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Ellis Allen honored with MAA Legacy Award

Ellis Allen honored with MAA Legacy Award
Longtime Medfield resident and revered tree care champion Ellis Allen was honored with the Massachusetts Arborists Association (MAA) Legacy Award during the organization’s annual Arbor Day of Service, held Friday, April 25, at Millborn Farm, a newly acquired Trustees of Reservations conservation property in Sherborn, MA. The award was presented by fellow Medfield resident Mike Lueders,...
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Wellesley protects its arboreal assets

By Amelia Tarallo Hometown Weekly Staff Back in January, a well-meaning Wellesley landlord illegally pruned several town-owned trees. Experts who examined the trees afterwards believed that they had been over-pruned, and were in danger of dying in the later months. Since then, the care of the town’s trees has been a well-discussed topic in the community. The...
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Rotarians distribute saplings to kids

Rotarians distribute saplings to kids
Every year, the Rotary Club of Wellesley purchases and bags 400 tree saplings for distribution to Wellesley fourth graders. Susy Jordon, Wellesley Town Horticultural technician, handed out bagged Sweet Gum saplings for distribution to Wellesley fourth graders at Fiske School on Monday, April 24. The fourth graders were very attentive as Susy explained what Arbor...
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Needham Rotary in Arbor Day partnership

Needham Rotary in Arbor Day partnership
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The Rotary Club of Needham partnered with Fourth Grade Foresters in celebration of Arbor Day, giving each fourth grade student in the Needham a Norway Spruce sapling to plant. A total of 547 trees were given out. Together these trees make up a unique forest - a forest planted by Needham fourth graders....
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