Tree Rodgers Forge is seeking property owners who are interested in planting a street tree in front of their houses sometime in the last week of April - around Earth Day and Arbor Day. If we have sufficient interest, we will be able to obtain assistance from Blue Water Baltimore, a non-profit watershed protection organization, to obtain trees, expertise, and necessary permissions. This program is primarily for hardwoods (oaks, maples, sycamores) that will grow to provide shade and aesthetic benefits, property value enhancement, and environmental benefits for individual properties and for the community. There will likely be some modest owner cost (significantly less than commercial market costs) and commitment to properly maintain the new trees. The Rodgers Forge Board and its Tree Rodgers Forge Committee have taken note of the significant numbers of mature trees that have been, and are still being, removed from our streets. A Spring tree planting would be part of a longer term effort to address this issue.
We must act quickly to meet Blue Water Baltimore’s deadlines. Anyone seriously interested in participating should contact Larry Fogelson as soon as possible, but no later than February 10 at fogie@mindspring.com or 410-377-8339. Please provide your contact information and address. If you can provide other relevant information that would be helpful as well: grass strip (if any) between sidewalk and curb? sewer line connection location front or back? slope of front yard?
This would only be an expression of serious interest and not a commitment. If there is sufficient interest, we will contact owners with details about further steps and costs.
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