Missouri City Announces Environmental Initiatives on Arbor Day
April 30, 2008
Missouri City Announces Environmental Initiatives on Arbor Day
Mayor Allen Owen reads a proclamation recognizing April 25 as Arbor Day in the City of Missouri City to City Forester Paul Wierzbicki. Missouri City announced several new programs in celebration of Arbor Day to enhance the involvement of both citizens and businesses in planting trees and \
by Andrea Guy
Wierzbicki along with City staff also placed placards on trees throughout the City to show their appraised values. The price tag on the Freedom Tree is $151,700. The other qualities of the historic tree …priceless.
Missouri City takes more steps toward “going green” with the announcement of three new environmental initiatives during its special Arbor Day ceremony held on April 25 at the historic Freedom Tree site.
- Kicking off this summer with an inventory of the City’s trees is “the Missouri C
Missouri City Parks and Recreation Director Kelly Snook and City Forester Paul Wierzbicki show off a price tag for the historic Freedom Tree at a special Arbor Day Ceremony held April 25 at Freedom Tree Park. As part of an effort to demonstrate the importance of trees to the City, placards listing the trees\' appraised values were placed around the City.
- ity’s 100 Days of Trees program, a park-ba
- sed tree planting program, that will involve looking for volunteers from neighborhoods to plant trees and care for trees,” explains City Forester Paul Wierzbicki. “The areas that have been targeted for fall and winter of 2008-2009 include Community Park, Independence Park, and American Legion Park,” he adds.The Missouri City Green Streets program, another green initiative, focuses on planting trees along streets and boulevard medians, with the goal of diversifying tree species and beautifying the City’s roadways. “Studies have shown that tree-lined boulevards have a calming effect on drivers, so we’ll be putting that research to the test,” states Wierzbicki. Areas targeted by this program include Independence Boulevard, east of Texas Parkway, and around Hunter’s Glenn Park. This program will allow for a more systematic way of planting trees throughout the City.
Under the watchful eye of City Forester Paul Wierzbicki, Mayor Allen Owen shovels dirt to help plant a tree at Freedom Tree Park as part of the Arbor Day Ceremony held on April 25. The new tree is a descendent of the historic Freedom Tree.
- Additionally, at next year’s Arbor Day celebration, Missouri City will present Golden Tree Awards in recognition of local businesses that foster a healthy community environment. Businesses will be acknowledged for outstanding landscaping practices, recycling efforts, participation in park programs, as well as making efforts to conserve water and energy as part of their operations.
At the Arbor Day ceremony, Mayor Allen Owen spoke about the City’s intention for the Quail Valley Country Club property to remain as a city park, “and Missouri City is taking that plan to the Greater Houston Partnership’s Quality of Life Committee for a resolution in support of this aim,” he said. “This will enable the City to apply for grants for walking paths and other amenities.”
At the Arbor Day ceremony, Mickey Merritt with the Texas Forest Service expressed his delight with Missouri City’s initiatives in its attempt to call attention to the importance of trees as a “hope and opportunity for the future of this community,” he said. Culminating the Arbor Day observance, Mayor Owen helped plant a young tree at the Freedom Tree site. This new tree is a descendent of the original Freedom Tree, the regal over 200 hundred year old oak.
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