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1. Open Space Acquisition Hearing Tonight: Kennedy School, 158 Spring St. ( off Cambridge St. between 6th and Fulkerson (which would be 9th) 5:30 p.m. Hearing on whether the City should acquire part of the Com Energy site for open space.  There are several other sites being considered around the City. This is a hearing of the Finance Committee.
2. Area 4 pilot program to provide cash grants for beautification projects which benefit Area 4 especially for those which involve Area 4 youth. The money will be raised through paper recycling. The more paper recycled at the curb by Area 4 residents, the more money will be available for grants to the neighborhood. If you are interested in applying for a grant, you may attend a meeting Wed. October 28, at 7 p.m. at the Department of Public Works, 147 Hampshire St. you need not be a resident of Area 4 to apply. Applications are due Nov. 20, 1998 and you will hear back on Dec. 18.For more information, email to Jan Aceti at 349-4866 or jaceti@ci.cambridge.ma.us
3. Summerbridge students will be working with Chris Dewart this next month on Thursday afternoons to put up tree identification tags to help us identify the many different species of trees in the park and area around the high school. These tags are designed to come out so they may grow with the trees and thus can be used with future trees if anything happens to the current tree.
4. The Committee on Public Planting has an ordinance and is exploring what other public planting and tree boards do. Karen Carmean will share the results of research on what other boards do and how they work at an upcoming meeting.
5. Genie Johnston of Cambridge College has designed and taught short courses and workshops on trees which she is interested in doing. Please let Karen know if you are interested in your group or organization having one of them. One workshop is called “ Trees: their meanings in Diverse Cultures and in Our Own Lives.” Another is entitled: “Observing Plants, Animals, and Living Systems.” Call Karen at 547-1413 or reply by email to this message.
Cambridge Tree Project Calendar of Events:

Oct. 25-28.:Grassroots Summit for Urban Forestry, Waynesboro, VA. 800-ACT-8886.
Oct. 26: Basic Botany and Plant Structure, Marlboro. Contact UMass Extension 413-545-0895
Tuesday, October 27. Greenspace Alliance meeting at High School on open space initiatives. 7 p.m.
Nov. 3: Cultural Practices of Wood Ornamentals, Marlboro. Umass Extension 413-545-0895
Nov. 5-7 Tree Care Industry Exposition, Baltimore, MD. Contact 800-733-2622
Nov. 12: Fertilizing and Pruning Trees and Shrubs, Marlboro. Contact Umass Extension 413-545-0895
Nov. 13 Deadline: Heritage tree Care Grants. Contact 617-727-3180 x 657 for info.
Nov. 14 Mass. Community Forestry Council Annual Meeting. Contact 888-307-8733.