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Trees Need Your Help
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February 7 - Councilmember Mai Vang at Leslie Wood Tree Planting
February 14 - Councilmember Lisa Kaplan at Elderberry Park Tree Planting
February 28 - Northern Bike Trail Tree Planting
This ancient monster lives along the Sacramento river just south of Miller Park. For over 100 years this tree has shaded the banks of the river and provided food and shelter for critters big and small. The bark is soft and birds use the holes and hollows for nests. Rabbits, deer, and other grazing animals eat young shoots, leaves, and twigs.
Cottonwoods grow big and fast, sometimes up to 20 feet a year. Probably not suitable for yards but great for riparian and alluvial open spaces. This tree needs strong roots for support so it’s a problem near pavement or underground utilities that need room too.
Cottonwoods provide food and shelter for humans too. The inner bark is starchy and sweet and contains chemicals similar to aspirin. People have made baskets from the roots and clothing from the bark fiber.
January was great!
January was great!
The weather was sunny until January 17 when Vice-Mayor Katrina Talamantes and over 50 hardy volunteers braved the cold and fog to plant 15 oaks and linden trees around the park. It was not quite as cold as December, but you’ll see that we’re wearing warm clothes.
Behind us is the newly wrapped trailer from Sacramento City’s Youth, Parks, and Community Enrichment (YPCE). What a fun backdrop and much more photogenic. As always, we are grateful for the donated trees from SMUD and the Sacramento Tree Foundation.
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