Phoenix Tree Planting this Saturday

HX_Guy · #1 Posted **Mar 27, 2009, 7:25 AM**

Pretty badass...they need volunteers.

Neighborhood to receive trees

PHOENIX - Mayor Phil Gordon, Valley Forward, local residents and Arizona State University students will plant 40 evergreen elm trees in a downtown Phoenix neighborhood on Saturday.

The planting will take place at Fourth, Fifth and Sixth streets south of Roosevelt Street.

The group is looking for volun- teers, spokeswoman Patty Johnson said.

Volunteers can register to participate at mayor.rsvp@phoenix.gov or can come and help out on Saturday, she said.

gymratmanaz · #2 Posted **Mar 27, 2009, 1:58 PM**

I just signed up.

HooverDam · #3 Posted **Mar 27, 2009, 11:38 PM**

Nice, I'd be there if I didn't have work. We desperately need more trees downtown. That neighborhood also needs to do something with the planters between the sidewalks and streets. 5th St in the Evans Churchill hood could be really cool, but the grass in the planters is constantly dead. Who's responsibility for maintenance is that? Is that technically city land or does the individual property owner whos land is behind the strip supposed to keep that up?

Vicelord John · #4 Posted **Mar 27, 2009, 11:59 PM**

My real job sounds better so I'll go to that.

PHX31 · #5 Posted **Mar 28, 2009, 12:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by HooverDam

Nice, I'd be there if I didn't have work. We desperately need more trees downtown. That neighborhood also needs to do something with the planters between the sidewalks and streets. 5th St in the Evans Churchill hood could be really cool, but the grass in the planters is constantly dead. Who's responsibility for maintenance is that? Is that technically city land or does the individual property owner whos land is behind the strip supposed to keep that up?

it is the property owner's responsibility.

HX_Guy · #6 Posted **Mar 28, 2009, 12:54 AM**

Another article on the event...

Chinese elms to be planted downtown
Phoenix Business Journal

The greening of Phoenix will start Saturday as Mayor Phil Gordon and Valley Forward partner to plant 40 trees downtown.

The planting of the Chinese evergreen elms is part of an effort to green up Phoenix and reduce the city’s carbon emissions, also marking Valley Forward’s 40th anniversary. They will be planted on Fourth through Sixth streets south of Roosevelt Avenue between 7:30 a.m. and noon.

The trees were donated by Salt River Project and Enterprise Rent-A-Car. They will bring the total number of trees planted in the area since last fall to 120.

Sawtooth · #7 Posted **Mar 28, 2009, 1:16 AM**

Cool. If I was in Phoenix I would help out. Trees are great investments and add pride and beauty.
Do flowering trees do well in your climate, such as Dogwoods, Flowering Pears, Redbuds?

PHX31 · #8 Posted **Mar 28, 2009, 2:09 AM**

Wait, they were donated by SRP?? Didn't they do some sort of promotion last year during Diamondback games? Something like, each run scored and SRP would donate a tree. So, after almost 6 months they finally got around to donating 40?

HooverDam · #9 Posted **Mar 28, 2009, 3:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by PHX31

Wait, they were donated by SRP?? Didn't they do some sort of promotion last year during Diamondback games? Something like, each run scored and SRP would donate a tree. So, after almost 6 months they finally got around to donating 40?

They ended up a donating a ton of trees, I think it was 10 per run. But they were in a fire damaged rural area, so it didn't really help Phoenix. I'd love to see a similar promotion for urban forestry.