The city plans to replant in 2023 but if we come together as a community, we can replant trees this year! When the city needed to remove many trees along Minnehaha Ave this spring, the Hamline Midway neighborhood lost its beautiful and beneficial tree canopy through the heart of the neighborhood. Many neighbors feel that loss each time they walk out their front door or drive down Minnehaha Ave. Many were likewise disheartened to hear that the city would not be able to replant until 2023 at earliest. Although it's understandable that the city's resources are stretched thin in managing city-wide emerald ash borer infestation, regrowing a tree canopy takes 20+ years and it's disappointing to have to add at least 2 years to that timeline. A group of Hamline Midway organizations and individual neighbors are coming together to speed up replanting, in cooperation with the City of St. Paul forestry department and Tree Trust. The project will replace as many of the removed trees as possible in fall of 2021, with a biodiverse and beneficial mix of tree species. We have raised funds to remove stumps of all of the trees removed on or nearby Minnehaha in 2021. Now we are gearing up for replanting by Tree Trust and community volunteers on October 16!! To volunteer, email [email protected]. Thank you for your interest in this project!
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years years ago. The second best time is now.” – Chinese proverb
