City launching adopt-a-tree pilot project

Aug 8, 2022 | 2:59 PM

MEDICINE HAT, AB – The city’s parks department hopes residents can help the city’s boulevard trees grow and thrive through an adopt-a-tree pilot project.

The project asks participants to water boulevard trees in front of or behind their homes several times a week until the end of September.

“Our boulevard trees weather difficult growing conditions and yet provide residents with so many benefits,” said Dave Genio, manager of parks with the City of Medicine Hat. “We see just how much residents care about trees. This program is meant to get everyone involved in caring for them so they continue to grow and thrive, wherever they’re planted.”

The program will be open to 200 residents. Anyone interested is asked to fill out an online form with their name, address, yard landscape type, and the number of public trees they would like to adopt.

Genio says participants will be asked to provide their trees with an amount of water appropriate to the age and size of the tree and “with effective watering methods, residents in the program should only notice a small increase in water use when reviewing utility bills.”

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Households that sign up will receive either a free water bag, a discounted soaker hose, or a discounted rain barrel specific based on the size of tree and the yard landscape type. People will be able to get the items from the parks and recreation building at 88 Kipling St. SE beginning Aug. 9 at 8 a.m.

Jeff Quinlan, city parks and recreation technician, says effective watering greatly benefits trees by increasing resilience to pests and providing years of benefits for future generations. He adds it’s easy to take our trees for granted but “it’s important we remember that they provide oxygen, help to moderate air temperature, provide habitat to birds and wildlife, and offer immeasurable beauty along with so many more benefits to our city.”

by Chris Brown

City launching adopt-a-tree pilot project

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