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PARK BOARD MEETING March 6, 1989 * Horseshoes Police Officer and guard dog * Drawing for free trees * Civil Defense demonstration The local cub scouts will bundle the trees for us , and the boy scouts will help by parking cars . The girl scouts are having a park clean-up day in conjunction with the Arbor Day celebration. We hope to have the local 4-H Oak Wilt banner on display for the event . Pine Bark Beetles March 9th a Pine Bark Beetle meeting will be held at city hall to discuss options of controlling this problem. Tom Eiber from the DNR will be present at this meeting. The temperature and moisture this spring will be the factor in determining the threat the pine bark beetles will pose to our cities pine trees . Mike feels that even if we see a normal rain fall this spring, we may have a 25% mortality rate. the city is planning on purchasing 250 traps this spring. The cost is $40 . 00 per trap. The traps last approximately 10 years . The city will bear the cost initially, but will be reimbursed by the private property owners taking advantage of the traps . Oak Wilt Tracy Urich, a Lino Lakes Employee, is now certified as a tree inspector. He will be a great asset to helping the diseased tree problem. Vibratory plowing will occur this April . Mikes concern is the possibility of frost still in the ground in April . That will delay his plans. The City of Circle Pines put together an Urban Forestry inventory. The city toured its boulevards and took a census as to where more trees are needed and what types . Circle Pines spent one year collaborating this information. Mike felt this would be a valuable tool for Lino Lakes . Planting a variety of trees in our city also helps to control diseases . 7 : 12 p.m. Co-Chairperson Bob Williams called the regular Page 2