The Park Board often gets trees from the Marshall Terrace Tree Farm. And I know some of them have been free. Loki Anderson Marshall Terrace
Steve Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tim Bonham, Ward 12, Standish-Ericsson wrote > I don't think there is any nursery involved. The Park Board has a big > enough need to trees & other plants that they grow their own, instead of > buying from a commercial nursery. The nursery is located in the west end > of Wirth Park, as I recall. That was true many years ago but the current shift toward outsourcing impacted our Park System as well and the internal nursery was abandoned long ago--along with the good summer jobs for teens that went with it. The Park Board now has to buy their trees. Another reason to revive the traditions of Theodore Wirth and promote self-sufficiency through the community instead of contracting out responsibility. Steven M Nelson Willard Hay http://citizenshipchronicles.blogspot.com/ http://minutemenworldwide.blogspot.com/ Get UP! Get OUT! & GET INVOLVED!!! REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls --------------------------------- Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
