HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-09-08 Park Board PacketEDINA PARK BOARD
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September 8, 1987
Edina City Hall
AGENDA
I. Approval of Minutes of August 11, 1987, Meeting
II. Correspondence
A. Golf Course
B. Garden Park
C. Carver Seminar on Effective Board Governance
October 29, 1987, 3 pm - 10 pm, Braemar Golf Course
III. Reviewal of Proposed 1987 Budget
IV. Recreation Report
V. Other
INDIVIDUALS ENDORSING JOHN HOYT'S PROPOSAL
OF AUGUST 13, 1987 AS FOLLOWS:
Resolved:
1. That the current policy of allowing current League members who are Edina residents and
Patron Card holders and are currently members of two (men's or women's) organized leagues
to continue their participation in those leagues be continued until two years subsequent
to the date that the following additional conditions obtain;
a. Membership in all Braemar Golf Course organized leagues shall be restricted to Edina
Residents as of the opening of the course in 1988. This shall include Women's, Men's,
Singles, Couples, and Industrial leagues.
b. The maximum membership roster in any existing league shall be equal to the current
(August 1987) Edina Resident membership number. The number shall be rounded up to the
nearest 10.
c. The Course management shall keep such records as it deems necessary during the 1988 and
1989 seasons in order to objectively measure whether or not adoption of this resolution
has substantially alleviated the current perception that non-league Edina residents find
it very difficult to obtain non-league play tee times.
2. That Braemar Course management report, in the Fall of 1989, to the City Council (through
the normal channels of the Golf Committee and the Park Board) recommendations regarding
changes in current league membership policies to be effected in 1990."
Martha Hilgendorf
Myrtle Lerum
Hazel Foss
Sully Rudd
Gordon Heusinkveld
Jo Omestad
John S. Hoyt Jr.
John Sundquist
Edward Izmirian
Robert Jorgenson
Erling Grinley
Gordon Schleicher
Mrs. Ken Awsumb
Kenneth Awsumb
Sherman Brudelie
Robert Schelper
William Dahl
Frank Black
Jewel & Al Lalin
Sylvia Eisler
Phyllis Sinks
Jack R. Kemp
John M. Goughnour
Henry T. Peterson
Bowling Green
Bowling Green
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Braemar Men's Club
Braemar Men's Club
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KIDS' CLUB: EDINA'S SCHOOL-AGE CHILD CARE PROGRAM
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5701 NORMANDALE ROAD, EDINA 55424 (612) 929-3431
Date: July 15, 1987
TO: Kay Bach, Edina Foundation
Rod Brannon, Edina Community Education
Louise Engleke, PTA Council
Doug Johnson, Edina Community Services, Family Center
Bob Kojetin, Director of Edina Parks and Recreation
Ken Rosland, City of Edina
Ray Smyth, Edina Public Schools
From: Lois Moffitt, Community Resource Pool, and Linda Sisson, Kids Club
Re: Carver Seminar on Effective Board Governance
This spring Lois attended a seminar about non-profit boards presented by Dr.
John Carver. While Lois was sharing the very helpful information from the
seminar with Linda, we thought how wonderful it would be for a number of the
boards and advisory councils in our school district and city to participate
TOGETHER in a similar training session. We took the idea to Ray Smyth who got
the endorsement of the Edina Board of Education for the project and to Ken
Rosland who got the endorsement of the Edina City Council,
We've been able to secure DR. JOHN CARVER (see enclosed seminar description)
for a seminar on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 3 - 10 pm. We hope you and your board
will participate.
The total cost of the seminar (including Dr. Carver's fee, expenses and a
supper for participants) will be around $2,500. We anticipate that each
participating group will be asked to contribute between $100 and $200 toward
the cost and that the balance will be funded by the Edina Board of Education,
City Council, and the Edina Foundation. (It normally costs one individual $90
to attend a one day seminar with Dr. Carver.) We'll send you more definite
information as soon as the costs and funding have been confirmed.
If your organization is interested in participating in the seminar, please
send us, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,
* a BROCHURE or a MISSION STATEMENT for your organization and
* a LIST with NAMES and ADDRESSES of your board or council members and
the executive staff who are potential participants.
(You can send these to Linda at the Community Center.)
Please let the members of your board know the date and time for the seminar so
they can have it on their calendars. Individual invitations will go out to
everyone in your group in August. In September we'll send you advance reading
materials from Dr. Carver for you to distribute to everyone in your group who
will be attending the seminar.
" Busy boards are almost always busy at the
wrong things. The responsible board "lust learn
to discipline itself to defining what, for whom ,
for what cost and to delegate the ceaseless
grappling with how to staff .... Controlling
what effect is worth what cost is the chief
'raison d'etre' of the governing board and its
first obligation to the public ownership."
John Carver
Far too many boards are ineffective because
their activity tends substantially toward the
short-term, event -specific, administrative,
detailed and non -decisive. Responsible people
serving on boards want -- but seem powerless to
attain -- board action that is long-term,
policy -specific, broad-based, timely and
efficient in use of time.
Dr. Carver advocates a "technology of
governance" — a framework which packages the
governing job in a wav that eliminates the
systematic flaws present in the conventional
board process. It involves a transformation of
previous approaches to governance rather than
an incremental adjustment of them.
Faculty
Who Should
Attend
• Nonprofit executive directors
• Board members
We strongly encourage executives and boards
from each organization to participate in order to
benefit fully from this program.
Pro�zranz Content
• New job descriptions for executives and
boards
• Moving from business as usual to
accountability
• Getting your board to work smarter, not
harder
• Gaining control: monitoring ends rather than
means
• Using the business leadership on your board
John Carver is a management and governance
consultant/ trainer. His specialty is the
- operation of boards of directors. His
development of a "technology of governance" to
enable a new level of effectiveness in the board
process is drawing increasing attention among
nonprofit and governmental organizations. His
academic background is in business, economics,
education and psychology wherein he earned
his B.S., MID. and Ph.D. degrees. Mr. Carver,
who has managed public services for twelve
years, is a frequent speaker and author on the
topics of purpose, productivity and performance
in the "nonmarket" sector.
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CARVER
GOVERNANCEDESIGN,
INCORPORATED
JOHN CARVER
ILLUSTRATIONS TO ACCOMPANY
ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS THROUGH BETTER BOARDS
A Carver Governance Design, Inc. Workshop on
Strategic Leadership, Accot.::tability and Role of the Governing Board
Whether you are a brand new board member or can boast many
years experience, this workshop will bring a startling new
awareness of what boards can be. John Carver's model or
framework for board operation is the first true breakthrough for
designing the board's job.
Boards can be free from trivia and short term thinking. They
can focus on leadership, the long term, vision and values. But
to do so, they must break away from conventional ways of thinking
about the task, ways we have all learned too well.
Because the ideas are new ones, a number of drawings are used
to explain the concepts. This packet reproduces some of those
drawings so you might take notes without bothering to draw the
illustrations yourself.
Should you wish more information, reprints and articles are
available. A book on the topic should be available by late 1987.
Audio tapes are already available through Public Management
Institute (358 Brannan Street, San Francisco 94107) and video
training tapes are expected to be marketed through PMI by next
year. Carver Governance Design, Inc. provides workshops for
mixed boards, single nonprofit or governmental boards and does
consulting with organizations desiring to reach for excellence in
governing.
SPECIALIZING IN THE BOARD/ MANAGEMENT PARTNERSHIP
BOX 1190 • CARMEL. INDIANA 46032 • 317 i 846-2436
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P.O. Box 2000 1516 P Street, N. W.
Washington, D.C. 20013 Washington, D.C. 20005
telephone (202) 667-3300
TO: The American Forestry Association's Famous and Historic Tree Grove
Winning Communities
FROM: Deborah Gangloff, Director of Communications, AFA
DATE: August 18, 1987
RE: Enclosed Press Release
The enclosed press release has been prepared for distribution to the winning
communities and the media. In addition to the press release are pages that
list the winning communities, copperating individuals and organizations, and
the histories/backgrounds on seedlings we have had grown for distribution to
the communities early in 1988.
Since it would be much more important to the media to receive a press
release from a local person or organization with their local contact
referenced on the release, we suggest that you contact your local media with
the enclosed information. However, if you do not have the resources to do
this, give me or Laura Porinchak, AFA Communications Coordinator, a call at
800/368-5748 with the name and address of the local newspaper, radio or
television station, and we will mail the release from here.
If your local media would like to speak with me about this story, they may
also call me at the number above.
The National Citizens Organization For Trees, Forests. and Forestry
Founded 1875
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P.O. Box 2000 1516 P Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20013 Washington, D.C. 20005
telephone (202) 667-3300
PRESS RELEASE P R E S S R E L E A S E PRESS RELEASE
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Contact: Deborah Gangloff
or Laura Porinchak August 17, 1987
1-800-368-5748
AMERICAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION
AWARDS HISTORIC TREE GROVES
The American Forestry Association (AFA) has selected 70 communities from 32
states across America to receive Famous and Historic Tree Groves to
commemorate the bicentennial of the United States Constitution.
As part of AFA's National Big Tree Program, which records the largest
specimens of native tree species, AFA is making these historic grove packages
available to select communities for commemorative plantings on public land.
These groves are perfect centerpieces for a community's "Plant A Living
Legacy to the United States Constitution" project, as sponsored by the
Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution.
AFA located historic trees in different growing regions to make this
program available to as many communities as possible. The seedlings were
grown from the seeds of trees connected with our country's birth, development
and Founding Fathers.
Communities submitted an application to AFA confirming that they met
specific requirements for the nurturing and long—term care of the historic
seedlings. The seedlings will be one or two seasons old when shipped, so
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they will need nursery care for the next few years to ensure development.
Afterward, the seedlings will be planted in a public place in the community.
The first 200 applicants for a Famous and Historic Tree Grove each received
a sycamore grown from seeds collected by The Bartlett Tree Expert Company
during the trimming of the Ellis Island trees for the Statue of Liberty's
Centennial celebration. This first tree gave the communities the opportunity
to promote the project and test their procedures for seedling care. The
Famous and Historic Grove seedlings will be shipped to the winners between
December 1987 and March 1988, during their dormant season when they are
better able to withstand shipping. Winners will also receive a Famous and
Historic Trees poster and brochures to aid in the promotion of their Historic
Grove.
Each community made a tax—deductible donation of $150 to The American
Forestry Association, the national citizens organization for trees, forests
and forestry, to cover the costs of collecting the seeds, and growing and
shipping the grove seedlings.
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Note to editors: In addition to historical backgrounds on seedlings in the
Famous and Historic Tree Groves program, the winning communities and local
contacts are listed in alphabetical order by state on the enclosures.
Local Contacts For Famous And Historic Tree Grove
From The American Forestry Association
(In alphabetical order by state, then by city.)
ALABAMA (1)
City of Mobile
CONTACT: Ronald Jackson
City of Mobile
Parks Department
2301 Airport Boulevard
Mobile, 36606
(205) 438-7116
CALIFORNIA (1)
West Valley Mission Community
College, Saratoga
CONTACT: William E. Whitney
West Valley—Mission Community
College District
14000 Fruitvale Avenue
Saratoga, 95070
(408) 867-2220
COLORADO (1)
Colorado Springs
CONTACT: Ronald A. Morrow
CO Springs Parks & Recreation
Department
Urban Forestry Division
1401 Recreation Way
Colorado Springs, 80905
(303) 578-6583
CONNECTICUT (1)
DELAWARE (1)
The Wilmington Garden Center,
Wilmington
CONTACT: William J. Grubb
593 Market St. Mall
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 658-1913
FLORIDA (1)
Gainesville
CONTACT: Mrs. Kay R. Hanna
University of Florida
Forestry Department
118 Newins—Zieger Hall
Gainesville, 32611
374-2171
GEORGIA (4)
Outdoor Activity Center, Atlanta
CONTACT: JoAnn Jackson
Outdoor Activity Center
1442 Richland Road, SW
Atlanta, 30310
Fort Benning
CONTACT: Brad Castleberry
Public Affairs Office
(ATZB—PAO)
Building 4, Room 601
Fort Benning, 31905
(404) 545-4766
Leete's Island Garden Club, Guilford Jackson
CONTACT: Maud Sargent CONTACT: Mrs. Raymond Kelly
335 Mulberry Point Road 358 James Moore Drive
Guilford, 06437 Jackson, 30233
(203) 453-4726
Local Contacts For Famous And Historic Tree Grove
From The American Forestry Association
GEORGIA (cont'd)
City of Savannah
CONTACT: Dr. Donald Gardner
Park and Tree Department
2600 Bull Street
Victory at Bull
Savannah, 31401
(912) 235-4270
ILLINOIS (2)
Village of Lyons
CONTACT: Kenneth Matz
Tree Board
7801 W. Ogden Avenue
Lyons, 60534
447-8886
Woodstock
CONTACT: Kenneth V. Fiske
9313 Bull Valley Road
Woodstock, 60098
(815) 338-0592
INDIANA (1)
Prairie Heights Community, LaGrange
CONTACT: Ned Stump
Prairie Heights Community School
Farm
Route 2, Box 600
LaGrange, 46761
(219) 351-3214
IOWA (3)
Iowa State University, Ames
CONTACT: Mr. Reid W. Crawford
117 Beardshear Hall
Ames, 50011
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IOWA (cont'd)
City of Spencer
CONTACT: Mark Campney
Office of the City Clerk
405 First Avenue, West
P.O. Box 3125
Spencer, 51301
262-6490
Waterloo
CONTACT: Rick Tagtow
1101 Campbell Avenue
Waterloo, 50701
(319) 291-4570
KANSAS (2 )
Fort Leavenworth
CONTACT: Mr. Matthew C. Nowak
DEH, Building 85
Ft. Leavenworth, 66027
(913) 684-2912
Liberal
CONTACT: Gary Lucas
325 North Washington
P.O. Box 830
Liberal, 67901
(316) 626-0101
MAINE (2)
Pine Tree State Arboretum, Augusta
CONTACT: Clifford West
Pine Tree State Arboretum
159 Hospital Street
Augusta, 04330
Orono
CONTACT: Sherman Hasbrouck
51 Forest Avenue
Orono, 04473
(207) 581-1491
Local Contacts For Famous And Historic Tree Grove
From The American Forestry Association
MARYLAND (2)
Cumberland
CONTACT: Francis Zumbrun
Maryland Forest Service, DNR
Naves Crossroads
Route 8, Box 22
Cumberland, 21502
(301) 478-2991
Salisbury
CONTACT: Steve Eccleston
City of Salisbury
Salisbury
MICHIGAN (4)
Ada Township, Ada
CONTACT: Richard Willey
Ada Township Park
555 Ada Drive
Ada, 49301
(616) 676-0520
Hamtramck
CONTACT: Judge Walter A. Paruk
3401 Evaline Street
Hamtramck, 48212
Hillsdale
CONTACT: Robert J. Batt
45 Monroe Street
Hillsdale, 49242
(517) 437-3387 Ext. 238
Mackinac Bridge Welcome Center
and History Museum, St. Ignace
CONTACT: Senator Mitch Irwin
State Senate, Capitol Building
State Capitol, Room 300
Lansing, 48909
(51.7) 373-1725
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MINNESOTA (4)
City of Bloomington
CONTACT: Glen Shirley
Municipal Building
2215 W. Old Shakopee Road
Bloomington, 55431
City of Edina
CONTACT: Andy Anderson
City of Edina
4801 W. 50th Street
Edina, 55424
(612) 927-8861
City of Golden Valley
CONTACT: Jonathan E. Stiegler
Department of Parks and Recreation
8200 Wayzata Boulevard
Golden Valley, 55426
(612) 593-8046
Big Stone County, Ortonville
CONTACT: Robert C. Dybvig
913 Otto Avenue
Ortonville, MN 56278
(612) 839-3213
MISSOURI (2)
City of Jefferson
CONTACT: City Hall
320 E. McCarty
Jefferson City, 65101
University City
CONTACT: Norma Bonham
975 Pennsylvania Avenue
University City, 63130
(314) 862-6767 Ext. 306
Local Contacts For Famous And Historic Tree Grove
From The American Forestry Association
NEBRASKA (1)
City of Fremont
CONTACT: Nolan Rundquist
Fremont Parks and Recreation
925 North Broad Street
Fremont, 68025
721-5712
NEW HAMPSHIRE (6)
Claremont
CONTACT: Miriam L.
19 Bailey Avenue
Claremont, 03743
(603) 542-5716
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NEW JERSEY (2)
Borough of Paramus
CONTACT: William R. Comery
Board of Shade Tree and Parks
Commission
Jockish Square
Paramus, 07652
(201) 265-2100
Township of Millburn, Millburn
CONTACT: John D. Linson
Craig The Township of Millburn
Millburn, 07041
Haverhill Corner, Haverhill
CONTACT: Ms. Sam Sorrentino
RFD 1, Box 307
Haverhill, 03765
• (603) 448-2200
Town of Sutton
CONTACT: Steven I. Lord
Corporation Hill Road
Sutton, 03221
(603) 927-4727
Orford
CONTACT: Alice D. Hodgson
The Ridge
Orford, 03777
(603) 353-4815
Warren
CONTACT: Sarah Lester
Route 25 C
RFD 1, Box 120
Warren, 03279
(603) 764-5503
Washington Historical Society,
Washington
CONTACT: Mrs. Theodore J. Yusko
Half Moon Pond Road
P.O. Box 117
Washington, 03280
(603) 495-3443
NEW MEXICO (1)
Carlsbad
CONTACT: Mrs. Nancy O'Neil
1716 N. Canal, #11
Carlsbad, 88220
(505) 887-7314
NEW YORK (7)
Town of Clarkstown
CONTACT: Bob Connor
The Assembly
State of New York
257 S. Middletown Road
Nanuet, 10954
(914) 623-4300
Jamestown
CONTACT: Doug Hoisington
155 Steele Street
Jamestown, 14701
(716) 483-7573
Waccabuc Hamlet, Town of Lewisboro
CONTACT: A. W. Lutz
Tarryabit Road
Waccabuc, 10597
(203) 794-4492
Local Contacts For Famous And Historic Tree Grove
From The American Forestry Association
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NEW YORK (cont'd) The Way International, New Knoxville
Middletown CONTACT: Hugh G. Knowlton
CONTACT: William M. Johnson The Way International
Department of Public Works Grounds Department
City Hall, 16 James Street 19100 E. Shelby Road
Middletown, 10940 New Knoxville, OH 45885
(914) 343-3169 (419) 394-4905
City of New York Parks & Recreation,
New York City
CONTACT: William B. Lough
The Arsenal, Central Park
New York, 10021
(212)360-8202
City of Port Jervis
CONTACT: Councilwoman Janice Brown
City of Port Jervis, NY
P.O. Box 1002
Port Jervis, 12771
(914) 856-6911
City of Poughkeepsie
CONTACT: Michael J. George
c/o Department of Recreation
Howard St. Extension
Poughkeepsie, 12601
(914) 431-5852
OHIO (3)
City of Delaware
CONTACT: John W. Tombarge
City of Delaware
Shade Tree Commission
185 Euclid Avenue
Euclid, 43015
(614) 369-4431 Ext. 660
Oakview Elementary School, Kettering
CONTACT: Marguerite W. Sharp
Oakview Elementary School
4001 Ackerman Boulevard
Kettering, 45429
(513) 296-0838
OKLAHOMA (1)
University Center at Tulsa
CONTACT: Dr. Charles M. Evans
Univ. Center at Tulsa
440 S. Houston, Suite 104
Tulsa, 74127
(918) 582-1561
OREGON (1)
Sherwood
CONTACT: Geoffrey E. Beasley
24050 S.W. Baker Road
Sherwood, 97140
(503) 625-5494
PENNSYLVANIA (2)
City of Allentown
CONTACT: Donald R. Marushak
2700 Parkway Boulevard
Allentown, 18104
(215) 437-7628
(215) 437-7627
Carl G. Renn School PTA, Lairdsville
CONTACT: Deb Kuhar
RD #1, Box 160
Unityville, 17774
(717) 458-5135
Local Contacts For Famous And Historic Tree Grove
From The American Forestry Association
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SOUTH CAROLINA (2)
Reading
CONTACT: Edward W. Goodhouse
Darlington
Route 106
CONTACT: Ben Williamson
Reading, VT 05062
Route 3, Box 462
(802) 484-5521
Darlington, 29532
(803) 393-6984
Weathersfield
CONTACT: Ernest T. Torpey
City of Rock Hill
Route 5, Drawer E
CONTACT: Barbara O'Connell
Ascutney, VT 05030
City of Rock Hill
155 Johnston Street
P.O. Box 11706
VIRGINIA (5)
Rock Hills, 29731
(803) 329-7000
City of Falls Church
CONTACT: Carol W. DeLong
Harry E. Wells Building
SOUTH DAKOTA (1)
300 Park Avenue
Falls Church, 22046
Spearfish
(703) 241-5014
CONTACT: Art Jones
Physical Plant
George Mason University, Fairfax
Black Hills State College
CONTACT: Mrs. George W. Johnson
1200 University
Development Office
Spearfish, 57783
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, 22030
TENNESSEE (1)
(703) 323-2726
City of Jackson Reston Homeowners Association,
CONTACT: Gene Hyde Reston
400 S. Highland CONTACT: Claudia Thompson-Deahl
Jackson, 38301 12550 Sunset Hills Road
(901) 424-9005 Reston, 22090
(703) 437-7658
VERMONT (3) City of Virginia Beach
CONTACT: Roger R. Huff
Town of Norwich Landscape Services Division
CONTACT: Mrs. Lois McGean City of Virginia Beach
Conservation Committee Municipal Center
Pine Tree Road Virginia Beach, 23456
Norwich, 05055 (804) 427-4461
(802) 649-1717
John Hadley High School, Winchester
CONTACT: Dr. Benjamin S. Miller
P.O. Box 910
Winchester
(703) 662-3471
Local Contacts For Famous And Historic Tree Grove
From The American Forestry Association
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WASHINGTON (1)
Pierce County
CONTACT: Caroline Gallacci
Preservation Planner
2401 South 35th Street, Room 2
Tacoma, 98409
(206) 591-7172
WISCONSIN (1)
Milwaukee
CONTACT: Bob Skiera
City of Milwaukee
Department of Public Works
Bureau of Forestry
841 N. Broadway, Room 705
Milwaukee, 53202
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Trees in The American Forestry Association's
Famous and Historic Tree Groves Program
TREE HISTORIES
This Black Walnut grows on the River Plantation, one of George Washing—
ton's five estates along the Potomac River in Virginia. Washington referred
to his purchase of this Mt. Vernon property, the River Plantation which dates
back to 1653, more than 20 times in his diary; he bought the original 1,800
acres in 1760 for 1,200 pounds (about $2,885 in today's currency). Washing—
ton, an avid and skilled husbandman, spent many hours each day riding over
his properties, planting, designing, and supervising. He planted rye, wheat,
and corn on this property, which he named River Farm. It is possible that he
also planted the ancient walnut trees still growing there.
Southern Catalpa trees line the Palace Green in Colonial Williamsburg.
They were planted in the early 1930s as the restoration was getting started.
Thomas Jefferson, in his plan of the Governor's Palace, noted "the rows of
trees 100 feet apart." While Jefferson did not mention the species, the
translator of a manuscript journal kept by General de Lauferdiere gives this
entry for July 1782: "The Governor of Virginia also had in Williamsburg a
very fine palace, built at the extremity of a handsome street planted with
catalpas."
The London Plan
the gardens done by
Eastwick who bought
recognized American
Washington and John
Convention delegates
document.
e at Bartram's Garden, PA, is shown in an 1852 survey
Thomas Meehan. (Meehan was the gardener for Andrew
Bartram's Garden in 1850.) John Bartram was the first
botanist and close friend of Benjamin Franklin, George
Adams. Bartram hosted a visit by the Constitution
to his gardens during the writing of this historic
of
The Death Valley Mountain Ash stood silent witness as the long lines of
California—bound settlers trailed by its venerable site. Watching as the
wagons and horses lumbered past, this ash took account of the human suffering
and triumphs of America's manifest destiny.
The Black Locusts at Carter's Grove were planted to commemorate the
centennial celebration of the Victory at Yorktown in 1881 by Edward G. Booth
Sr. who had only recently acquired this James River Plantation eight miles
southeast of Williamsburg. In 1876, Booth was also involved in the centen—
nial celebration in Philadelphia. Apparently, the planting of a locust grove
became something of a tradition for the celebration of independence.
The huge Wye Oak is the largest white oak in the United States, and has
been the National Champion since the beginning of The American Forestry
Association's National Big Trees Program in 1940. Wye Mills, the location of
this magnificent tree, dates from 1672 and probably before; it is named for a
ater—powered mill that ground flour in colonial days. Estimated to be in
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excess of 400 years of age, the oak was there long before the village.
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The White Plains Sycamore, a registered historic tree, stands close to a
house used as a headquarters by General George Washington at White Plains,
NY, and shades the bedroom where the general slept. The Battle of White
Plains was fought on October 28, 1776, and again during the summer of 1778.
"The Tree (white oak) That Owns Itself" is now in its second generation
in Athens, GA. In 1820, William H. Jackson willed to the original white oak,
"for and in consideration of the great love I bear this,tree," entire
possession of itself and of all land within eight feet of the tree on all
sides. The tree died in 1942. One of its offspring was set in the same spot
to become the second "Tree That Owns Itself," and the "only tree in the world
that inherited the land on which its forebear stood."
The hackberry tree, located behind the Robert Carter House on the Palace
Green in Williamsburg, is the largest hackberry in Virginia. The tree is
double -stemmed with one trunk being more than 10 feet in circumference and
the other more than 15 feet in circumference. Its age has been estimated at
150 years.
Giant Sequoias are large venerable trees that often live more than 2,000
years. Many have watched the development of the United States from their
towering heights.
The United Daughters of the Confederacy planted the historic American
Holly on the grounds of the Laurens County Historical Society and Museum in
Dublin, GA, about 60 years ago to commemorate the soldiers who died in the
Civil War.
a Ouid11 k i -cu i eeL) uncerstory tree native to tide-
water Virginia. The tree, which was well known in the 18th century, can be
seen today in many of the small gardens of Colonial Williamsburg. John
Bartram called it the "scarlet flowering horse chestnut."
One of the most beautiful live oaks in Florida, the Treaty Oak is the
subject of many local legends claiming that treaties with Indian tribes were
signed under its spreading limbs. The property was acquired by the late
Jessie Ball DuPont and given to the City of Jacksonville along with addi-
tional acreage to be used as a park. It is located in the middle of downtown
Jacksonville, on the south side of the Main Street Bridge.
"The Great (white) Oak" is located behind Bassett Hall near the edge of
the woods in the eastern end of Colonial Williamsburg, VA. Because the tree
is estimated to be at least 300 years old, its early growth and maturity
surely parallel that of the Colonial Capital of 18th century Virginia. It
was under this tree that Dr. W. A. R. Goodwin and Mr. John D. Rockefeller Jr.
contemplated the restoration of Williamsburg in 1926. The trunk measures 56
inches in diameter and has a crown span of more than 100 feet.
The Daughters of the American Revolution planted the Liberty (willow
oak) Tree in Milledgeville, GA, in 1921. Soil samples from the most histor-
ical places in each of the 48 mainland states were collected and placed in
the tree well where this tree was planted.
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