HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979 05-23 Nieghbors join in park tree planting THE REVIEW Neighbors
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Over 40 neighbors rose early Saturday
morning,May 12, to gather in their local 4.,
park, Maplecrest, and help the
MaplewoodThe city park department plant
ng was warm and sunny
andtrees.neighbors
mornichatted casually as they
bent and shoveled loads of dirt onto
: ., ,g ,> planted trees.
��x TOGETHER,neighbors from nine to 90
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dug the holes,dropped the trees into them
r, � and filled them backup.And from now on,
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,A,,' ' community services director Eric Blank
�• _ �� , ,,,r� ,<. hopes they will continue their interest and
rIli water the trees, and guard against
ti vandalism
9 .. , , ,'47:', h ori every child that shows up here to
) t. ",F s€ "°; help with this. planting today, that's one
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. I . . less child that will be likely to vandalize
the park and break the trees," Blank
said. 'Also,they will be more likely to be
10,:,,, � , protective of the trees."
;* a The neighbors planted around 40 trees.
� F , ' And, in about three weeks, their once
`* 3 barren park will also have a double tennis
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a 4".410' �, ,,$ „s14- Keller Lake. The city o£ Maplewood has
, a been busy leveling portions of the land
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� � ,„,q �:� g �� � g constructed in order to
�, ,, , eliminate settling and possible cracking
. . f of the court surface.
” �it , ,,, °r, ,..,, '' :> "We hope to do this in more of the
parks," Blank said. "We don't have
�� : enough park employees to keep up with
8 , the watering of the trees,and it`s great to
H � � �, know the neighborhood takes pride in
�.,;. . d� �, .,.4 ,I�"„,.` ..y”, , ra. �: 1 y� their park,and will help the trees along.,'
The trees and tennis court are part of
MAPLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL member Burton Murdock (left), 2082 E. Kenwood the Maplewood 1979
Dr., joined neighbors Cliff Bland, 686 E. Eldridge Ave., and Don Lund, 723 E. landscaping for Maplecrest Park was
Eldridge Ave.,in filling the hole around their newly planted tree in Maplecrest Park drawn up by Megan Gange,the naturalist
May 12. at the Maplewood Nature Center.