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Branching Out
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August 8th, 2011
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Save the Date:
TreeUtah's 1st Annual Fall Harvest Festival
When: Saturday, October 22nd, 2011 Time: 12pm to 6pm Location: TreeUtah's Community Orchard and EcoGarden at the Day-Riverside Library (1000 N 1575 W Salt Lake City, UT) TreeUtah is celebrating the fall harvest season with a community harvest festival in Rose Park. This will be a day filled with fun games and activities for the whole family to enjoy. Activities will include face painting, sac racing, apple bobbing, pie eating contest, and live entertainment. We hope to see you there! Tickets: $20 and kids 12 years and under get in for FREE Contact Us call 801-364-2122 or email treeutah@treeutah.org to learn more or to sign up to volunteer! |
Greetings!  | | Honey Locust a tall deciduous tree with ornamental foliage can be found along sidewalks all over SLC (home.howstuffworks.com) |
This summer we have had a great time bringing groups of kids to the Redwood Nature Area to learn about why animals and insects love native trees and shrubs.
Join us on August 18th for a nature walk to see the magic of the migration season as birds stop and rest on their journey south at the Redwood Nature Area.
A special thank you to all the wonderful volunteers that have been working hard to help us keep the EcoGarden looking beautiful. Every Wednesday morning Vaughn Lovejoy invites you to come and care for the orchard and EcoGarden.
One month and counting till TreeUtah starts tree planting once again! We are excited to get our hands dirty and to plant trees with volunteers like you. Contact us if you would like to learn how you can get involved.
Best,
Gena
Eugenia Christie
Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator |
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Field Trips at the Redwood Nature Area Are a Great Success!
By Owen Carroll
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On Wednesday, July 27th, TreeUtah hosted our fourth Redwood Ranger Adventure Day Field Trip at Redwood Nature Area. Nine participants from the Boys and Girls Club of Great Salt Lake Teen Program joined Gena, super-volunteer Eric Freeman, and myself for a three hour long session focused on how native trees along the Jordan River improve water quality. We began the field trip by touring the site and discussing how native trees and other vegetation in the wetlands and riparian forest along the river filter and store water, and why this is important to humans and wildlife. Then we took a quick tour of the Trees for Eagles Wildlife Spiral in order to learn more about the native trees and shrubs found along the river, and how they contribute to the health of the ecosystem. Read the rest of the article here |
Volunteer Opportunities
Learn how you can get involved
Tree Planting Team Leader Trainings: Become a leader and tree planting assistant at one or many of our fall tree planting events. Follow the link below to sign up for a volunteer training date starting on Aug. 23rd.
Fall Harvest Festival Volunteers needed:
Face Painter
Activity leaders
Sac Race and Pie Eating Contest Officials
Photographer
Clean Up Crew
** As a special thank you, all Fall Harvest Festival Volunteers will be receiving a much sought-after reusable i heart trees ChicoBag and water bottle.
Sign up to Volunteer
| Group of volunteers getting ready to start planting at the Redwood Nature Area
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I Spy Flux and Flow
By Eric Freeman "Just the other day I was enjoying a collaborative planning outing at the Redwood Nature Area with my two friends Gena and Owen. We were relaxing in the shade under the large Fremont Cottonwood tree next to the Native Tree Spiral when I spied what looked like it might be a large insect gall on the stem of one of the cottonwood leaves. I picked it in order to examine it more closely. Owen got out his trusty knife to cut the gall open so we could see inside.  | |
Fremont Cottonwood leaf with gall cut open
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We three were peering, our faces up close to the gall, when an earwig suddenly emerged from a small opening. We all jumped back in surprise. Gena shrieked and did the dance of the creeped out. I felt the same way. There was the sudden shock of it, but there's also just something particularly creepy about earwigs. Maybe it's the urban legend about brain-eating behaviors, debunked but still... Or perhaps it's the earwig-sort of primitive monstrous appearance. Owen cut open the gall and we saw the few aphids not devoured before the earwig's hasty departure. My next almost immediate response was one of inspired awe. When I got a glimpse of the whole sense it was literally breathtaking. Intelligence of the cottonwood to heal its wounds; aphid intelligence to protect and find the provided nourishment for her young; earwig intelligence finding a captive concentrated food source... and making a timely exit. The wonder and mystery all tied together, I think we all felt it. Register online, call (801) 364-2122. or email Vaughn Lovejoy. |
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Upcoming Events
August 2011
 Wed, 8/10, 8/17, 8/24 & 8/31 @9am: Orchard Care Day a the EcoGarden and Orchard Register Below
 Wed, 8/17 @12:30pm: Lunch time Tour at the EcoGarden and Orchard Register Below
Thurs, 8/18 @7pm: Migration Magic Part I Nature Walk at the Redwood Nature Area Register Below
 Tues & Thurs, 8/23, 8/25, & 8/30 @6pm: Volunteer Training at the Redwood Nature Area Register Below
To register for an event click here!
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Become a TreeUtah Member today!
Sign up to become a member of TreeUtah. Your support will help us continue our high quality programs including community tree plantings and our youth environmental education programs. Together we can make Utah a greener and healthier place to live. Click here to join today!
Thank you for helping TreeUtah continue our work for generations to come!
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Get outdoors this August join us at the Redwood Nature Area or at the Community Orchard and EcoGarden, contact us to learn more!
TreeUtah
treeutah@treeutah.org
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Special Thanks to TreeUtah's Partners
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