Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Thu, 2007-03-15 11:13.   RNeighborWoods Mission RNeighborWoods empowers and educates the community to grow a sustainable urban forest, benefiting the health, social, and economic aspects of Rochester neighborhoods. Citizen Forester Training Tuesday and Wednesday, April 24 & 25, 4-6 pm, at Quarry Hill Nature Center At the close of Wednesday’s class, this group will practice their new Forester skills by planting several ball-and-burlap trees and 200 seedlings at Quarry Hill. These seedlings were a…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Wed, 2006-12-13 21:42. RNeighbors is excited to announce that several of the photos they submitted of the October 21 NeighborWoods in Rochester boulevard tree planting placed in a national photo contest! Congratulations to Rene Lafflam and RNeighbors (Rochester, MN) for their winning NeighborWoods Month photo! Their October photo best captured the spirit of volunteerism through NeighborWoods. The photograph hooked the judges for its heartfelt atmosphere- a family planting a street tree in North West…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Fri, 2006-12-08 23:29. Rochester neighbors of all shapes and sizes joined forces on October 21, 2006 to plant boulevard trees. The NeighborWoods in Rochester partnership together with community members planted 238 boulevard trees on three separate boulevards this fall. The key accomplishment of this environmental awareness project was the partnerships that were created, all working to improve the urban forest in Rochester. It was because of these groups uniting that over 150 diverse community…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Sun, 2006-10-08 20:48. Thirty-two Rochester community members showed up to learn more about trees. An enthusiastic group of individuals, including about 10 youth, and several neighborhood association representatives took part in the recent Citizen Forester classes. On the second day of classes, members of the class planted two trees on East Center Street. NeighborWoods in Rochester offered the Citizen Forester classes as part of National NeighborWoods month. Classes took place on Wednesday, October 4…

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Submitted by Jacob Ryg on Sun, 2006-10-08 19:15. I thought I’d show you an amazing tree that we removed on October 2, 2006. It was repeatedly “ground off” for sidewalk repairs over the years. It was a 30+” diameter Bur Oak on one of the busiest streets in Rochester, 2nd street SW. Due to the root damage, the tree slowly starved.This summer, this tree managed to stand up against at least 50 mph winds. This isn’t that remarkable for a…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Thu, 2006-09-28 08:43. Are you eager to improve and green your neighborhood?NeighborWoods in Rochester celebrates as part of National NeighborWoods month by offering free Citizen Forester classes and a community boulevard tree planting event. The Citizen Forester program presents a hands-on opportunity for you to learn how to plant, prune, and maintain trees. It also provides you the chance to get involved and help our community take care of its public trees. Since 2004,…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Wed, 2006-09-27 10:23. As with any successful community effort, the fall NeighborWoods in Rochester planting was a collaborative effort and could not have been done without the help of a large team. The majority of the 2006 fall NeighborWoods Planting was funded by the City of Rochester. Rochester Public Utilities also gave a large portion of money to fund the planting. Our thanks to both for caring about Rochester’s urban forest! Great advice and…

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Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Sun, 2006-07-16 13:26. RNeighbors is currently seeking funds to support a Fall 2006 Citizen Forester Training, and Community Boulevard Planting. Dates have been scheduled for the Fall NeighborWoods events: Citizen Forester Training Wednesday and Thursday, October 4 and 5 4-6 pm, at the Park and Rec. Shop, 403 East Center Street Community Boulevard Planting Event Saturday, October 21 10 am The program intends to plant trees along each of the following Boulevards: Boulevard #1…

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