Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood ForestersVolunteer crew after doing an incredible job of pruning to regain access to public footpaths that had been blocked by previously unpruned overgrowth. Prunings were then chipped into water-conserving, soil-building mulch. DATE: Saturday, September 2, 2017 START TIME: 8 am MEETING LOCATION: Dunbar/Spring Community Garden/Orchard space (NW corner of 11th Ave and University Blvd) WHO’S […]
Date Saturday, December 16, 2017 - 8:00 am This Saturday, Dec. 16th, 8am we'd love your help helping neighbors as we work to weed, plant, and prune the traffic circle and chicanes at or near 11th Ave and 1st Street. We are doing so because: If we don't, city-hired crews will likely clearcut or […]
Open to all Neighborhood volunteer pruners with prunings beside curb under trees awaiting the chipper. Photo: Brad Lancaster Saturday, September 8, 2018 Starts at 8 am, stay as long as you can or want Cost: $5 suggested donation, though no one will be turned away due to lack of funds Meet at Dunbar/Spring Community Garden/Orchard (NW corner […]
This rain and tree planting is occurring in the Dunbar/Spring neighborhood, but the planting event is open to anyone from any neighborhood, and is a great opportunity to see how such an event, or other Neighborhood Forester endeavors, could be organized elsewhere. Tree Planting: Saturday, January 19, 2019 Time: 8:00 am for a planting demonstration, then […]
Starts at 9am, stay as long as you can or want Cost: $5 suggested donation, though no one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Where: the The Revolutionary Petunia/Dunbar Community Garden/Orchard space (NW corner of 11th Ave and University Blvd). Tucson, Arizona Open to all. Learn how you can organize similar Neighborhood […]
March 15 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Free This planting of rain, trees, understory, & wildflowers is occurring in the Dunbar/Spring neighborhood, but the planting event is open to anyone from any neighborhood, and is a great opportunity to see how such an event, or other Neighborhood Forester endeavors, could be organized elsewhere. Date: […]
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Saturday, April 24, 2021 @ 8:00 am – 11:00 am Free This planting of rain, trees, understory, & wildflowers is occurring in the Dunbar/Spring neighborhood, but the planting event is open to anyone from any neighborhood, and is a great opportunity to see how such an event, or other Neighborhood Forester endeavors, could be organized […]
Sunday, April 25, 2021 @ 8:00 am – 11:00 am Free This planting of rain, trees, understory, & wildflowers is occurring in the West University neighborhood, but the planting event is open to anyone from any neighborhood, and is a great opportunity to see how such an event, or other Neighborhood Forester endeavors, could be […]
Plant Sale and Neighborhood Foresters hang out Thursday, April 29, 5:30pm Come to 813 N. 9th Avenue Thursday April 29, 5:30pm. I’ll be outside, masked (though I’ve been double vaccinated), with the plants available for sale below. Please come masked so all will be comfortable and safe. We can also talk about other aspects of […]
This Sunday at 5pm we'll have a brief weeding work party followed up by a quick hands-on workshop on how to transplant beneficial volunteer seedlings to your rain gardens. Whole thing should be less than an hour. Meet at 116 W. University Blvd. We'll do some quick plant identification, identifying what plants are good, and […]
Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood Foresters Native Yard Tree Sale & and help planting the tree(s) Order forms and payment must be received by midnight Friday, September 24th Order form available for download here Grow shade, food, wildlife habitat, and beauty around your home with 5-gallon-sized native trees available for $30 each, which will be delivered to your […]