The
Mission of the Janesville Shade Tree Advisory Committee shall be
to promote
and
enhance the beauty and general welfare
of Janesville's
urban forest.
Memorial tree donated
by
Mary Ann and Brian Buenzow
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Shade Tree Planning and Planting Guide
In coordination with the City of Janesville
and the Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources JSTAC has produced and distributed the
Shade Tree Planning and Planting Guide for the City of Janesville.
This document provides information for the homeowner on the
proper way to choose and plant a tree. This document was funded
in part by an urban forestry grant from the Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources Forestry Program as authorized under s.23.097, Wis
Stat. The brochure is available through the City
of Janesville's website.
In 2011 we worked to
replant trees lost in the flooding.
Click
the tiny speaker on the slide show to stop the music.
"The
suburbs are where they cut down all the trees and then name streets
after them!" -
Mad:
The Half-Wit and Wisdom of Alfred E. Neuman (Warner Treasures, 1997
After
12 years with JSTAC, and
many years with the City of Janesville Parks Department, Cliff Englert,
one of our founding fathers, has moved to Florida. Before he left, Cliff received
the prestigious Wisconsin Urban Forestry Council's
Lifetime Achievement
Award. You deserved it, Cliff. We're gonna miss you!
I
think that I
shall never see A poem lovely
as a
tree. A tree whose
hungry mouth is prest Against the
sweet
earth's flowing breast; A tree that
looks
at God all day, And lifts her
leafy arms to pray; A tree that
may in
summer wear A nest of
robins
in her hair; Upon whose
bosom
snow has lain; Who
intimately
lives with rain. Poems are
made by
fools like me, But only God
can
make a tree.
J-STAC
meetings are held monthly in the
conference room
at the
conference room at the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin at 26
S. Jackson St., Janesville, at
4 p.m. on the last Wednesday of each month. The meeting
location
may be changed, if necessary. For further information please
contact Secretary/Treasurer Mary Thompson at 754-2123. Meetings
are open to the public. Anyone interested in the urban forest is
encouraged to attend.
The
Janesville Shade Tree Advisory
Committee is a component of the Community
Foundation of Southern Wisconsin.
Charitable donations
in support of J-STAC activities and Janesville's
urban forest can be made directly to the Foundation. For
donations or other information about J-STAC, the Community Foundation,
or other conservation or park related community groups,
please call the
Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin at 608-758-0883.
JSTAC
is NOT an official committee of the government of the City of Janesville.
Network for Good is a
resource where
individuals can find charities and non-profits that need financial help and volunteers.
Interested
in keeping recyclable items out of our landfill?
There's a beautifully simple solution. Give them to someone
who wants them! Janesville Freecycle is a Yahoo Group that
gives local residents a
highly effective way to participate in community
recycling. Need a computer monitor?
Knee pads for a roller-blader? Flower pots?
A refrigerator? An area rug? ASK!
Got a hamster cage to give
away? Books? A tree? Packing peanuts?
A girls bicycle? A canoe? OFFER!
It's
a fun and exciting idea that provides a golden opportunity for
community involvement that really works!
For more
information write to:
Janesville Shade Tree Advisory Comm
P.O. Box 612
Janesville, Wis. 53545
or send an email.
