tagged with: environment
July 27, 2010
Adopt-a-tree deadline is September 1
The city’s Adopt-a-Tree Program applications (PDF) has a new deadline of of September 1. From the Department of Urban Forestry website:
Residents may participate in the Adopt-A-Tree Program by making a tax-deductible contribution to the Parks & Recreation Foundation which will go toward planting a new tree or trees. Additionally, participants agree to water the tree for the first two years as outlined in the Tree Maintenance Agreement. Applications for the Adopt-A-Tree are due by [September 1]. Trees are planted late November through the end of February. For additional information please refer to Frequently Asked Questions and the Approved Tree Planting List.
July 26, 2010
Storm Water Notices hitting mailboxes
The 2010 Storm Water Notices are arriving in the mail. As the notice says, “THIS IS NOT A BILL”, merely notice of what your will be when the bill comes due (which was in October in 2009).
July 24, 2010
Report and track potholes, overgrown lots, abandoned cars, non-functioning street lights, trash/bulk pick-ups, and illegal dumping
At some point, the city launched a website for reporting priority issues such as potholes, overgrown lots, abandoned cars, non-functioning street lights, non-functioning traffic lights, trash/bulk pick-ups, and illegal dumping.
July 12, 2010
Tree care tips for the hot, dry weather
Southside community blog Hills and Heights has a great post this morning on tree care during this recent weather:
Large trees are a defining factor in the character of the many neighborhoods and are the most valuable assets to our landscapes. Please help them survive. Most of us know that newly planted trees need regular watering. However, as the extreme heat drags on without any rain for weeks, the older and larger trees are starting to show signs of stress.
Read more to see what you can do to help keep our trees healthy.
July 5, 2010
Hot and hottest
There seem to be separate weather stations for Church Hill and North Church Hill, showing a few degrees difference between the two. North Church Hill shows the hottest temp in the metro area.
July 2, 2010
Get your veggies on 22nd Street
Rachel at The Green Truth will be selling produce at 22nd and Carrington from 10AM-noon every Saturday and noon-2PM every Sunday:
I’m selling tomato plants to start with, and have many varieties which are suitable for yards and/or containers. Determinate tomato plants reach a fixed height and produce fruit all at once, which makes them suitable for yards or containers. Varieties this year include: Totem Hybrid, Razzleberry Hybrid, and Container’s Choice. Indeterminate keep growing in height as long as the season lasts and produce fruit over an extended period of time. Because of their large size and high nutrient demand they are not suitable for containers and should be planted in the yard. Varieties available this year include: Jelly Bean, Cherry, Rite Bite Hybrid, Yellow Pear, Better Boy Hybrid, Early Girl Hybrid, and Roma.
May 21, 2010
Garden spaces for rent on Oakwood Avenue
Via Craigslist – Urban Garden Space – $50 (Church Hill)
Urban Garden Plots available for rent on a 30’ x 125’ vacant lot at 1523 Oakwood Ave [...]. I had plans for a huge garden here but just don’t have time to really build it out. I’ve got as much tilled and planted as I’m going to and have plenty of space left! If you’d like some sunny garden space call me, I’d like some help paying City Taxes on this thing.
May 2, 2010
Jane’s Walk in Richmond tours Church Hill today
As the site for the inaugural Jane’s Walk in Richmond, the organizers have selected to tour Church Hill:
On Sunday, May 2, 2010, at 3:00 PM, we will meet at the western edge of Chimborazo Park [near the intersection of North 32nd Street and East Grace Street] and follow a circular route through the neighborhood, exploring a variety of streetscapes, architecture, public spaces, institutions and community services, while hearing the stories of residents and scholars about this quintessential Richmond place. The route is approximately two miles long, extends north of Broad Street and is expected to last about two hours.
April 25, 2010
2010 Green Spaces Forum comes to Robinson Theater
The James River Green Building Council‘s 2010 Green Spaces Forum, showcasing the entries for this year’s competition, will be held at the Robinson Theater on May 27th:
Building off of last year’s Play Space challenge, this year’s entrants are asked to look at the remaining 34 +/- acres on the Greater Fulton Gas Works site and develop a plan or design for that land that provides space for living, working, recreation, agriculture or something entirely different and unexpected.
April 24, 2010
So fresh and so clean!
The great clean-up was a smashing success today. Props to the Richmond Clean City Commission for the supplies and the Department of Public Works for taking care of our pile. Special thanks to Officer Ford from the First Precinct for helping to organize our crucial drop spot, and to everyone from Unity, New Visions, Union Hill, and Church Hill Central that came out to do the dirty work.
April 20, 2010
Come out for the great spring cleaning!
The Union Hill, Church Hill Central, Unity, and New Visions civic associations have a neighborhood clean-up set for this Saturday. Trash bags and grabbers will be provided. Come out to one of the 4 meet-up locations to help out:
- Union Hill – 10AM @ Jessamine and 23rd Streets
- New Visions – 8AM @ Q and 23rd Streets
- Church Hill Central – 8AM @ 25th and Nine Mile
- Unity – 8AM @ 22nd and X Street
April 15, 2010
Orienteering Day returns to Chimborazo in June
Learn fitness, geography, land formations, cognitive reasoning, problem solving and self-reliance! Family Orienteering Day will again be held in Chimborazo Park on Saturday, June 12. Registration is 10AM-noon, the event will run noon-3PM.