We’re wrapping up the end of February with a seminar tomorrow by Michelle Riley of Eberhardt Landscaping. Michelle is a graduate of Kent State University with a triple associate degree in landscape design, turf grass and arboriculture. (seminar has been cancelled as of 2-26-10)
She’ll speak on the relationships of trees as they relate to our past presidents and on the importance of trees to our environment as to one similar to a program called "Why Trees Matter" put on by the Ohio Research and Development Center in Wooster, Ohio.
I remember in grade school in Norton about being taught about the Civilian Conservation Core camps set up during Franklin Roosevelt’s administration for the purpose of putting young unemployed men back to work by planting millions (eventually 2 billion) of trees to combat soil erosion by wind and water because of the mowed down forests and plowed up prairies. In fact, lines of trees were planted as windbreaks after the outbreak of the Dust Bowl in the 1930's that blew tons of precious topsoil away.
In Norton, many willows were cut down by property owners along a small creek which resulted in enormous soil erosion of the property owner’s yards. Yes, trees do indeed matter.
Michelle is quite knowledgeable and I’m sure the program will be most worthwhile.
Tom
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