Next Tree Commission meeting: Monday, Jan 27

Agenda - welcoming new tree commission members and discussing upcoming tree plantings and other topics.

 

Monday, January 27

7:30 -- 9:00 pm

Mount Rainier Police Department, Community Room
3249 Rhode Island Ave, Mount Rainier, MD

 

If you are planning to attend, we suggest emailing trees@20712.org ahead of time for any last-minute changes or cancellations.

 

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Upcoming tree pruning workshops

 

This winter the tree commission will host not one but two pruning workshops! Learn how to prune your trees to grow straight and strong for long, healthy lives. The workshops will feature instruction from Barry Stahl, tree commissioner and pruning expert, as well as opportunities for hands-on practice.

 

1. Tree Pruning Basics

Sunday, February 2, 1:00 -- 3:00 pm

(Makeup date: Sunday, February 9, 1:00 --3:00 pm)

Meet at the corner of 28th and Taylor Streets

 

2. How to Prune Crape Myrtles (Properly, not Murderously)

Saturday, February 29, 1:00 -- 3:00 pm

(Makeup date: Saturday, March 7, 1:00 -- 3:00 pm)

Meet at the corner of 31st and Shepherd Streets

 

If the temperature is cold, please dress accordingly. In case of rain or snow, workshops will be held on the makeup dates.
Please email trees@20712.org with any questions.

Community Meeting on Peace Park Project

 Mount Rainier and Little Friends for Peace invite you to a neighborhood meeting to give input on a Peace Park project for Spring Park on January 6, 2020. 

Date: January 6, 2020

Time: 7-8:30pm

Venue: St. John’s Church located at the intersection of 34^th Street between Shepherd and Rainier Ave. (301) 927-1156

This location is one block from the park to maximize attendance of those who live closest to the park.

Located at the corner of 33^rd St. and Shepherd, Spring Park has been a little used space since it was gifted to the city in the early 1900s. This is also the site of the city’s historic spring from which many residents used to get water until the mid 1900s.   

The City Council approved entering into a partnership with Little Friends for Peace to activate this space for the community. 

We are proud to announce that our partnership has received a sum of $50,000 from the Prince George’s County Redevelopment Authority towards creating a Peace Park at this location.  The University of Maryland’s Landscape Architecture Program will be designing the project and will be present at the meeting to hear community input. This is the same group that has received community input and re-designed Memorial Park and its environs on Rhode Island Avenue.

Next community meeting is TBA in February 2020.

Contact: Shivali Shah Shivali(at)ShivaliShah(dot)com and MJ Park(MJPeace(at)Gmail(dot)com)