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)T TAKES MANY HANDS TO MAKE QUICK WORK OF PLANTING TREES IN .EBRASKA !FTER ALL ITS TOUGH TO BE A TREE IN OUR STATE WHAT WITH DROUGHT FLOODS AND STORMS &OR FOUR YEARS THE 2E4REE .EBRASKA PROGRAM HAS EDU CATED .EBRASKANS ON THE BENEFITS OF PLANTING TREES AND ENCOURAGED PEOPLE TO PLANT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS 2E4REE .EBRASKA 7EEK THE LAST FULL WEEK IN 3EPTEMBER IS A GREAT TIME TO CELEBRATE THE BEAUTY AND VALUE OF TREES AND TO PLANT MANY MORE 2E4REE .EBRASKA MAKES MINIGRANTS AVAILABLE TO TREE ADVOCATES STATEWIDE ESPE CIALLY FOR FALL PLANTING 4HE MINIGRANTS ARE FUNDED BY THE .EBRASKA %NVIRONMENTAL 4RUST A BENEFICIARY OF THE .EBRASKA ,OTTERY 4HE 4RUST ASSISTS TREE ADVOCATES IN PROMOTING TREE PLANTING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES VIA THE MEDIA DEMONSTRATIONS AND A COMMON STATEWIDE MESSAGE -ORE THAN COMMUNI TIES HAVE TAKEN PART IN THE MINIGRANT PROGRAM 4HE TREES THAT ARE PROVIDED ARE SMALL CALIPER WITH HIGH QUALITY ROOT SYSTEMS AND ARE EASILY TRANSPORTED AND PLANTED WITHOUT THE NEED FOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT 0LANTING SMALLER NURSERY STOCK ALSO REQUIRES LESS WATER FOR ESTAB LISHMENT 4HE GRANTS PROMOTE LARGEMATURING SHADE TREE SPECIES INCLUDING OAKS 1UERCUS SPP +ENTUCKY COF FEETREE 'YMNOCLADUS DIOICUS ELMS 5LMUS SPP HACK BERRY #ELTIS OCCIDENTALIS CATALPA #ATALPA SPECIOSA AND !MERICAN SYCAMORE 0LATANUS OCCIDENTALIS 2E4REE 7EEKS GROWING SUCCESS IS DUE TO THE DEDI CATED TREE ADVOCACY NETWORK IN .EBRASKA 2E4REE AMBASSADORS 4REE #ITY 53! TREE BOARDS .EBRASKA 3TATEWIDE !RBORETUM CURATORS AND COUNTLESS ENTHUSIASTIC COMMUNITY STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS 7ITH THIS GROWING NETWORK OF COMMUNITY ADVOCATES THE FUTURE OF .EBRASKAS COMMUNITY FORESTS LOOKS BRIGHT ±+FTTJDB,FMMJOH3F5SFF/FCSBTLB$PPSEJOBUPS/FCSBTLB 'PSFTU4FSWJDF )NSTEAD THE #ITY OF 3EATTLE HAS MOVED TO CELEBRATING !RBOR $AY IN MID/CTOBER 4HE #ITY OF 3EATTLE CREATED THE 3EATTLE RE,EAF PROGRAM AS AN OUTREACH AND ENGAGE MENT AVENUE FOR THE PUBLIC AROUND URBAN FORESTRY ISSUES ESPECIALLY IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS (IGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF FALL PLANTING HAS BECOME A CORNERSTONE OF WHAT 3EATTLE RE,EAF DOES 3EATTLE RE,EAFS 4REES FOR .EIGHBORHOODS PROJECT WHICH PLANTS TREES IN RESIDENTIAL YARDS AND ALONG STREETS TAKES PLACE IN /CTOBER AND .OVEMBER WITH ALL OF OUR TREES PLANTED BY 4HANKSGIVING 7HILE MANY RESIDENTS STILL FEEL THE URGE TO PLANT IN SPRING WHEN THEY SEE NEW LEAVES EMERGING AND TREES ON SALE AT THE NURSERY 4REES FOR .EIGHBORHOODS A FALL !RBOR $AY CELEBRATION AND 3EATTLE RE,EAFS OTHER OUTREACH EFFORTS ARE BEGINNING TO SHIFT THE PLANTING CUL TURE IN 3EATTLE TO A HEALTHIER PATTERN FOR OUR TREES ±+BOB%JMMFZ4FBUUMFSF-FBG1SPHSBN.BOBHFS$JUZPG4FBUUMF ÜÜÜ°ÕÀL>vÀiÃÌÀÞ°V