Jul
29
Written by:
Andrew Marx
7/29/2009 8:11 PM
One of our neighborhood’s incredibly effective clean & green leaders, Leslianna, has been dealing with the PA TreeVitalize paperwork for a few plantings now, rounding up volunteers and donations to make sure our tree plantings are successful. I’m 100% on board with the vision to create tree-lined streets that increase our blocks’ abilities to filter and retain water while keeping houses (and tempers) cooler in the summer. True, there are still complaints floating around about how trees damage the pavement, need to be tended and pruned, and generally get in the way, but a great reason that programs like TreeVitalize exist is to determine what kinds of trees work best for our cramped blocks. I’ve put together a map of the tree planting locations that will get another fresh layer of trees twice a year. I give it three more years before the map disappears under the weight of all that green.
Another map that I think represents our area in a much more aesthetic manner is over at the Point Breeze Pioneers. Aside from having a great minor-league basketball team name, our neighbors to the west have been busy cleaning up lots and gardens in Point Breeze and really putting the space to good use. Which reminds me—time to get the broom and dustpan out and give my block a sweep. Good to see there are some positive things going on in PB.