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And big thanks to Omar Ore-Giron and Brad Lancaster for organizing the efforts. For all those who committed to donating for the chipper rental and service - be sure to get your payment to Brad ASAP.We had over 40 participants, excellent instruction by Pedaling Arborist Aleck MacKinnon, and we completed (during and before the workshop) much needed pruning (and removal of many invasive plants…
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Plus, the opportunity to get your prunings chipped into mulch for an extremely reasonable donationFree Pruning & Mulching Workshop
Starts at 8am at the Dunbar/Spring Community Garden/Orchard space (NW corner of 11th Ave and University Blvd).
After demonstration we will then move to various parts of the neighborhood to get hands-on experience with Aleck as we help prune…
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The City recently acquired vacant land from the Salvation Army after tear-down of the old Hospitality House. Dunbar/Spring has worked for over a decade with Salvation Army and the City to work out an agreement to give the property along the west side of 11th Ave north of 1st St to a non-profit entity for the specific purpose of developing the land as low-income / work-force housing.
As part of…
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At minimum you can simply come to, and participate in our hands-on workshops or Work & Learn Stewarding Parties (fill out our contacts page to be alerted of these, or regularly check our Events page).
But we’d really like to help you lift your capabilities and experience, as you also give back more to your community, its forests, its watershed, its residents, and more by stepping up to…