Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Tue, 2007-11-06 22:38. Planters from the Willow Creek after school program.There was green everywhere on Saturday, October 27, 2007. Green T-shirts, green trees, green thumbs, and even green wood chip buckets. As part of national NeighborWoods Month, school and service groups, neighbors, families, RNeighborWoods partners, Rochester volunteers, and Citizen Foresters showed up in-force to plant 100 trees on Marion Road. Planters were greeted by RNeighbors board members and friends. They were supplied with refreshments…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Thu, 2007-10-18 13:21. All ages of Folwell neighbors came out to plant their trees. Have you ever taken the time to appreciate a tree-lined street? Four Rochester neighborhoods will now be able to enjoy leafy boulevards next spring, thanks to recent tree plantings in Rochester.As part National NeighborWoods month, RNeighborWoods offered a Neighborhood Tree Grant for winning neighborhoods to receive free boulevard trees. Since 2006, the RNeighborWoods group has planted 200 seedlings and 444…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Tue, 2007-10-16 17:55. RNeighborWoods held a Citizen Forestry class on Saturday October 13, 2007, at the Quarry Hill Nature Center.The class of both youth and adults were treated to an afternoon filled with education, information, and even entertainment. Those in attendance, were instructed as to proper tree planting steps, correct methods of branch pruning, varieties suitable for the Southern MN area, and follow-up tree care including watering, mulching and staking when necessary. A beautiful…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Thu, 2007-09-13 10:04. Trees make good neighbors.Since 2006, the RNeighborWoods group has planted 200 seedlings and 338 ball-in-burlap trees in Rochester. This fall the City of Rochester and RNeighbors is offering a grant for winning neighborhood(s) to receive free boulevard trees. Announcing the RNeighborWoods Tree Grant! We have 30 trees that will all be planted in deserving neighborhoods. Tell us your story and make a case for why your neighborhood is deserving of this…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Thu, 2007-09-13 09:41. Once again RNeighborWoods is joining in the national NeighborWoods Month (October). Be sure to check out the National NeighborWoods’ website as there are some Rochester photos right on their homepage!Rochester Fall Activities Will Include Community Boulevard Tree Planting on October 27, on Marion Road Did you know that every year we loose 800-1000 boulevard trees in Rochester? We’ll do a small part to add back to the boulevards by planting 100…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Fri, 2007-05-04 23:35. Question. At what RNeighbors community event can you find the following? One 20-foot-high chicken 240 volunteers, armed with shovels and rakes Heaps of bright yellow t-shirts One loud Deuce and a half military troop vehicle filled with high school kids 100 unplanted trees 50 orange safety cones An Olmsted County Water Truck Any ideas? If you guessed the circus. You’re wrong. If you guessed the Saturday, April 28, 2007, RNeighborWoods tree…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Fri, 2007-05-04 20:06. The RNeighborWoods gang held their first ever Jr. Citizen Forester class on Thursday, April 26, 2007, 4-5:30pm, at Quarry Hill Nature Center. And what a fun class it was!The free class was organized by RNeighbors and led by Jacob Ryg, the Rochester City Forester and Lyle, a Certified Arborist from Maier Forest & Tree. The broad age range of small kids to youth spent the first part of the class learning…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Wed, 2007-05-02 12:58. What Community Education Class: Unique Trees of Rochester (Class # 8641.221) Class Description Have you ever wondered about the interesting trees in Rochester? If so please join Jacob Ryg, the city forester, and members of the Zumbro Valley Woodland Council on a city tour of Rochester’s unique trees. We’ll talk about proper tree pruning and planting for your urban trees and learn about some of Rochester’s urban forestry activities. Please dress…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Thu, 2007-04-26 10:45. In celebration of Earth week, the spring RNeighborWoods Citizen Forester training graduated 17 tree enthusiasts on Wednesday, April 25, 2007. The class culminated with the group, led by Girl Scout Troop 100 planting a ball and burlap tree at the Quarry Hill Nature Center.The RNeighborWoods Citizen Forester program presents a hands-on opportunity to learn how to plant, prune, and maintain trees. It also provides a chance to get involved and help…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Mon, 2007-04-23 07:45. Greetings from RNeighbors, a creative and organizing partner in RNeighborWoods.Boy ‘o boy, do we have a busy week! We’re participating in lots of nature and tree focused events, with the week culminating in a 100 tree planting on Elton Hills Drive! So I’ll go through the week, day by day. Additional details can be found on the RNeighborWoods website. There is no need to register if you haven’t already, just show…

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