Time: 12:30pm – 2:30pm
Location: Chinatown beginning at 24th and Wentworth and a walk along the parkways leading to Ping Tom Park (~1 mile) Meeting location: GPS 41.848238, -87.631735
Title: Hot Tea, Bamboo or Tree: A Tree Walk in Chinatown
Description: in 2007, a seemingly difficult greening challenge was solved; how to beautify a section of parkway that would otherwise have fallen victim to vandalism and graffiti. The challenge was successfully met and yielded many benefits for the community and local zoo inhabitants.
Speakers: Jeff Brink, Senior City Forester of the Chicago GreenStreets Program will be guiding a tour of the parkway trees and tree alternatives for the urban clime Trees and bamboo planted in extremely difficult sites will be examined. Daniella Pereira, Regional Forester for Openlands. Topics covered:
Past and Present
Systematic Diversification
Identification References
Surroundings and Context Clues
Patterns and Branching
Habit and Identification
Please RSVP: April Toney at april@illinoisarborist.org or call 877-617-8887. Lunch will be on your own for this event.
