Emerson Garfield

Materials for the Apr 8 E-G Neighborhood Council Meeting

April 7, 2015 Emerson Garfield

The Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council meets tomorrow (April 8) starting at 6pm in the Corbin Senior Center (827 W Cleveland). Please note that E-G residents interested in claiming their two free tree vouchers as part of the City’s Free Tree Weekend (April 17 and 18) can do so at this meeting. This month’s guest speaker is the STA. They’ll be addressing Prop 1, the sales tax funding measure on the upcoming special election ballot. This digital booklet has more info so you can come…

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Photos from the April 2015 Greening Grant Plantings

April 6, 2015 Emerson Garfield

Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood held two simultaneous Greening Grant plantings on April 4, 2015. One took place on the traffic median near 3114 N Maple, where trees had already been installed as part of the 2014 Greening Grant plantings. The year volunteers planted yucca and horizontal juniper bushes as ground cover, leaving enough room for the sidewalk to be laid later this year. The other planting took place on the eastern side of Garfield Elementary. Spokane Urban Forestry had actually installed the trees a few days…

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Spring Cleanup 2015 (April 18)

April 1, 2015 Emerson Garfield

Emerson-Garfield will be holding its 2015 neighborhood-wide Spring Cleanup on Saturday, April 18 between 9am and 12:30pm. This popular annual event organized by the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council is designed to help you get rid of all the junk that’s been cluttering your garage, backyard or basement — as much as you’ve got, and it’s all for free. Just like in years past, there will be a roll-off container site at Faith Bible Church (600 W Cora) where you can pull up in your car…

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Free Tree Vouchers for E-G Residents

March 26, 2015 Emerson Garfield

By now you might have heard that the City of Spokane is giving away 2,000 trees. For free. Under this citywide initiative, Spokane residents will be eligible to receive up to two trees each. A variety of tree species are available between the sizes of four to seven gallons. The Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council has received a limited number of vouchers for these trees to distribute to E-G residents on a first-come, first-served basis and as long as supplies last. Please read that last sentence again to ensure there’s…

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E-G “Greening Grant” Tree Plantings (Apr 4)

March 20, 2015 Emerson Garfield

It’s time for our neighborhood to plant the trees and landscaping awarded by our successful 2014 Greening Grant applications. Devotees of Emerson-Garfield news and beautification efforts will recall that this is a rescheduling of the planting event that was cancelled last autumn on account of an early freeze. This neighborhood-wide event will take place on Saturday, April 4 from 9am to 1pm. Please note that there are two simultaneous locations on either side of the neighborhood! Volunteers are needed for both. Anyone who wants to help beautify…

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