Trees Atlanta Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with its FIRST family tree planting project of the season.
The non-profit citizens’ group is launching its first Hispanic/Latino outreach effort Saturday, October 11th with its first family tree planting project in Westview’s Ontario Park.
Trees Atlanta invites you and your family to help plant over 50 trees from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Sign up: http://treesatlanta.org/event/family-tree-planting-projectwestview/
Pruning is one of the most misunderstood elements of tree care. Trees Atlanta will teach you to prune better than most landscapers out there. Sign up for our Westview Pruning 101 class for an introductory lesson on the best way to structure and train a tree’s growth. Once you become an expert pruner, you will cringe every time you see “crape murder.”
This class is required to volunteer to prune trees with Trees Atlanta and it’s a prerequisite for the 102 & 103 classes that will be taught later in the season.
Please meet up at 495 West Ontario Avenue at 9:00am.
Date: Saturday, November 23, 2013
Time: 8:45am
Location: Meet at KIPP STRIVE Academy, 1444 Lucile Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30310
Details: Trees Atlanta will be planting trees along Altoona Avenue and Mathewson Street on Saturday, November 23, 2013 starting at 8:45am. Please meet in front of KIPP STRIVE Academy.
Saturday, October 27th, 2012 was a busy day for the Westview community. Both Trees Atlanta and HouseProud were in the neighborhood doing work.
Trees Atlanta got big help thanks to the fourth grade class (and their parents) from the Westminster School. Trees were planted along the landscape strip on Stokes Avenue and additional trees were planted in the front yard of houses on East Ontario Avenue.
In the meanwhile HouseProud and its volunteers were busy painting a house next to the Stokes Avenue Pocket Park. The owner, Ms. Pippy, was ecstatic about the work and even picked up the brush to do a little work.
To view more photos of the Trees Atlanta and HouseProud work day please visit our Westview Facebook page.
Trees Atlanta will be planting trees along Stokes Avenue and East Ontario Avenue on Saturday, October 27, 2012 starting at 9:00am. Please meet at the Stokes Avenue Community Park at 1556 Stokes Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30310.
Date: Saturday, October 27, 2012
Time: 9:00am
Location: Corner of Stokes Avenue and East Ontario Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30310
Date: Saturday, October 27, 2012
Time: 9:00am
Location: Corner of Stokes Avenue and East Ontario Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30310
Trees Atlanta will be planting trees along Stokes Avenue and East Ontario Avenue on Saturday, October 27, 2012 starting at 9:00am. Please meet at the Stokes Avenue Community Park at 1556 Stokes Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30310.
Time: 9:00am
Location: Meet at the Westview Community Garden (South Gordon Street)
Details: Trees Atlanta will be mulching around the trees in Westview this Saturday. If you can help out please meet at the community garden (on South Gordon) on Saturday at 9:00am.
In 2009 the Westview Community Organization collaborated with Trees Atlanta to have Princeton Elms planted along the western side of Ralph David Abernathy Blvd near the intersections of East Ontario Ave and Inman St. The trees have made a tremendous impact on the streetscape along this commercial strip.
Since then the community has aimed to continue this streetscape beautification, such as is outlined in the Westview Master Plan, and thanks to the continued efforts of both the WCO and Trees Atlanta additional trees have been planted. More Princeton Elm’s have been added on the western side of Ralph David Abernathy Blvd, between East and West Ontario Ave; Parrotia’s (Persian Ironwood) have been planted on the eastern side of Ralph David Abernathy Blvd; and Ginkgo’s have been planted along Inman St at the intersection of Ralph David Abernathy Blvd.
To view more photos of the tree plantings please visit our Westview Facebook page.
It was a busy day for Westview, and thankfully the weather was perfect. The Westview Community Organization organized a fall clean-up and Trees Atlanta had volunteers plant over 100 trees along Westwood Avenue.
To view more photos of the neighborhood work day please visit our Westview Facebook page.
Little by little the Westview Community Organization is working on improving the neighborhood. A recent project included the commercial corridor along Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. Many neighbors envision a bustling commercial district with boutique shops offering unique clothing or where a glass of wine can be enjoyed over dinner with neighbors. The Atlanta Westview Holdings LLC has already played a large role in renovating some of the old structures and attracting new businesses, as well as building the newer loft development for residents; however the landscaping along this corridor hasn’t provided the most aesthetically pleasing atmosphere for pedestrians. Thanks to the hard work of the Westview Community Organization the previously out-of-control shrubs have been replaced by beautiful Princeton Elm trees in March. The trees have now filled in with leaves and already provide a much more attractive ambience for walkers.
Photography shows the streetscape prior to trees, the newly planted trees in March, and the filled in green trees in May.
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