Take some time out from your own spring chores to join neighbors in tending to the community’s common spaces.  The WMAN Streetscapes Committee is organizing several workdays and needs volunteers.

Sunday, March 25^th from 9 - 12: Friends of Allen Lane Station worked from 9 - 12 Sunday, March 25, to pull weeds and spread mulch.  Hal Rosner and his crew of Shechtman Tree Care trimmed and pruned the pin oat in the driveway circle and donated their services - It was the wood chips from their pruning that provided the mulch.

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Thursday, April 5th: The Streetscapes Committee members and Tree Tender trained volunteers will be checking on the condition of street trees the committee has planted in connection with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Bare Root  Street Tree Planting Program.  Some light pruning and removal of support lashing is expected. The work will be supervised by experienced professionals.

Saturday, April 21^st at 9:00: The Streetscapes Committee will be holding its 10^th bare root street tree planting sponsored by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.  Trained Tree Tenders and other landscape professionals will lead volunteers in planting trees along Mt. Airy’s streets.  Coffee and refreshments will be provided.

Tree Planting Projects for 2012

Fall 2012 Bare Root Tree Planting Program: These street trees, planted along the street side of your property, are free of charge and are planted by trained volunteers.  The application deadline is Friday, March 23rd.

Please read the FAQ sheet here, and download the application here.

A Tree in Every Yard: Part of the Plant One Million project, these trees are for private property plantings only.  There will be a charge per tree and recipients will be required to receive some training in tree planting and care.  Households will be expected to participate in the planting and will receive assistance from Streetscape volunteers.  Trees will be received May 2012. The number of trees available is limited.  Application deadline is Friday, March 16th.

Please read the FAQ sheet here, and download the application here. 

Mt. Airy Gateway Project

Currently, the Streetscapes Committee has joined efforts with several local organizations to restore the pergolas at Lincoln Drive and West Johnson street as part of the Mt. Airy Gateway Project.  For more info, email Doris Kessler.  To make a donation in support of the project, click here.

 

Over the past two years, the WMAN Streetscapes Committee, with the help of dedicated volunteers, have planted more than 270 trees in West Mt. Airy. 

Trees are provided free of charge to homeowners through the TreeVitalize Program sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.  In Philadelphia, the TreeVitalize Program is administered by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.  Plantings are scheduled each Fall and Spring.  Street Tree Applications are made available before each planting.

To get involved with the WMAN Streetscapes Committee, please contact Doris Kessler.

 

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