The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District inventoried 1,893 trees in 2018 when it undertook a study of the tree population at 31 of its parks and properties. Parks employees Mauricio Morales and Gabe Gacsko walked the parks and measured every tree in the district, except Irons Oaks, Coyote Run and the parks department[Read More…]
Tag: Arbor Day
Arbor Day celebration has children make believe they’re a tree
The first and second graders wiggled and barked and fluttered. It was all part of their pretending to be a tree on Friday, April 27, as they took part in the planting of a tree for Arbor Day, a national day that celebrates trees.
On Arbor Day, Flossmoor Hills students help plant a tree outside school
The Flossmoor Hills Green Team was excited about helping plant an Illinois pecan that is expected to produce nuts in another 10 years or so. It was part of the school’s Arbor Day observance.
Arbor specialists plan our urban forest for generations to come
“Trees are one of the strengths in a community,” according to Homewood Forester Jim Tresouthick. That’s why both Homewood and Flossmoor invest and take pride in the local urban forest.
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