Spokane NeighborWoods Presents Launch Party at the new Public Market
Spokane Urban Forestry Director, Angel Spell, is inviting you to the Spokane NeighborWoods Launch and they're celebrating with a tree planting, DJ, dancing, wine tasting, taco-eating, cupcake gorging, and other caloric excesses. Bring the whole family; they'll have dirt to dig and prizes for the kids.
The Party starts at 5pm Saturday, May 7th at the new Spokane Public Market, 24 W 2nd Avenue @ Browne.
Spokane Urban Forestry joined the Alliance for Community Trees (ACT) in August and are excited to get Spokane involved in ACT's NeighborWoods program. NeighborWoods is a national program that provides promotional materials, event promotion, mini grants, and guidance to help communities become better educated and enhance their urban forests.
From Angel Spell: We have had great success in launching our program this year. So far we have groups in several neighborhoods including North Hill & Northwest. St. Aloysius school will be starting a group as well. If you would like to start a group in your neighborhood, come to our Launch Party on May 7th, at the site of the new Spokane Public Market. There will be music and kids activities. Bring some cash too because there will be a taco truck there!
If you would like to sign up and get started, check out our NeighborWoods FAQ sheet and fill out an Application Form. You can review the different projects your community could start on in the NeighborhWoods Guide and Workbook. If you would like more information to get a group started in your neighborhood please contact us at urbanforestry@spokanecity.org or 509.363.5495.
"ACT's NeighborWoods Program envisions a future where all people live in comunities with tree-lined streets, shaded parks and school grounds, and full-canopied neighborhoods. Our center cities, suburban neighborhoods and small towns provide daily opportunities for people to discover and learn about nature. In fact, there is a forest just outside your door.
A successful NeighborWoods effort begins with community members who can imagine, plan and work together. The result will be neighbors learning together, supporting one another, and sharing an understanding of what it takes to make both the community and the forest thrive." ~NeighborWoods Guide and Workbook
