NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
WCNA National Neighborhood Night Out 2016
Tuesday October 4th 6:30-8:30p Saint Mark United Methodist Church, Lawhae Building and Lawn, 601 W Braker Ln Austin TX 78753 Mark your calendar for WCNA's biggest and best bash of the year! You won't want to miss this-pizza, ice cream, prizes,...
Living With Urban Coyotes
What to do, Who to call 1. Do not feed coyotes or other wildlife. 2. Eliminate sources of water. 3. Position bird feeders so that coyotes cannot get the food. 4. Do not discard edible garbage where coyotes can get to it. 5. Secure garbage...
Canopy Comments – Root Girdling
Tree planting season is here and it is a good time to get excited about planting and caring for young trees! In order to ensure that trees live a long, healthy life, it is important to inspect the tree’s root system before you buy. When a young...
Canopy Comments – Austin Treebune
The Austin Treebune: Austin's Urban Forest Newsletter is an electronic newsletter which focuses on the preservation and development of Austin's urban forest, and events and activities which support this. "Austin's urban forest is composed of...
Canopy Comments – Canopy Restoration
Lacey Oak (Quercus Lacey) The Lacey Oak is native to the Edwards Plateau shallow, limestone or caliche soil, generally on the west side of Austin. It grows from 30-50' high and has a spread of 25'. One of the smaller oaks, it is considered ideal...
Canopy Comments – Canopy Restoration
Photo from Sharon Porter If you are considering planting a tree or even trees this fall, either to replace lost canopy, or to add to the canopy in your yard, it is worth taking a walk down Hunters Lane to see the effects of recents years's...
Canopy Comments – Oak Wilt
Chris Dolan, City of Austin arborist for oak wilt mapping, has completed his survey of Walnut Creek Neighborhood. The only evidence of oak wilt he found was at Indianhead at 11817 and 11812. 11812 is in the right of way, and Chris has already...
Canopy Comments – Canopy Restoration
October is considered a good month to plant canopy restoration trees, entering a time when newly planted trees can develop roots before the coming warm months increase their needs for water. There are quite a few examples of canopy restoration...
Canopy Comments – Canopy Restoration
If you are considering planting a tree or even trees this fall, either to replace lost canopy, or to add to the canopy in your yard, it is worth taking a walk down Hunters Lane to see the effects of recents years's plantings there. Notice...
Canopy Comments – Arbor Day, Austin
AUSTIN'S ARBOR DAY Saturday October 18th, 2014 Boggy Creek Greenbelt 2300 Rosewood Ave Austin, TX 78702 _________________________________________________________________________________ Volunteer Tree Planting, Family Friendly Activities &...