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