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DALLAS MAVERICKS’ “GUARD THE PLANET” INITIATIVE
Program corresponds with League’s 2nd Annual Green Week to be Hosted in April – See the Press release.

Trees for Wins with the Dallas Mavericks

Trees for Wins

This season, the Mavs are implementing Trees for Wins, where a tree will be planted in Reverchon Park in Dallas for every win the Mavs get this season (at home and on the road). At the end of the season, the trees will be planted by citizen foresters and Mavs personnel and then cared for by The Dallas Parks and Recreation Department and Arborilogical Services -The Experts Your Trees Deserve. To date, 28 trees are slated to be planted.

DallasTrees.org

Dallas Urban Forest Chair Gets
Bush Volunteer Award

Steve Houser’s the chair of the Dallas Urban Forest Advisory Committee, as well as the founder and former president of the Dallas Historic Tree Coalition (The DHTC web is under construction but is a partner of another great volunteer project initiated by Steve, Texas Tree Trails), which is “a local citizens’ group advocating protection and preservation of irreplaceable trees in urban

landscapes.” In other words, the dude’s a tree-hugger — as evidenced by an Allison V. Smith photo of Houser actually hugging a tree in a 2002 High Profile. Read the award article from the Dallas Observer.

In 2003, President Bush created the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation to find ways to recognize the valuable contributions volunteers are making in our Nation. The Council brings together leaders from the worlds of business, entertainment, sports, education, government, nonprofits, and the media. Read more …

Jim Varnum, Sara Beckelman, and Steve Houser Master Naturalists Exceed 5000 Volunteer Hours

Left to Right: Jim Varnum; Sara Beckelman, Past President of NT Master Naturalists; and Steve Houser. These members received their 5000 hour milestone pin – an amazing feat! Awards were given out at the NTMN September monthly meeting.Many us who find it difficult just to manage our 40 hour work week find it hard to grasp just how much time these folks give back to our community from their busy schedules and still have beaming smiles on their faces. Maybe we can get them to speak on there success and offer a course in Effective Volunteering!

To read more about the Master Naturalists in North Texas, please read their most recent newsletter the Dragonflyer. you can also visit their web site for membership, event and meeting information.

Steve Houser Answers for Neil Sperry

Neil Sperry, the definitive Texas horticulture expert, called upon Steve to answer a tree pruning question submitted from the a reader of his on-line Gardens Magazine. It required a precise and technical answer. Neil, a personal friend and professional colleague of Steve, knew he could count on him to not only to provide the answer but also to include sufficient easy-to-understand detail as to educate the public.

City of Dallas Receives Coveted Gold Leaf Award

Awarded for Outstanding Arbor Day Contributions at the Annual Texas Tree Conference in Waco, Texas, October 11, 2007.  Read the Press Release.

Winning Climb, Texas Tree Climbing Championship, 2009
Miguel Pastenes of Arborilogical Services, Inc.

Companion Story by Carolyn Bush, Dallas County Master Gardner Association.

– New estimates indicate it could be 500 years old, not 243. Another Dallas Morning News story by Jake Batsell after the measurement results were made public.

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