VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The following is a message from Valley City mayor Dave Carlsrud.
“April 30th was National Arbor Day and one celebration was a tree planting in City Park. That was a nice beginning, but you can plant trees and benefit your yard and community most anytime. Did you know trees, can reduce erosion, cut heating and cooling costs, moderate temperature, clean the air, produce oxygen, create wild life habitat, beautifies and increases property values. So there are many good reasons to plant a tree(s).
To successfully plant and prune trees, correct methods will help ensure healthy, beautiful trees. Information can be obtained through our Barnes County Extension Office https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/barnescountyextension and https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/publications/lawns-gardens-trees/basic-guidelines-for-pruning-trees-and-shrubs .
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Valley City Beautification Committee, a sub-committee of the Valley City Commission, will be hosting two spring tree and shrub pruning seminars to celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd. Both of the seminars are free and open to the public and will be taught by Mary O’Neill, Community Forestry Specialist for the North Dakota Forest Service Field Office in Lisbon.
The first seminar will be held on the campus of Valley City State University at 1:30 pm. Interested parties should meet at the VCSU gazebo located just east of Graichen Gym on College Street SW. This seminar will focus on the safe and correct way to prune or cut back larger, more mature trees.