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In
the news:
Wilmington
Island Tree Protests
"Leaf
Us Alone" by Mark Streeter, Savannah Morning
News
In
late March 2008, two live oak trees were in danger of
being cut down to make way for a traffic deceleration
lane off Johnny Mercer Boulevard on Wilmington Island.
The Wilmington Island Garden Club led a protest to prevent
their destruction. For
more information on the protest, read these editorials
and articles in the Savannah Morning News:
Protest
axes tree removal on Wilmington - Article by Mary
Landers
Wednesday,
March 26, 2008
Trees
and Traffic: New leaf needed - Editorial page opinion
Saturday,
March 29, 2008
Branch
out to protect trees - Editorial by Tom Barton
Sunday,
March 30, 2008
Heimes:
Is anyone listening to tree protests? - Guest editorial
by Marianne Heimes
Monday,
March 31, 2008
April
7, 2008
update:
The
two oak trees have been removed. See
this article for more information, or visit
this link to read a 'Letter to the Editor' from
Karen Arms of the Wilmington Island Garden Club.
April
21, 2008 update:
Click
the following link to read the latest article by Mary
Landers in the Savannah Morning News about
the Wilmington Island tree protests.
Trees
are gone; controversy goes on.
Saturday,
April 21, 2008
Please
join us for our next event ...
Bacon
Park Forest Discovery Walk
Sunday, May 18th at 1:00 p.m.
Wear long sleeves, pants, and sturdy shoes; bug spray
is a good idea. Walks meet in northern corner of Bacon
Park Tennis Courts, located off Skidaway Road just south
of Bonna Bella Road.
Download Driving
Directions and Map of Bacon Park Forest here.
STF's
Silver Anniversary Celebration
with
Dr. Kathy Wolf
Click
here to find the Powerpoint presentations from Dr.
Kathy Wolf's whirlwind visit to Savannah during our
25th anniversary celebration in February 2008.
Included on this website are presentations on
Trees
and Urban Streets: Research on Public Perceptions and
Transportation Safety and Trees: Growing Stronger
and Healthier Communities.
Tree
Planting Sites Needed!
The
Tree Planting Committee of the Savannah Tree Foundation
needs your help in identifying potential new tree planting
sites in the Savannah-Chatham County area. Tree
planting sites must be located on publicly-owned (non-profit
or government) lands and should need a minimum of at
least 20 trees, though smaller numbers may be considered.
Submit
as much of the following information to STF
as possible:
- estimated
# of trees needed
- exact
location (addresses or intersections)
- property
ownership information
- your
contact name, phone number, email and mailing address
- digital
photos of proposed sites are encouraged
A
representative from the Savannah Tree Foundation will
be in touch nce we receive your nomination for follow
up information. For more information, see
the press release.
Photos
from Recent Events
Take
a look at some of our most recent Bacon Park Forest
Discovery Walks on January 13th and March 3rd.
January 13th photos were provided courtesy of Randy
Thompson, a professional photographer.
Click
here to look at our photo album.
March
3rd photos are now available on Savannah
Morning News' website, Spotted, courtesy
of Ms.
Liberty Powers.
STF
Fall 2007 Newsletter -- Now
Online
Click
on the link below for our Fall 2007 newsletter,
which
is now available online via an Adobe PDF document.
Find
the Fall 2007 newsletter here.
Recent
Press Coverage
Click
on the following links to see what great things the
Savannah
Tree Foundation and its partners have been up to lately!
"Trees
boost spending , researcher says."
On
the anniversary of the foundation's 25th anniversary,
reporter Mary Landers of the Savannah Morning News
talks with Dr. Kathy Wolf about the role of trees
in our communities.
"Back
to its roots."
Linda
Sickler discusses the Savannah Tree Foundation's 25th
anniversary. Connect
Savannah,
February 12, 2008
Current
Advocacy Activities
The
Savannah Tree Foundation spends a lot of time doing
things behind the scenes which you may not know about,
like advocating for maintaining our tree canopy coverage
in land development projects,
or
working on roadway amenities. Interested?
Take a look ...
Click
here for information about Whitfield Avenue
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