Laserfiche WebLink
1995 FORESTRY PROGRAM REPORT <br /> Tree disease control measures and large tree planting were the main Mounds View forestry <br /> activities in 1995. While 85 diseased and hazardous trees were removed, there were 197 new, <br /> large trees planted. The following locations were main planting sites in 1995: <br /> • The "Bridges" golf course <br /> • The Highway 118/Long Lake Road Wall (grant) <br /> • Silver View Park ballfields (east) <br /> • City Hall entrance and balifield areas <br /> • Pleasant View Dr. boulevard (replacement) <br /> • Miscellaneous boulevard sites <br /> Most tree disease control work centered around the removal of 43 diseased red oak trees and the <br /> root graft disruption at 4 new sites using a vibratory plow. With the help of a grant, 1,500 linear <br /> feet of plowing were installed in an attempt to keep oak wilt out of adjacent uninfected areas. <br /> Five hundred (500)Norway pine transplants (1-2') were planted with Pinewood school children <br /> in east Greenfield Park during Arbor Day events. Contract trimming with a bucket truck <br /> afforded improved clearance and aesthetics on 100 large boulevard trees. The forestry crew <br /> trimmed another 150 trees in parks and on adjacent easements. Wood chip mulch was placed <br /> 11, around serval hundred recently-planted trees to improve moisture retention and weed control. <br /> The City of Mounds View continued to be acknowledged as a Tree City USA recipient. Besides <br /> the national recognition, this also allowed the City to be competitive when applying for tree <br /> planting and disease control grants; two of which were used in 1995. The requirements for Tree <br /> City USA mandates that the City designate a $2.00 per capita expenditure on forestry and tree <br /> planting activities, hold a declared Arbor Day celebration, have an active park board and enforce <br /> certain tree ordinances. Mounds View has done this for 14 years, among the longest in <br /> Minnesota. <br /> Trees, landscaping and the urban forest environment remain important to the citizens of Mounds <br /> View. This was evidenced in 1995 by the number of service requests (about 400) and the <br /> resident participation in forestry-related projects such as tree sales, community planting , <br /> Christmas tree recycling and seminar attendance. <br /> G:\WP\FRMV96\PRGRMRPT.95 <br /> I <br />