cold and snowy morning to help plant 100 trees in the Northern Addition Neighborhood. As an interesting side note, this neighborhood…

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