HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-04-16; Parks & Recreation Commission; 0407-5; Tree Planting and Maintenance UpdatePARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION - AGENDA BILL
AB# 0407-5
MTG. DATE:04/16/07
STAFF: | LANCASTER
TREE PLANTING AND MAINTENANCE UPDATE
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Receive an update report on the planting and maintenance practices of municipal trees
throughout Carlsbad.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
Staff will provide the Commission with an update on the planting and maintenance practices of
municipal trees, by specific category, throughout Carlsbad.
The Parks and Recreation Commissioners will be invited to participate in receiving an 'Arbor
Week' Proclamation from the Mayor and City Council Members on April 24, 2007. The
Commissioners will also be informed of an 'Arbor Day' community event to be held on April 28,
2007. (See Exhibit 1)
EXHIBITS:
1. Press Release for 'Arbor Day' Event, scheduled to be held on April 28, 2007
EXHIBIT 1
City of Carlsbad
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
April 3, 2007
For Information, Contact: Denise Vedder
Communications Manager, (760) 434-2957
PARKS MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT TO HOST ARBOR DAY EVENT
Carlsbad, CA - The City of Carlsbad's Parks Maintenance Department will host an Arbor Day
Event on Saturday, April 28 from 8:30 am to 11 am, Pine Avenue Park Amphitheater. The Arbor
Day Event will feature informational booths from the City's Tree Maintenance Section, SDG&E,
and West Coast Arborists; a tree planting demonstration led by City staff; equipment displays;
and vouchers from the City for discounted tree purchases at Briggs's Nursery. A total of 100
vouchers will be distributed on a first come, first served basis, beginning at 9:00 am. Proof of
Carlsbad residency is required (a current utility bill of the property that will receive the tree, and
photo identification of that property's owner/tenant), and there is a limit of one voucher per
household. The tree planting demonstration will occur after issuance of the vouchers is
completed.
"Carlsbad has been nationally recognized for its long-standing commitment in planting and
maintaining trees. This event is a great way to involve the community, and make the residents
aware of that commitment," comments Public Works Superintendent Kyle Lancaster.
Carlsbad has been recognized as a Tree City USA by the National Arbor day Foundation. Arbor
Day was founded in 1872 by J. Sterling Morton in Nebraska. Planting trees reduces the erosion
of topsoil by wind and water, cuts heating and cooling costs, moderates the temperature, cleans
the air, produces oxygen and provides habitat for wildlife.
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