[Press Release] : Press Release

[pr-l at news.gocolumbiamo.com]

You have received this message because you subscribe to the City of
Columbia's Web Mail service. To view linked material click on provided
links or copy and paste them into your browser's address menu.
______________________________________________________

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Contact: Beth Giese - (573) 874-7465

Tree planting scheduled

COLUMBIA, MO (November 3, 2004) -- As part of the TRIM Cost Share
Program, Columbia Parks & Recreation and TreeKeepers* volunteers will
plant trees at Stephens Lake Park on Saturday, Nov. 13, at 8 a.m. 

The Columbia Parks & Recreation Department was selected to receive
funding from the Tree Resource Improvement and Maintenance (TRIM)
Program. The TRIM Program is a competitive cost-share program provided
and administered by the Missouri Department of Conservation in
cooperation with the Missouri Community Forestry Council. The purpose of
the program is to provide financial assistance for the management,
improvement or conservation of the urban and community forest.

"The Nov. 13 tree planting is part of Parks & Recreation's
sustainable management plan for the bottomland woods along side the
Hinkson Creek at Stephens Lake Park," explains Brett O'Brien,
natural resources supervisor, Columbia Parks & Recreation.
"Specifically we are interested in replanting 82 trees in the
south-east corner of the park." Fifty-five trees will be planted on
Nov. 13. The remaining trees will be planted in December."

For more information, call Parks and Recreation at 874-7201.

*TreeKeepers volunteers complete a six-week, one night per week,
training class to teach proper care and maintenance of trees. TreeKeeper
graduates agree to donate at least 36 volunteer hours for city of
Columbia tree care projects.

- 30 -
______________________________________________________

Archived press releases can be viewed online at: 
http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/ (GoWord: GoPressRelease)
______________________________________________________

If you would like to stop receiving messages, modify list options, or
subscribe to other lists visit the Web Mail section of our Web site and
follow the instructions provided. 

http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/ (GoWord: GoWebMail)