City workers removing dead sidewalk tree on 600 block of S. Laurel-
There have been a lot of City workers in the neighborhood recently-
Goodbye 816 Riverside Park– I will be curious as to how quickly the lot is auctioned and what it goes for.
Also, workers dealing with water main leak on China Street
Oregon Hill residents are delighted by work on their street trees. Old, dying trees being removed and new ones planted.
From a neighbor:
Many thanks to Councilman Agelasto, Luke McCall and others for the new street trees in Oregon Hill! They look great!!
At least one Cherry Street neighbor is challenging the wisdom of this installation.
He says, “Please tell me tax dollars didn’t go into this and that they will come clean this mess up on the 400 block S Cherry…”
UPDATE: It appears that this installation was not authorized by RPL, GrovRVA, or Art180 though someone has clearly implicated these organizations in this project.
From email announcement:
Richmond Tree Steward classes will begin again in January with a 10 week course that is packed with information and delivered by excellent speakers. Our hope is that the room is filled with citizens who want to join our efforts to help care for the urban forest and be a community resource. Since class size is limited preference will be given to those who wish to become Certified Tree Stewards and volunteer with our organization.
Get more information and apply at http://richmondtreestewards.org/tree-steward-class-2014/
According to the site, the deadline to apply is November 22.
Photo by Arthur Stephens, posted with permission.
The 1991 photos of downtown from the Virginia Penitentiary that recently appeared on the Shockoe Examiner blog prompted me to wonder if there were any views of Oregon Hill from the same vantage point.
I think this photo is by Noah Scalin
From email:
COUNCIL PUBLIC INFORMATION NEWS ADVISORY
IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO BE FORWARDED AND SHARED
Thursday, 23 August 2012Richmond residents reminded of September 1st application deadline for the FY 2013 Richmond Adopt-a-Tree Program: Purchase, plant and protect a Community Street Tree
Entire community invited and encouraged to adopt a tree
WHAT (Richmond, Virginia U.S.A.) — Richmond City Council reminds residents of the upcoming September 1st deadline for applying for the FY 2013 Richmond Adopt-a-Tree Program.
Managed by the Richmond Department of Public Works Division of Urban Forestry, the Richmond Adopt-a-Tree Program helps increase the beauty, efficiency and value of Richmond neighborhoods by providing a way for Richmond residents to purchase, plant, protect and care for city/community street trees.
Applications and more information about the Richmond Adopt-a-Tree Program and adopting a tree are available by calling the Richmond Department of Public Works Division of Urban Forestry, at 804.646.5607 or http://www.richmondgov.com/PublicWorks/UrbanForestry.aspx (webpage), applications can also be downloaded from the EnRichmond Foundation website, at http://www.enrichmond.org/ Tree adoptions are $50.
Recognized as an outstanding and successful program that is helping to replenish and sustain community street trees in the city of Richmond, the Richmond Adopt-a-Tree Program is helping to protect one of Richmond’s most precious assets and valuable resources.
Storm damage from afternoon storms- photos courtesy of neighbor Steve Barnes (by the way, you can hit him up on Twitter at www.twitter.com/SleevieB)
Might be a rough night with more storms on their way–