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Tentative Contents of The Cookbook <br /> or... <br /> How to Select, Plant, and Care for New Trees with Volunteers <br /> in AnyTown USA <br /> (Where Most People Would Rather be Shopping) <br /> I. Introduction to NeighborWoods <br /> - approach and - philosophy (working together; Enthusiasm and Efficiency; etc.) <br /> II. Planning <br /> - recruiting neighborhood coordinators <br /> - canvassing for available sites <br /> - curbs and sidewalks; how to tell what the right -of -way is <br /> - tree spacing <br /> - the Handlebar Survey (site analysis by neighborhood coordinators and /or program <br /> coordinator) <br /> - species recommendation and eventual selection <br /> - ordering, picking up, and storage of nursery stock <br /> - organizing Planting Day <br /> III. Planting <br /> - meeting place on Planting Day, and organization of pre - planting activities <br /> - working with volunteers <br /> - overall coordination of planting teams <br /> - planting technique (from start to finish) <br /> IV. Protection and Care <br /> - monitoring the new plantings <br /> - watering (including a leaflet on "How to Water Your New Tree ") <br /> - care of the mulched area <br /> - pruning <br /> V. The Future of NeighborWoods <br /> - maintaining contact with neighborhood coordinators <br /> - development of a brochure /leaflet about the program <br /> - banners /signs for City and private vehicles involved with planting and care of new <br /> trees <br /> - funding and staffing needs <br /> VI. Appendices <br /> - timetable of activities (when neighborhood canvassing, planting, pruning, etc. <br /> should occur during the course of a year) <br /> - overall list of recommended species and, in general, what types of trees are <br /> preferred where, and why; and what species we discourage planting in the public <br /> right -of -way, and why <br /> - brief description of each species, with addresses where one can see examples <br /> Dennis Lueck <br /> NeighborWoods Coordinator <br /> 29 May 1992 <br />