Graceland West Community AssociationLast weekend, TreeKeeper Ben Conley led neighborhood shrub planting efforts and provided key points from the U.S. Forest Service, including not to put mulch against shrub or tree trunks and instead use the “donut hole” mulching technique that is recommended for healthy shrubs and trees.
GWCA will celebrate Earth Day 54 by planting native shrubs at three locations. This is an opportunity to help and learn about selecting, planting and caring for native shrubs in ground or in a planter. Please join us Saturday, April 20th at 10 am in the back yard of 1460 West Belle Plaine for the first planting and we’ll proceed from there. Recipients are on Belle Plaine, Clark and Montrose. All are welcome.
Interested in receiving a native shrub / tree during our 2024 Earth Day Celebration planting. We’d like to select 2-3 members to each receive a small native shrub.
Let us know ASAP if you are interested. Planting will be on Saturday, April 20 beginning at 10 am and everyone will learn about soil prep, planting and care. Contact info@gracelandwest.org if interested.
The weather this Saturday (4/23) is shaping out to be fantastic. At 9:00 AM meet up at Lake View High School (corner of Belle Plaine and Greenview) and join members of GWCA to celebrate Earth Day and beautify the neighborhood. We will be cleaning up litter on the LVHS Campus and surrounding streets, and cleaning leaves and other debris from storm drains at flood-prone intersections on Greenview. Gloves and trash bags will be provided.
Join members of GWCA to celebrate Earth Day and beautify the neighborhood. We will be cleaning up litter on the Lake View High School Campus and surrounding streets, and cleaning leaves and other debris from storm drains at flood-prone intersections on Greenview. Gloves and trash bags will be provided. Meet at Belle Plaine and Greenview.
April 22nd, 2020 is the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. The GWCA ECO-Green committee has been working hard on greening the community for almost as long. You can read about past projects here: https://gracelandwest.org/eco-gardens-green-space/. As mentioned in the blog earlier this month, GWCA is looking for you to share your personal projects and teach others “how to” on Facebook and on Instagram (@graceland_west_gwca).
We may already be one of the greenest neighborhoods in Chicago, with our tree-landed streets, the tree count and park at the LVHS campus, Warner Park and Gardens, corner parkway plantings, pollinator pathways, the Berteau greenway and our Annual Garden Walk (this year will be the 38th edition). But there is no denying that there is a lot to do to restore a safe and stable climate.
This year’s Earth Day theme is climate action. No matter how small your contribution, we are asking everyone in the community to take action for our planet on Earth Day and every day. If you are feeling discouraged, be sure to follow the Graceland West Community Association on Facebook. We’ll be posting simple, hyper-local ideas and resources using the #GWCAGreens tag.
