By Kat Hall
TLC’s 2020 field season has officially come to a close. We held our final Marshall Creek planting, wrapped up our fall maintenance activities, and then cleaned, hauled, and stowed all of our tools and equipment for the winter. In total, we planted and maintained well over 1,500 trees since March!
We’ve launched a new program - and we are pretty excited about it!
SpoCanopy is a program of City of Spokane Urban Forestry, in collaboration with The Lands Council. We want to ensure every person in every neighborhood in Spokane has access to trees and green space. That’s why we work with residents and volunteers to plant trees and beautify our city. Our goal is for every neighborhood in Spokane to have 40% canopy cover by 2030.
The wind. The rain. The cold.
If you joined us for our annual Reforest Spokane Day last Saturday, then you know what I am talking about. On Saturday morning, TLC staff arrived at Marshall Creek to pouring down rain, wind gusts, and much colder temperatures (see you later, summer…). While we had over 250 people signed up to volunteer online, we prepared ourselves for a less than stellar turnout and got ready for the event.
By Mike Petersen
The Lands Council, along with our partner Spokane Ponderosa, is dedicated to the preservation and revitalization of the native Ponderosa pine urban forest found throughout Spokane County. The cities of Spokane County are enriched by the native Ponderosa forests that distinguish us from Midwestern and Eastern cities. Our goal is to help retain as many Ponderosa pine as possible and plant new ones in many areas such as the North Spokane Corridor - and your yard!
