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Photos from the April 2015 Greening Grant Plantings

Photos from the April 2015 Greening Grant Plantings

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 prior, so volunteers carried out some light dirt and sod removal followed by mulching.

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Residents interested in the free trees that the City of Spokane is giving away over the weekend of April 17 and 18 as part of the Residential Tree Program were able to claim up to two vouchers at either of these events.

If you missed the plantings, there’s still another chance to claim your vouchers at the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council meeting on Wednesday, April 8 at the Corbin Senior Center (827 W Cleveland). It starts at 6pm.

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

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

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 Emerson-Garfield is welcome to participate.

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The first planting is on the east side of Garfield Elementary (222 W Knox) next to the playground. This is part of a larger “guerrilla” tree planting up and down the length of Atlantic and one block of Stevens — dubbed “guerrilla” because the original plan was to have volunteers plant a tree for anyone who wanted it right there on the spot. But Spokane Urban Forestry doesn’t work that way. Which is probably for the best, since the trees should be planted with professional care to ensure their longevity.

Roughly 15 volunteers will be needed here to plant the trees in the ground and distribute mulch. It will be light physical labor for all ages and abilities. Feel free to bring tools like a wheelbarrow, shovel or rake.

Social media fans can RSVP for the Garfield planting on Facebook or Nextdoor.

The second planting is on the west side of Emerson-Garfield at the median strip near 3114 N Maple. Approximately 15 volunteers will be needed to move ten yards of soil to the holes, then plant yuccas and horizontal junipers around the existing trees and along the soon-to-be-installed sidewalks. As above, feel free to bring basic garden tools to help the effort.

You can RSVP for the N Maple planting on Facebook or Nextdoor.

Keep in mind that you don’t have to wield a shovel or stay the full five hours to contribute. Bringing some cookies and drinks for the volunteers is as greatly appreciated as helping to put trees in the ground.

Questions? Leave a comment on social media, get in touch with the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council, or contact Alicia Powell at apowell@spokanecity.org or (509) 625-6780.

CDBG Capital Projects Training TONIGHT (Sep 15)

CDBG Capital Projects Training TONIGHT (Sep 15)

capital projectThere will be a training session tonight (Monday, September 15) for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for capital projects at the West Central Community Center (1600 N. Belt) from 5:30 to 7pm.

These capital projects— that is, physical constructions and improvements like street lighting, landscaping and building renovations — need to emphasize two things:

  1. Improve the quality of life for your neighborhood’s low- to moderate-income population
  2. Address blight, such as graffiti-covered, dilapidated or disused buildings

This is a great opportunity if you or the organization your represent would like to invest in large-scale improvements with a positive community impact but have not been able to source sufficient funding.

Anyone is welcome to make an application for projects on our neighborhood’s behalf, but all applications for such projects will need to be approved and signed by the chair of the E-G Neighborhood Council.

To better prepare for the training, application materials and instructions are available from the ONS website. For more information, you can also call Rod Minarik on (509) 625-6737.

Materials for the Sept 10 E-G Neighborhood Council Meeting

Materials for the Sept 10 E-G Neighborhood Council Meeting

Following a much-needed break in July and last month’s Summer Potluck in Emerson Park, the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council will resume its monthly meetings at the Corbin Senior Center (827 W Cleveland) tomorrow — that is, Wednesday, September 10 — starting at 7pm.

Among other things, we’ll be discussing shifting the neighborhood boundaries, Fulcrum‘s plans for renovating a building on N Ash, the status of our Greening Neighborhoods grants, the current crop of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding opportunities, and voting on the proposed MoU between Project Hope Spokane and the EGNC (which you should download and review before voting) regarding the Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market.

If you live or work here in E-G or have a child who goes to school here, one or more of these issues will probably be of interest to you. The EGNC is an all-volunteer organization that welcomes participation from everyone who has a stake in our neighborhood, including residents, business owners and community leaders.

Put your iPad to good use and download the September 10 meeting materials as PDFs here:

If you’re on Facebook, you can RSVP for the meeting on the event page.

The Inlander Profiles the E-G Farmers’ Market

The Inlander Profiles the E-G Farmers’ Market

This week’s Inlander features a brief story on the origins and impact of the Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market. Check out the story, titled “Ground Up,” here.

Produce at the Emerson-Garfield Farmers' Market. Photo by Matt Weigand.
Produce at the Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market. Photo by Matt Weigand.

The E-G market also gets another mention in a general story on area farmers’ markets, titled “Hand to Hand.” You can read that here.

Oh, and yes, there is a market tomorrow. Some of our regular vendors have holiday plans, but many will be there with the usual broad range of range of fresh, local food for your 4th of July picnics.