Photo: The Valhalla Park Condominium Neighbors came out in force on Saturday, May 7, to add some green leafy trees to their boulevards that had a large percentage of Ash trees. Over forty volunteers were efficient in getting the 25 trees planted in an hour and 15 minutes! Trees make good neighbors. Since its creation in 2004, RNeighborWoods has organized 5,852 volunteers to plant 6,529 trees on Rochester boulevards. These trees provide multiple ecological and other public benefits including reducing Rochester’s…

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The city trees of Rochester now have a whole class of brand new caretakers. Congratulations to the spring Citizen Forester graduates who completed a four hour class on Saturday, April 16. Cosponsored by City of Rochester Forestry Department, Quarry Hill, and RNeighbors this class teaches learning tree planting basics, care, basic arboriculture, urban forest advocacy, and hands-on activities. These volunteers now have the knowledge to correctly plant trees that will grow 100 years or more (rather than the average of…

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Photo: On September 19, 2015, this crew spent four hours learning about and planting trees. They now can advocate and care for Rochester’s urban trees as official Citizen Foresters. When: Saturday, April 16, 2016, 8 am – Noon Where: Quarry Hill Nature Center Community Ed Class Number: 8644.231 Price: $15.00 Become a part of the Rochester urban forester team through this course led by the City of Rochester Forestry Division and RNeighborWoods. This class is packed with tree education and of…

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Photo: On September 26, 2015, the RNeighborWoods team helped the Pine Summit Neighbors plant 25 trees as winners of the fall Neighborhood Tree Grant. Types included Gingko, Sugar Maple, Red Maple, Catalpa, and American Linden. Trees make good neighbors. Since its creation in 2004, RNeighborWoods has organized 5,561 volunteers to plant 6,269 trees on Rochester boulevards. These trees provide multiple ecological and other public benefits including reducing Rochester’s carbon footprint. Once again the City of Rochester, RPU and RNeighbors is offering a grant…

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On September 28, 2013, neighbors and volunteers came out to plant 200 trees in the Kutzky Park neighborhood. We need your help to celebrate National NeighborWoods month and to add more community trees to this neighborhood. We’ll be planting 275 trees from 16th Avenue SE, S Village Drive SE and 8 ½ Street SE. 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…

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Photo: On a sunny and bright Saturday, April 18, 2015, the RNeighborWoods team helped the NW Neighbors plant 25 new boulevard trees, thanks to a well-deserved Neighborhood Tree Grant. Trees make good neighbors. Since its creation in 2004, RNeighborWoods has organized 5,371 volunteers to plant 5,976 trees on Rochester boulevards. These trees provide multiple ecological and other public benefits including reducing Rochester’s carbon footprint. Once again the City of Rochester, RPU and RNeighbors is offering one grant for the winning neighborhood…

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Photo: On April 11, 2015, this crew of 45 spent four hours learning about and planting trees. They now can advocate and care for Rochester’s urban trees as official Citizen Foresters. When: Saturday, September 19, 2015, 8 am – Noon Where: Quarry Hill Nature Center Community Ed Class Number: 8644.131 Price: $15.00 Become a part of the Rochester urban forester team through this course led by the City of Rochester Forestry Division and RNeighborWoods. This class is packed with tree education…

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  The city’s boulevard tree spaces are currently over half empty and each year 1,000 boulevard trees are removed to disease or damage. We need your help to add 200 more street trees to the Sunnyside and Slatterly Park neighborhoods in southeast Rochester.  Much of this planting will focus on planting the “Right Trees in the Right Place” through placing short stature trees under power lines to prevent problems in the future of the trees growing into the wires. Saturday, May 2…

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