Since we last spoke about the idea of seed bombing Water Street, quite a bit has happened. Most notably, I’ve been in discussions with representatives of the City, as well as various people in the community who profess to know a thing or two about native plant species, bio-remediation, landscaping, and the like. What follow […]
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The seed bombing of Water Street… Who’s in?
Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged bees, brownfields, call to action, garlic mustard, guerilla bio-remediation, industrial waste, invasive species, Jesse Tack, Lisa Bashert, May Day, Michigan Avenue, Michigan Botanical Club, MSU Extension Service, myco inoculant, native plants, nectar, seed bombing, teraforming, Teresa Gillotti, toxic environment, trees, Water Street, Water Street Redevelopment Project, Water Street tree farm, Whole Culture Repair, Wildtype 26 Comments
The trees of Ypsilanti and how you can do your part to help them on Saturday
For the past several months, I’d been thinking about interviewing someone in City government about the trees that were planted along Cross Street as part of the recent $1 million streetscaping project. (I like trees.) For some reason, though, I’d kept putting it off until yesterday, when, in a fit of late night inspiration, I […]
Posted in Agriculture, Food, Sustainability, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Arbor Day, Arbor Day Foundation, berries, Casey Dixon, Common Bald Cypress, Corylus Colurna, crabapples, Cross Street, Department of Public Services, Depot Town, DTE, economic development, evil trees, fruit trees, Gilbert Park, Global Warming, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, healthy food access, invasive species, Ivory Silk Japanese Tree Lilac, Jamie Nauta, MDOT, Michigan Works, mind control, nut trees, Park Street, Peninsular Park, pruning, Rachel Blistein, Riverside Park, streetscape, Syringa Reticulata, Taxodium Distichum, Teresa Gillotti, Tilia Cordata, tree of heaven, trees, Turkish Filbert, vermin, Ypsi Tree Nursery 23 Comments