Photos from the Tree Planting on N. Maple

April 19, 2014 Emerson Garfield

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.

Jackie shovels some compost.

Melissa scoops mulch into the wheelbarrow.

Loni rakes some compost around a tree.

Andy and Bert deal with the shrinking pile of compost.

Loni and Karl tend to a tree.

Jim and Tim talk trees.

Angel and Stacy catch up.

Jigmed wheels some mulch to where it’s needed.

A treegram hangs from one of the branches.

Tim fills out a treegram.

Jim signs the MoU.

Bryce digs in to the pile of compost.

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

Tim and Bryce fill a wheelbarrow with mulch.

Linda spreads some compost around a tree.

Andy of Spokane Urban Forestry gives some tips and instructions.

The tree-planting crew.

A treegram hangs from one of the branches.

Volunteers of all ages came to help.

Jim and his young assistant

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

Bryce fills a wheelbarrow with mulch.

The line of new trees next to N. Maple.

Jackie fills out a treegram.

Loni is having a lot of fun spreading compost.

Stacy rakes out compost.

Karl hauls some compost.

Bryce and Alicia fill a wheelbarrow with mulch.

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.

One thought on “Photos from the Tree Planting on N. Maple”

Karen says:

May 4, 2014 at 4:59 pm

I love Nancy and the Susie Forest! Now I am especially grateful that those trees were planted. Way to go, EGNC!

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