Where? Harmon Park at the end of Angell Road off Highway 110 on the north side of our City.
When? Saturday, May 1 from 8:30 to 10:30 am co-hosted by the Sunfish Lake Community Environmental Issues Committee, the Tree Board and Jim Nayes, your City Forester. Buckthorn tour begins at 10:00 am.
New this year
A guided tour and discussion. – “Now that I’ve removed my dirty rotten buckthorn scum … what’s next?” Starts at 10:00 am at Harmon Park.
Shrubs to replace removed buckthorn.
What?
Fun, Food, Beverages, Baby trees and shrubs to purchase plus the latest information about emerald ash borer (EAB) and what to plant after buckthorn.
Living Green tips
Tree talk, visit with your neighbors, tree talk, and more tree talk with your friends
Recyclables Drop Off: (see list below).
Recyclables to Drop Off:
Plastic Bags
Packing Peanuts
Cell phones; CD’s; diskettes, audio and video tapes, rechargeable batteries
Mercury thermometers, and inkjet, laser printer and fax cartridges
Hazardous waste (paint, pesticides, automotive, car batteries, cleaning supplies and the like)
Please Don’t Bring:
Yard Waste
Appliances or Electronics
We expect a beautiful Minnesota spring day just like last year. Let’s continue our green tradition and in celebration of trees and of the Arbor Day Green Fair, pick up trash along our yards, streets, lanes, driveways, cul-de-sacs, turn-arounds or roads. Let’s all live Greener in 2010 than ever before.
Small Bareroot Trees
(Available at Arbor Day --$2 each)
White Oak Bur Oak
Red Oak American Linden
White Pine White Spruce
Tamarack
Preordered Small Bareroot Shrubs
(Available at Arbor Day --$2 each) for use after buckthorn is removed
Call 612-803-9033 to order by April 1
Glossy Black Chokeberry American High Bush Cranberry (Viburnum)
Gray Dogwood Redosier Dogwood
False Indigo Juneberry
Nannyberry (Viburnum)
Preordered Large Bareroot Trees
Call 612-803-9033 to order by April 1. Minimum order is two trees of each variety chosen and payment must accompany order. Trees will be delivered in Sunfish Lake before Arbor Day, May 1, 2010. Order early for best availability.
Species Size Notes $ Cost each
1. Birch (paper, river or Whitespire) 6’ or larger, 3-stem 40.00
2. Tree lilac 6’ or larger 45.00
3. Amur Cherry (Prunus maackia) 6’ or larger 45.00
4. American linden 6’ or larger 45.00
5. Oak (red, pin, bicolor, or white) 6’ or larger 45.00
6. Elm (Accolade) 1” diameter or larger DED resistant 50.00
7. Elm (New Horizon) 1” diameter or larger DED resistant 50.00
8. Red Maple (Northwoods) 1 1/4” diameter or larger Excellent fall color 55.00
9. Silver maple X Red Maple cross 1 1/4” diameter or larger Excellent fall color 55.00
(Autumn Blaze or Sienna)
10. Sugar Maple (Fall Fiesta, Green Mtn.) 1 1/4” diameter or larger Excellent fall color 65.00
We are a small community proud of our heritage and committed to the preservation of our pristine, rural character. We cherish our privacy, yet know we are part of a thriving Dakota County and the greater Twin Cities metropolitan area. With these partnerships in mind, we strive to preserve that unique spirit which is Sunfish Lake, Minnesota.