City of Encinitas Arbor Day Recap 2013-2017 Arbor Day Event Held - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

City of Encinitas Arbor Day Recap 2013-2017

Arbor Day Event  Held annually- March, April or May  Saturday event (6 hours)  Invitation to City staff, Encinitas business owners, Main Street Associations, Tree agencies, Utility companies, current Tree contractor, Local organizations, County officials and Citizens of Encinitas  Advertise on Social Media  One of the required criteria to meet “Tree City USA” recertification status - hosting Arbor Day  Plant 15 gallon trees

Arbor Day- 2017 Encinitas Community Park Saturday: April 8, 2017 112 Volunteers Planted 60 trees Lagerstroemia x fauriei “Tuscarora” – Crape Myrtle Platanus racemosa- Sycamore Pyrus calleryana “Aristocrat” - Callery Pear Cinnamomum camphora- Camphor Tree Tabebuia impetiginosa- Pink Trumpet Tree

Arbor Day- 2016 3100 Block of Circa De Tierra- Olivenhain Saturday: April 23, 2016 95 Volunteers Planted 17 trees Lephostemon confertus- Brisbane Box Koelreuterra bipinnata- Chinese Flame

Arbor Day- 2015 Encinitas Community Park Saturday, May 16, 2015 86 Volunteers Planted 28 trees Loropetelum Chinese- Chinese Fringe Flower Prunus lyonii- Catalina Cherry Pyrus calleryana- Chanticeer Pear Quercus coccina- Scarlet Oak Cerus occidentalis- Western Red Bud Pinus/torreyana- Torrey Pine

Arbor Day- 2014 May 4, 2014- 160 Calle Magdalena-PW Yard 10 Volunteers on 5/4 Planted 23 yard trees May 5, 2014- La Mesa & La Veta Residential areas-Leucadia 126 Volunteers on 5/5 Planted 15 trees & 6 fruit trees (Lemon/Tangerines) Cassia leptophylla- Gold Medallion Tree Zelkova serrata- Sawtooth zelkova Jacaranda mimosifolia- Jacaranda Liquidamber stryraciflora- American Sweet Gum Magnolia grandiflora- Southern Magnolia Pistacia Chinensis- Chinese Pistache Eucalyptus Globulus- Dwarf Blue Gum Eriobtrya deflexa- Bronze Loquat Cercis occidentalis- Western Red Bud

Arbor Day- 2013 800 Block Second Street – between G St & H St Saturday, May 25, 2013 75 Volunteers Planted 11 trees Syagrus romanizoffianum – Queen Palms Washingtonian robusta – Mexican Fan Palms Magnolia grandiflora- Southern Magnola Phoenix dactylifera – Date Palm Eucalyptus sideroxylon- Red Iron Bark

In Conclusion Staff prepares Arbor Day Proclamation for Council Meeting Staff prepares Arboriculture activities during the Arbor Day event Staff supplies Tree Planting & Care Educational Materials to the Public Staff invites agencies to speak on behalf of trees and their benefits 2013-2017 Arbor Day Statistics: #504 Volunteers #154 Tree Plantings Planted in Leucadia, Old Encinitas, Cardiff & Olivenhain Plantings occurred in City Parks & Residential Streets