Adopt-a-Tree 2014

We had a great turnout at our 2014 kickoff today! A crew of very enthusiastic volunteers spent the morning mulching all of the new trees. We filled and hauled about 300 buckets of mulch thanks to your muscle power!

Huge thanks to our Park Manager and city staff for organizing mulch delivery this week, and for providing shovels, gloves and pails today. 

Special thanks to Giorgio and family from Frank's Pizza House (www.frankspizzahouse.com) for feeding us the best pizza in town!

Psssst...there's still time to adopt a tree for the season! If you are able to drop by the park about once a week to water a tree or two this summer, we'd love to hear from you: friendsofearlscourtpark@gmail.com

Adopt-a-Tree Kick-Off - June 7

Adopted a tree last summer? Or wished you had? We need your help!

The trees planted last year need one more summer's worth of mulching and watering as they are still establishing their healthy root systems. 

We are looking for volunteers to help us mulch the trees on June 7th, and who will water "their" tree (or trees!) weekly this summer. 

Meetup at 9.30am near the playground. Shovels and refreshments will be provided! 

Please drop us a note at friendsofearlscourtpark@gmail.com to adopt a tree or learn more.

THANK YOU!

Thanks so much to our adopt-a-tree volunteers for all your work this summer. You hauled a lot of buckets of water over the last few months!! Mother Nature can take care of things for the rest of the season 

Scenes from Adopt-A-Tree Kick-off

An enormous THANK YOU to all who came out to adopt a newly planted tree, and for working through the rain to spread a dumptruck load of mulch around them!

Special thanks to Urban Forestry to Urban Forestry for planting 80 new trees around the park (yes - 80!!), to City staff for providing mulch and tools, to Councillor Palacio for the park tour, to Park People and LEAF for hours of help with mulching, and to Tre Mari Bakery and Frank's Pizza for feeding us!

Treats for later

Volunteers from LEAF and Park People

LEAF taught us how to properly mulch a tree - see the donut?

Finishing planting of the ceremonial tree

LEAF, Park People, Councillor Palacio, FoEP

Here comes lunch - THANKS GIORGIO!

Adopt-A-Tree Kick-off - June 22, 2013