NewsOctober 7, 2007
Cape tree list to get revamped
It's not too late in the season to plant a tree. "This time of year it's a little better, because you don't have to water it as much," said Dan Muser, Cape Girardeau's parks and recreation director. He said even later in the season will work, "if you can dig a hole and if the tree is dormant."...
It's not too late in the season to plant a tree.
"This time of year it's a little better, because you don't have to water it as much," said Dan Muser, Cape Girardeau's parks and recreation director. He said even later in the season will work, "if you can dig a hole and if the tree is dormant."
The National Arbor Day Foundation named Cape Girardeau a Tree City USA in 1999. The city had adopted a tree ordinance in 1998 that included recommendations for which trees can be planted on public property, based on a list of 50 trees suggested by the southeast region of the Missouri Community Forestry Council.
On Monday, Muser will meet with the city's Tree Board to review the current list.
Tim Gramling, the city's public works director, is also on the tree board. He said his department works with developers to suggest trees and placement to minimize problems with streets and city utility lines.
"If there's a tree we don't want to lose, we try to do what we can," he said.
Board members also make decisions on whether to save or remove at-risk trees.
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The tree board meets at noon on Monday at the Osage Community Centre, 1625 N. Kings-highway.
Poster contest planned
The National Arbor Day Foundation is also reaching out to fifth-graders with its annual poster contest.
Fifth graders across the United States are invited to participate. State-level contests are coordinated by the department of conservation. A poster by Zechariah Renaud of Perryville, Mo., was chosen as Missouri's 2007 winner.
This year's prize for the state winner is a $50 savings bond and a tree planted in the winner's community. The poster will advance to national competition, where first prize includes a $1,000 savings bond and a free trip to the Arbor Day Foundation's Nebraska headquarters for the artist, his or her parents, and a teacher. The state contest deadline is Jan. 12. For details or teacher contest packets, write Donna Baldwin, P.O. Box 180, Jefferson City, Mo. 65102 or e-mail Donna.Baldwin@mdc.mo.gov.
National Arbor Day is April 27. For tree planting guidelines, visit www.arborday.org/trees/righttreeandplace.
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