Roughly one dozen volunteers turned out today for the tree-planting event on N. Maple street.

Representatives from the Office of Neighborhood Services and Spokane Urban Forestry were there to lend a hand, and Nancy MacKerrow of The Susie Forest attended with cookies and “treegrams” to allow the planters’ wishes to flourish along with the trees.

Bryce fills a wheelbarrow with mulch.

Melissa scoops mulch into the wheelbarrow.

Linda spreads some compost around a tree.

Tim and Bryce fill a wheelbarrow with mulch.

Volunteers of all ages came to help.

The line of new trees next to N. Maple.

A treegram hangs from one of the branches.

Andy of Spokane Urban Forestry gives some tips and instructions.

Jigmed wheels some mulch to where it’s needed.

Jim, Bert and Tim figure out who’s next on shovel duty.

Stacy rakes out compost.

Loni rakes some compost around a tree.

Bryce and Alicia fill a wheelbarrow with mulch.

Angel of Spokane Urban Forestry and Nancy MacKerrow of the Susie Forest.

Jim signs the MoU.

Jim and Tim talk trees.

Jackie fills out a treegram.

Angel and Stacy catch up.

Jim and his young assistant

Loni is having a lot of fun spreading compost.

Loni and Karl tend to a tree.

Tim fills out a treegram.

A treegram hangs from one of the branches.

Karl hauls some compost.

Bryce digs in to the pile of compost.

The tree-planting crew.

Andy and Bert deal with the shrinking pile of compost.

Jackie shovels some compost.

This marks the first important step in dealing with this stretch of property on N. Maple. The Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council hopes to work with the city to install stormwater improvements, sidewalks and more plantings in the relatively near future.