Those Tiny Trees

In your journeys around town, you may have noticed a couple of hundred young trees neatly buried into the city-owned green strips along High Street, Federal Street and many, many others.

Those trees didn't get there themselves.

Those strapping saplings are the end-result of several months of planning by the city's volunteer Tree Committee. Add to that several days of hard work of hauling, digging and planting by committee volunteers (including someone close to this blog), DPW workers and kids and parents from the River Valley Charter School.

Haven't seen anything in the local papers, but it's a praiseworthy campaign that definitely deserves attention and will benefit all of us.

So here's a hearty thanks to those folks.

(UPDATE) Those lucky folks who got trees should water them regularly, about two gallons per week. Perhaps the Daily News could help out with an Around The Town item.