Congratulations to our membership for successfully planting 75 trees this past Friday. As you may remember, we collaborated with Allegheny County Parks Foundation and Tree Pittsburgh on this special project. Their representatives were thereas well as a reporter from the Tribune and several of our family members and neighbors. All participants agreed that it was a wonderful experience.
Mary Jo Clayton did a marvelous job initiating this project and organizing every detail. She inspired us with her comments and the "tree poem" she read just before we had our tree planting tutorial from Ranger Braeden Meiter. Kudos to Mary Jo for her
dedication and leadership.
Anita Wagner posted the tree planting photos to our Facebook page and Rose Mary Highman will post them to our blog.
From Claudia Hickly
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| Cages or tubes protect from deer. |
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Ranger Braedin Meiter gives planting instructions.
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| North Park Rangers assisted (note that each pot contains a tree). |
Linda Ferguson & Dianne Machesney dressed for the weather.
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| Wearing new blue LAGC shirts. |
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| All done, 75 native trees planted. Longvue Acres Garden Club thanks our members over the years, North Park Rangers, Tree Pittsburgh, & the Allegheny County Parks Foundation. |
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| Chair of the 75th anniversary tree planting is Mary Jo Clayton, middle row, 3rd from left. |
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| Claudia Hickly & Mary Jo Benedetti with newly planted, staked, and tubed tree. |
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| Jane MacCredie & Amy Foreman clearing the grass from the tree hole. |
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| Mary Jo Clayton, chair of the tree planting, reads a poem about trees. |
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| Linda Ferguson, Kate Powell, Mary Jo Clayton, & Chris Kerin are ready to return the shovel. |
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