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ENVIRONMENTAL
<br />EXPO &TREE SALE
<br />Ramsey Elementary School and Ramsey City staff
<br />worked together and made this year's Environmental Expo
<br />and Tree Sale the largest ever. It was a wonderful
<br />community event for everyone. We would like to thank the
<br />student workers, display people, Environmental Expo
<br />Committee, Youth First, Scouts, and other organizations that
<br />made this event possible. We would also like to thank
<br />Connexus Energy, Lyle Bradley, Walton's Hollow, Raptor
<br />Center, Herpetological Society, Oliver Kelley Farm, Carl
<br />Vogt, Minnesota DNR, 1st & 2nd Ramsey Elementary grade
<br />students, Heart of the Earth School, Julian McFall, the Metro
<br />Mosquito Control District, Wargo Nature Center,
<br />FIREWISE display, Ramsey Park Board and Environmental
<br />Policy Task Force, League of Women Voters, Women's
<br />Cancer Resource Center, Kettle Corn, Lakewinds Food Co-
<br />op, Green Valley Greenhouse, Henke Nursery, Northwind
<br />Nursery, Nowthen Nursery, MacKenzie Farms, Maple Leaf
<br />Nursery and Anoka Conservation District.
<br />Congratulations to Lauren Dean, 2003 winner of
<br />the Nature Art Contest and to Molly Butorac, 2004 winner.
<br />Lauren's design was on the tote bags for sale this year and
<br />Molly's will be on the bags for next years' fundraiser.
<br />A special thank you is extended to all who attended
<br />this year's function. Please plan to join the Environmental
<br />Expo and Tree Sale again next year on May 7, 2005.
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<br />NEWSLETTER
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<br />SENIOR NEWS
<br />The May 5th get- together of the seniors was very
<br />well attended. The Lyric Arts Theater players performed
<br />for our group and it was very enjoyable. The room was full
<br />of people, the food was excellent, and new members joined.
<br />A music program is planned for our June meeting and the
<br />July meeting will be our annual picnic at Central Park.
<br />It's nice to have such a fun group of people.
<br />Zola Malamen, President
<br />I've learned . . . That a smile is an
<br />OAK WILT 2004 CONTROL COST
<br />SHARE PROGRAM
<br />Now is the time to watch for browning and wilting
<br />leaves on your Oak trees. This year we are implementing
<br />an additional program option to increase the control of oak
<br />wilt spore producing trees. The program will require that
<br />potential spore producing trees within the vibratory plowed
<br />area are removed OR prepayment of three annual
<br />inspections ($225.00) to monitor for Oak Wilt symptoms will
<br />be required in order to retain these trees. Injection treatment
<br />may be cost shared in some situations when vibratory plowing
<br />is not possible. Homeowners may elect to pay for preventive
<br />injection treatment, but cost share dollars are retained for
<br />primary treatment by vibratory plowing and spore producing
<br />tree removal. Injection is particularly useful for Bur and
<br />White Oaks. Early detection may make injection treatment
<br />of infected Bur and White Oaks a successful option to save
<br />these trees, at homeowners' discretion.
<br />Entry into the Oak Wilt Control Cost Share Program
<br />requires a $50 payment. You then are expected to schedule
<br />a site visit with a consultant to evaluate, diagnose and discuss
<br />control options with you. The consultant prepares a
<br />treatment plan and cost estimate bid. If you decide to
<br />proceed, release forms must be signed and prepayment of
<br />one -half of the cost estimate for control work is to be made
<br />by homeowner before vibratory plowing for control of the
<br />infection site. The program cost share dollars then match
<br />the homeowner prepayment to pay the contractor after the
<br />control work is completed. The homeowner is expected to
<br />coordinate the removal of spore producing trees [or potential
<br />spore producing trees in the treat -to- the -line option] within
<br />6 weeks, or, for those diagnosed late in the growing season,
<br />before April 1 of the following year.
<br />As always, the cooperative control between
<br />neighbors increases the usefulness of control efforts. This
<br />is true for whole neighborhoods, since spores move across
<br />property boundaries to infect storm damaged or construction
<br />damaged trees. Bark on a tree is like our skin. It is the first
<br />line of defense against infection. Diseased wood may be
<br />retained for firewood, but it must be cut short, covered to
<br />dry for a year, and stored on site. It must not be moved to
<br />other sites or to weekend cabins, since it may spread the
<br />fungus spores.
<br />For further information about Oak Wilt, your site,
<br />and the program you may call Bruce Bacon, Environmental
<br />Specialist at 763 - 433 -9813. Here are useful web sites for
<br />information about Oak Wilt:
<br />www.kundeco.com /Forestry /oak wilt.htm
<br />www.anokanaturalresources.com/trees/treeoakwilt.htm
<br />www.dnr.state.mn.us /treecare /forest health /oakwilt /index.html
<br />www.na.fs.fed.us /spfo /pubs /howtos /ht oakwilt /toc.htm
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