Neighborhood Tree Planting - July 21

The Friends of the Urban Forest (“FUF”) will sponsor a tree planting on July 21, 2007 in the Lower Haight and Hayes Valley neighborhoods. Residents and business owners in the planting area (which is from Duboce St. to Oak St. and from Octavia St. to Scott St.) are invited to plant a tree in front of their houses or businesses. Normally the cost of planting a tree would be over $300, but the cost through FUF, with the help of neighborhood volunteers, is only $150 per tree (or $110 for tree replacing a previously permitted tree). The cost also includes cutting the concrete and obtaining the proper permits.

To participate in this planting, the property owner need only download two forms from the FUF website at: http://www.fuf.net./tree_plantings/index.html and return them to the Neighborhood Organizer, Ellen Brown, at ellen.brown@lw.com or 395-8289 by June 25, 2007. After submitting these forms, all participants will be invited to an organizational meeting in late June, where they can choose the tree species that they would like to plant at their properties and have any logistical questions answered by an FUF representative. Also, please contact your Neighborhood Organizer if you would like to help plant trees on July 21st, or can volunteer to spread the word to your neighbors as a “block captain.”

Photo: Friends of the Urban Forest

The mature trees in the Hayes Valley area are perfect examples of how trees help to reduce air and water pollution, reduce energy costs, beautify the neighborhood, increase property values, block wind, and absorb noise. The goal of this planting is to expand those benefits to the entire planting area.