Great Turnout For FUF Meeting on Miraloma Park / Sunnyside
Great turnout everyone for the 3/15 Meeting with Sally our Planting Manager for the Miraloma Park/Sunnyside Planting on April 17th. Here are some pics. Video to come as well for those that couldn't make it. Thanks again for Miraloma Park Improvement Club's support for me and the group. They have continued to be a huge help on our tree-planting effort.
Concerns on Sidewalk Width For a Miraloma Park Tree with FUF
In my recruitment of property owners in the Miraloma Park and Sunnyside areas of San Francisco, I have received many responses from people that were interested but concerned about the limited sidewalk width issues that the city mandates perhaps for ADA considerations.
I brought this up with FUF and they came back with this;
"I’ve gotten more details about the narrow sidewalks in Miraloma Park that makes it a difficult neighborhood to plant. Basically, it just requires a little bit of creativity and each basin that we cut out and place a tree into needs to have at a certain amount of substance put back into the basin on the outer edges. We can apparently acquire the material that needs to be put back in cheaply, and it isn’t a big expense, although it might add a few bucks per person. Then we need to tell our counterparts at the city’s Bureau of Urban Forestry that that’s what we are doing. Those details are all what our arborists work out, and I think the best thing to do would be to talk to one of our arborists to get a better sense of what to tell folks to expect, so they know its not completely straightforward."
So, please hang in there and we will make this happen.
Simple Summary Of Getting A Tree with FUF
Doesn't get easier than this to get a Friends of the Urban Forest tree in San Francisco. I will be using this as I continue my quest for a planting event in Miraloma Park, SF.
GETTING A TREE WITH FRIENDS OF THE URBAN FOREST
WHAT YOU DO:
- Point to a spot on the sidewalk
- Signing the document called "Forms of the Urban Forest" and a check for 75 bucks.
WHAT FUF DOES:
- Acquire the permits from the city
- Perform utilities checks under your sidewalk
- Provide you with a list of arborist approved trees in your microclimate
- and a chance to meet and talk with our arborist
- Mark where the trees will go
- Cut the concrete in front of the house
- Show up with a team of volunteers and plant your tree
- Supply all the stakes, arbor ties, and watering buckets for your tree
- Provide 18 months of arborist-led tree care after the planting.
Miraloma Park / Friends of the Urban Forest Project 2010
I am going to try and assist in helping the Friends of the Urban Forest in an organized planting in my neighborhood of Miraloma Park in San Francisco. I created a dedicated page for people to link to and will try to get 30 or so trees sponsored in our area.
More to come on this. I am hitting a meeting at FUF headquarters Sunday, Dec 13.