Article Contributed on: 9/28/2009 5:12:28 PM
Shade trees available this Saturday!
The Park People's Denver Digs Trees program, a spring tradition in the city, has now been extended to the fall. Instead of offering street trees, which are the focus of the spring program, this Denver Digs Trees distribution provides residents with medium and large sized shade trees for planting in their yards.
"Our goal is to enhance Denver's tree canopy, and we're thrilled to add another avenue to help us with our mission," says Paige Heydon-McCrary, executive director of The Park People. "A strategically placed shade tree will beautify our Denver neighborhoods while also lowering energy bills and reducing the carbon released into the atmosphere by naturally cooling our homes and other buildings."
Large yard trees also enhance property values, buffer noise and provide shelter for birds and other wildlife. The deadline for tree applications was in September. Pre-ordered trees will be distributed on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 8 to 11:30 a.m. at Ruby Hill Park and the City Park Greenhouse. Leftover shade trees are available for sale at 11:45 a.m. for just $30 each.
More than 1,000 trees will be distributed this weekend through this program, which is sponsored by EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. Tree varieties include: Autumn Blaze Maple, Green Mountain Sugar Maple, Bloodgood London Planetree, Frontier Elm, Common Hackberry, Glenleven Littleleaf Linden, Greenspire Littleleaf Linden.
Volunteers are still needed to help with tree unloading, distribution and follow-up. Call The Park People at 303-722-6262 for details or visit www.theparkpeople.org.
EnCanaOil & Gas is dedicated enhancing environmental stewardship and to using new technologies that have significant impact on energy conservation.
The Park People is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, enhancing and advocating for Denver's parks, recreation resources, open space and urban forest. Over the past 40 years,The Park People has added close to 40,000 trees to Denver's skyline.