WALLA WALLA 2020 TREES, LANDSCAPING, AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE
1. Mill Creek Recreation Trail planting project organized and implemented, Tausick Way to Eastgate Lions Park.
2. Xeriscape Demonstration Park at Rose and Isaacs established.
3. Memorial Park tree planting project organized and implemented.
4. Eastgate Reclamation Project, tree plantings at Eastgate Marketplace and Kmart proposed and implemented.
5. Arbor Week 1989 organized (first in over 20 years).
6. Co-founder Earth Day Coordinating Committee.
7. Walla Walla High School tree nursery proposed and established.
8. Washington State penitentiary tree nursery promoted and established.
9. Perennial cover crop at Tausick Way landfill proposed and established for habitat and reclamation.
10. Expansion of City of Walla Walla street tree program proposed and established.
11. City zoning code requirements for landscaping of developments and parking lots, proposed and established.
12. City Water Resources Committee proposed and established.
13. Fort Walla Walla Park recreation path and urban forest proposed and established.
14. City Street Tree Committee proposed and established.
15. Co-sponsor Live Tree program for holidays.
16. Negotiations are being held with the City of Walla Walla regarding 66 acres of landfill between Isaacs and Mill Creek, west of Tausick Way, for a bird and wildlife area.
There’s still plenty left to do! To join us, email Committee Chair Chris Howard chrish@bmi.net or call at
522-2374.
Native Plant Society of Washington