http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/ Discussion Forum for Riverside Illinois en Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:54:42 +0000 http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/topic/riverside-volunteers#post-15505 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:38:27 +0000 bensells 15505@http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/ <p>At the reception, Village Forester Mike Collins told me that between FLOS and just one group of volunteers alone that over 1000 service hours had been logged in 2011. And that doesn't even begin to count the hundreds and hundreds of hours given by Riverside Springs Ahead and many, many other individuals and groups. Quite apart from the spiritual benefit such devotion brings to our community, its sheer economic and practical impact is staggering. In this season of reflecting on the gifts we receive from the hands of others, it is a good time to say thank you to the many people who make our Village a more beautiful place. </p> http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/topic/riverside-volunteers#post-15502 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:34:02 +0000 JillM 15502@http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/ <p>So many Riverside organizations and individuals volunteered this year to help maintain our landscape that the Director of Public Works, Ed Bailey, hosted a volunteer appreciation reception last week. It was a nice chance to meet other volunteers, make plans for next year, and sign up for the LAC's Adopt-A-Bed program. Thanks Ed!</p> <p>Anyone interested in adopting a bed or triangle (there are many!) should go the LAC website: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/7vn694x" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/7vn694x</a> </p> http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/topic/riverside-springs-ahead-landscape-project#post-14908 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:20:39 +0000 JillM 14908@http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/ <p>Terri Lynne Culloden led a weeding day in the CBD with the girl scouts Monday night. The beds look great - thanks Terri and everyone else! </p> http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/topic/riverside-springs-ahead-landscape-project#post-14754 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:51:50 +0000 JillM 14754@http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/ <p>Come help rejuvenate our Central Business District in preparation for The 4th of July !</p> <p>Dates we need volunteers:</p> <p>Saturday, June 25th : 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. RAIN OR SHINE<br /> Meet at Riverside Bank</p> <p> Weed planting beds<br /> Remove spent blooms from flowers<br /> Sprinkle time release fertilizer around plants<br /> Plant a few replacement plants in select Burlington planters </p> <p>Any Day or Evening before July 4th :</p> <p>Contact us to let us know if you would like to help out on another day or evening on your own, and we can let you know which planters need your help.</p> <p>*Bring work gloves, clippers, shovels and water bottles*</p> <p>Come for an hour or the whole time!</p> <p>Thank you for helping to make a more beautiful Riverside!</p> <p>*Call 708 205-8668*<br /> Sponsored by the Village of Riverside’s Landscape Advisory Commission </p> http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/topic/nps-038-ded-resistant-elms/page/3#post-11029 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:08:55 +0000 CuriousResident 11029@http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/ <p>For those that are interested and can attend, the Landscape Advisory Commission has "Preferred Plant List Review" on the <a href="http://www.riverside.il.us/vertical/Sites/%7BFF0B0056-4ACF-4890-985A-29B8374E9BEE%7D/uploads/%7B8E197093-5DE4-41BD-9320-BC14B1E5DB8F%7D.PDF">agenda</a> for Tuesday, October 13th's meeting. </p> http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/topic/nps-038-ded-resistant-elms/page/3#post-10964 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:54:12 +0000 JillM 10964@http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/ <p>What a concept. Oak Park's Village Board actually listens to their Forester.</p> <p><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-oak-park-trees-w-zone-02-oct02,0,7359795.story">Tribune article on Oak Park's trees</a></p> <p>And get this, they used to have $100,000 in their budget for planting trees. </p> http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/topic/nps-038-ded-resistant-elms/page/3#post-10828 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:24:03 +0000 CuriousResident 10828@http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/ <p>Interesting post in response to the Landmark article <a href="http://rblandmark.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&#38;SubSectionID=1&#38;ArticleID=5388&#38;TM=79756.19">Residents want elms, and they get them</a></p> <blockquote><p>Posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2009<br /> Article comment by: RC</p> <p>I sent that last post without explanation. That is the response I received from the National Park Serrvice when I requested info on how they are handling the loss of elms in FLO sensitive parks. Although I believe it's pretty clear that the FLO vision included elms - he talked about them often and included them in all his works - usualiy in very prominent places. To dismiss their place in our landscape is criminal.</p> <p>Posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2009<br /> Article comment by: RC</p> <p>There really is no acceptablesubstitute for the characteristic form of the American Elm. Realizingthat the average lifespan of an urban tree is something less than tenyears, we understand that Dutch Elm typically kills trees that are alreadyweakened due to age or mechanical damage. Changing the expectation thatnewly planted elms, "Princeton" cultivars or otherwise, may not live to aripe old age, we think that it is nevertheless important to continue toreplant the American Elm anyway, and be satisfied with a 25-50 yearlifespan. The elm growing in FLO's former lawn at "Fairsted" inBrookline is in decline, and this is what I have heard proposed for itsreplacement. I recall that "Olmsted" can be translated from the OldEnglish as "the place of elms." What else could you possibly put in itsplace?</p> <p>H. Eliot FouldsHistorical Landscape ArchitectNPS - Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation15 State Street - 6th FloorBoston, MA 02109(617) 223-5111</p></blockquote> http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/topic/nps-038-ded-resistant-elms/page/3#post-10718 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:18:16 +0000 JohnM 10718@http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/ <p>This is an incredibly instructive thread. As CuriousResident points out, there is a list of trees and shrubs at Sec. 8-5-9, and that list seems inconsistent with the LAC list.</p> <p>But there's also a list at 10-12-5 which also differs from the LAC list and the list above (even taking into account that the list at 8-5-9 does not seem to include any large trees).</p> <p>It's shocking to me that a Village that prides itself on its landscape heritage has allowed these discrepancies to not only exist, but apparently passed into law. This is not, I hasten to point out, the fault of the new Board. It does present, however--as JillM notes--a golden opportunity for this Board and its Commissions to do something that can serve the Village, the residents and our heritage. Clean this up--clarify the rules--hopefully add some new trees and plants and perhaps take a few off. And the best part is that it won't cost a cent--we have the LAC to review the list. We have the forester to provide advice. We have the Board that has indicated an interest in landscape issues by their attendance at LAC meetings and their close attention to tree planting issues. I can't see any reason not to go ahead with a review of this policy now. </p> http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/topic/nps-038-ded-resistant-elms/page/3#post-10717 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:48:08 +0000 PAR4 10717@http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/ <p>Yes, the Board at the committe meeting....whispering and plotting (I hear) - against the open meetings act? I guess they'll feel inclined to keep a close eye on this renegade group until they can turn the three non-believers over next year. </p> http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/topic/nps-038-ded-resistant-elms/page/3#post-10713 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:24:14 +0000 JillM 10713@http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/ <p>Well, this is a teachable moment for the new Board members, then, isn't it? Data, science, track records, reason, versus, .....opinion? </p> <p>And, the ever popping up question of what happens if the LAC votes to amend the recommended list. Can the Board overturn? At the last Board meeting, Trustee Shevitz ended the discussion with charging the LAC to determine how to amend the list, as I recall. But that agenda item was ignored at the most recent LAC meeting, which was attended by some Board members. So, what gives? Talk, no action?</p> <p>One could ask the Village Manager about points of action here, as I might re: <a href="http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/topic/why-the-bloc-on-the-parking-lot/page/17#post-10709">Board agenda items and resolutions</a>. One can also write directly to the President of the Board to ask how this proceeds. Open, transparent, and amicable governance. </p>