Mary Sweeney, Author at Arbor Day Blog

Students Learn the Importance of Tree Planting and Care to Create Healthy Communities

By Mary Sweeney | November 13, 2017

TD Green Streets supports innovative practices in community forestry. Through the program, municipalities are eligible to receive one of ten $20,000 grants in support of local forestry projects in low- to moderate-income (LMI) neighborhoods. Guest post by Kristin Ace, Chairperson of Morristown Shade Tree Commission, 2017 TD Grant recipient. The Morristown Shade Tree Commission partnered with the Morris School District and City Arborist for a school tree planting project that would add trees to The Lafayette Learning Center Preschool and…

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What I Learned as a Tree Board Member

In the fall of 2014, feeling fairly intimidated, slightly inadequate, but even more excited, I decided to take a leap. Or more appropriate for this audience – I decided to “branch out.” The Communication-and-Spanish-Major-Turned-Certified-Arborist…

By Mary Sweeney | September 23, 2016
Tree Planting and Care
DIY: The Importance of Mulch in the Winter

Like presents from Santa Claus, mulch seems to be that mysterious gift of woodchips most people assume little Tree Elves leave in a nice layer around the base of some lucky trees. Not every…

By Mary Sweeney | October 24, 2015
Urban and Community Forestry
Project Blue River Rescue: Improving Kansas City’s Waterways

Every year for the past 20 years, hundreds of volunteers and city workers in metropolitan Kansas City come together in an effort known as Project Blue River Rescue. Their goal: to clean up piles…

By Mary Sweeney | July 8, 2013

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Students Learn the Importance of Tree Planting and Care to Create Healthy Communities

What I Learned as a Tree Board Member

DIY: The Importance of Mulch in the Winter

Project Blue River Rescue: Improving Kansas City’s Waterways