The 2011 Environmental Achievement Awards were given out by Rochester Public Utilities (RPU) and the Olmsted County Environmental Commission on January 26 at the Rochester Golf and Country Club. Awards honor individuals, organizations, schools and businesses that have made a significant contribution in 2011 towards environmental quality. Read about all of the amazing winners on RPUs website. RNeighbors was proud to nominate the Friedell Butterfly garden for the education category. With a strong partnership of businesses, youth, nonprofit and government,…

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Photo: On a lovely Saturday afternoon, October 8, the RNeighborWoods team helped both the Slatterly Park and Crimson Ridge neighborhoods plant 20 trees each, as part of their Neighborhood Tree Grant. At RNeighbors, we know that trees make good neighbors. That is why we partner with the City of Rochester, the Park and Rec Department and Rochester Public Utilities to offer the RNeighborWoods Tree grant for a winning neighborhood to receive free boulevard trees in the spring and fall. Congrats to the…

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Once again Rochester neighbors rolled up their sleeves in October and planted trees, celebrating the great green community-building national NeighborWoods month. Thanks to over 215 volunteers, this month 141 trees have found homes in neighborhood boulevards. October 1, was a gorgeous fall day and over 150 Rochester neighbors came out to plant 101 boulevard trees along 55th Street NW. We started a little after 9 am, all of the trees were in the ground by 11 am. Thanks to each of…

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Photo: Here is the group from our 2010 Fall Citizen Forester Training at Quarry Hill Nature Center. Date: Saturday, November 5 Time: 8 am to noon Where: Quarry Hill Nature Center 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, climbing, and planting. You’ll be an active participant in learning tree planting basics, care, basic arboriculture, urban forest…

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Photo: On a lovely Saturday afternoon, April 9, the RNeighborWoods team helped the NW neighborhood (on the backside of Quarry Hill) plant 24 trees, as part of their Neighborhood Tree Grant. Trees make good neighbors. Since its creation in 2004, RNeighborWoods has organized 2,855 volunteers to plant 3,388 trees on Rochester boulevards. These trees provide multiple ecological and other public benefits including reducing Rochester’s carbon footprint. This spring the City of Rochester, RPU and RNeighbors is offering a grant for…

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Thanks to Minnesota Business College Students: Holly Berg, Peggy Buehler, and Neomi Runyon for putting together financial results for the Community Tree Planting! Check out the information below: Community Tree Planting Event Reflection Community Tree Planting

Once upon a time, our garden was a pile of county land piled with sand, salt, and weeds.  In short nothing spectacular to look at every day on our way to school.  With the help of partners in this project who have thus far dedicated time, talents, equipment and funds we were able to plan and create a beautiful labyrinth butterfly garden. So thank you to Seneca Foods, Friedell Middle School, RNeighborWoods, City of Rochester Park and Rec, Rochester Pond…

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