Implements LHiNC/NRP projects related to the lakes, parks, or environmental health
of the neighborhood. Meets the fourth Tuesday of the month at the Linden Hills Park at 7:00 p.m.
Visit our calendar to confirm dates.
Hendry Foundation to Match Your Contribution
The Hendry Family Foundation has matched funds raised by the LHiNC environment committee for the last two years. These funds have enabled us to plant trees, plant and maintain the PATH area, and help residents pay for elm treatment and buckthorn removal. Our 2008 report to the neighborhood can be viewedhere. Your gift will help us raise the $12,000 to qualify for the maximum Hendry Foundation matching gift, and enable us to continue our work in the neighborhood. Any amount will be gratefully appreciated..
Send your tax-deductible contribution, made out to LHiNC, to LHiNC, P.O Box 24049, Minneapolis, MN 55424, by November 10. Write Hendry Match in the memo line, or pay by PayPal from the LHiNC Website.
Environment Committee Report to the Neighborhood:
View a summary of 2008 Environment Committee activities and how to contribute here.
Compost Pilot Project:
Linden Hills Power & Light reminds you to now sign up for
organics recycling. The effort should push our recycling rate from about
25% to between 50-75%! The City of Minneapolis will deliver a complemen-
tary green compostables cart to your home, and you simply set out your
food scraps and non-recyclable paper in this cart each week on your block’s
garbage day. To find outwhat can be turned into compost and what can’t,
and to sign up to get your new cart and an initial compostable bag, Visit
www.lhpowerandlight.org or call 612.275.5659.
EcoParents:
The LHiNC Environment Committee has received a grant from Hennepin County through Community POWER (Partners on Waste Education and Reduction) and the Hendry Family Foundation to start one or more “Linden Hills EcoParents” groups this fall. The groups will meet monthly to learn both large and small steps residents can take to reduce their families’ household waste and toxicity. It’s a great way for parents to get acquainted with Linden Hills neighbors while learning how to live more lightly on the planet. For more information, please click here.
LHiNC Will Help Treat Elms:
The LHiNC Environment Committee will help again this
year with the cost of treating elms for Dutch
Elm Disease (DED), the disease that is killing our elms. Any resident can get an approximately 25% discount on the cost
of treatment from Rainbow Tree Care Company by telling the company that you are a Linden Hills resident and want the
discount. In addition, by submitting the bill to LHiNC, you will receive $50 to help pay for the cost of treatment. The
discount and the $50 are good for both boulevard elms and elms on your private property. For boulevard elms only, there
may be more assistance for residents unable to pay even the reduced cost of treatment.
Dutch Elm Disease is a fungal disease spread by elm bark beetles. It can be prevented, not cured,
by injected a fungicide into the tree roots. The treatment must be repeated every three seasons to continue protecting the
tree. The cost of treatment depends on the size of the tree, but typically ranges around $300.
Did You Know Your Trees Could Be Worth
More Than $20,000 in Increased Property Value?
...And Their Health Depends on You?
Value is based on species, maturity, health, enhancement to your property
and more. But the True Value of your trees is that they provide shade, help produce clean air and
purer water, reduce pollution and make Linden Hills Village a great place to live. Be a good neighbor and invest
a little time and effort in caring for your trees. Here's How:
Caring for Your Trees
Water
During the first three years after planting regular watering is necessary.
In general, trees should get one inch of water a week. Let a hose trickle
on the root zone for one to two hours. Water where the roots are. In the first
year or so, they are just in the root ball that was planted. Be sure to extend
the watering out as the roots grow out into the surrounding soil.
Mulch
Mulch should be no more than about 3 inches deep and should NOT touch the
trunk. Mulch touching the trunk promotes fungal diseases and stem girdling
roots. Spread out those volcanoes. The use of mulch has been shown to double
the growth rate of trees during the first few years following planting.
Pruning
Remove dead wood any time of year. DO NOT cut into live wood of elm and oak
from April through July to prevent the spread of Dutch Elm Disease and Oak
Wilt.
Watch Out For:
- Damage by lawnmowers and string trimmers. The damage can kill your tree
over time, even if you don't see a wound on the trunk. More trees are killed
each year from string trimmers than from insects and disease combined. Remind
your lawn service to take care.
- Compacting soil around your tree. This can
happen by driving equipment over the root zone or piling heavy materials there.
The damage may not be evident for several years.
- Winter salt around your
trees. Winter salt causes damage to the trees. Try to keep winter salt off
areas around trees.
For more information on trees the following websites have reliable
information:
The hazard tree web page: www.na.fs.fed.us/fhp/hazard_tree/
University of Minnesota Forestry Resources: www.cnr.umn.edu/FR/extension/
U of M Yard and Garden Line: www.extension.umn.edu/gardeninfo/
Or call the Master Gardener Hotline at 612-596-2118.
