Volunteers needed for tree planting May 1

The local Trees Forever chapter is seeking volunteers to assist in planting over 100 trees in the Pamida and Waukon City Park area Saturday, May 1. Interested participants are asked to meet at the Pamida parking lot at 8 a.m. Saturday and to bring shovels and rakes, with an anticipated completion time of 12 noon should enough volunteers get involved. Rain date will be May 8.
For further information, contact Waukon Trees Forever President Ken Olson at 563-568-4612.

Many yard and boulevard trees are damaged each year by lawn mowers and lawn trimming devices. Scraping the bark from the tree near its base causes damage to the capillaries that deliver sap to the tree and exposes the tree to disease. This can be easily avoided by placing mulch around the tree three to five inches deep and out about six inches from the tree, then spraying the mulch occasionally with ‘Round-up” to keep the grass from growing up through the mulch.
The City of Waukon maintains a large supply of mulch on the north side of the yard waste area at the fairgrounds.  This mulch is free for residents to use to prevent damage to trees and simplify trimming around yard trees and shrubs.