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• • • Page 5 training on proper planting methods and will then in turn help educate the public. The funds will be used to purchase the trees, plastic protectors, and starter fertilizer. It is hoped that this project will encourage the citizens of Smith Center to realize the value of a shade tree and thus will plant more on their own. KENTUCKY Fayette County 4 -H Council Contact: David Swenk, CF Grant Award: $1,000 Phone: (606)258 -3286 The project proposed is an extension of the annual "Reforestation the Bluegrass" event, where, by using donated funds and citizen involvement, systematic reforestation of Fayette County has been initiated. Sponsored and coordinated by local 4 -H volunteers and supervised by Lexington's Urban Forester, this project will involve community volunteers planting approximately 1,000 bare root seedlings of various species native to the area. The seedlings will be planted along a stream this fall in a city of Lexington park in order to establish a buffer enhancing water quality and providing wildlife habitat. Management of the competing vegetation will be accomplished by placing Vispore® tree mats around the trees inhibiting encroaching weeds. The planting design was determined by Lexington's Urban Forester and ongoing management of the area will be done by Lexington's parks staff. The goals of the tree planting will be to enhance environmental stability, promote community involvement, and serve as an educational tool teaching reforestation methodology and benefits for urban areas. Jessamine County 4 -H Council Contact: Donald Grimes Grant Award: $1,000 Phone: (606)858 -4857 The Tree Planting Partnership Program between the Jessamine County 4 -H Youth and the staff of the City of Wilmore will be an excellent opportunity for both to work and learn side by side. Participating in worthwhile community projects is an important lesson for teens who will have the opportunity to study the need to preserve the natural environment in order to provide green spaces and wildlife cover in a city. Our project requires the study of plant materials and their relationship to solving problems related to traffic, heat and wind, and the lack of color, shape, and beauty in this railroad setting. Planting trees, blooming plants and shrubs will provide habitat for birds and other wildlife and preserve green space for the community. MINNESOTA Imagination 4 -H Contact: Dana A. Raines Grant Award: $500 Phone: (218)327 -2849 The Imagination 4 -H Club of Nashwauk, Minnesota will be working with the city in the landscaping of a community park. In recent years trees have been lost due to wind storms and neglect. The park is used by the community for a variety of activities that include picnicking and camping. 4 -H Club members will learn about various plant materials, landscape design, and the value of plants for wildlife. The landscape will emphasize native trees and shrubs that are valuable to wildlife. A maintenance plan for the plantings will be developed as part of the project and will serve as an ongoing community service and learning opportunity for the club. MARYLAND The New Windsor Tree Committee Contact: Linda F. Donaldson Grant Award: $1,000 Phone: (410)875 -0991 The New Windsor Tree Committee, together with the 4 -H Youth Coordinator and volunteers will plant approximately 25 shade trees in and around the Town of New Windsor, for the purpose of increasing shade in the town and enhancing the environment. We will purchase the trees from Wakefield Valley Nursery and they will hold them until we are ready, and deliver them to prepared sites where our volunteer (4 -H, local school children, NWTC members) will plant, water, and mulch them. - Linda Donaldson MONTANA Broadus Tree Board Contact: Ramon Tresch Grant Award: $1,000 Phone: (406)436 -2133 The Broadus Tree Board in cooperation with two local 4 -H clubs identified a need for additional trees an( shrubs in our south - eastern Montana community. We have all come together to complete a project that will be long lasting and beneficial economically to the community and educationally to our participants. One area of neglect has been the retirement and nursing home. A partial shelterbelt was begun two years ago and never finished or cared for. It has been an eye -sore for years. We will be replacing dead