Approximately four hundred trees were planted these two Saturdays! On
the stretch that extends from Beltline to Arapaho on Meandering Way, volunteers
of all ages helped the City of Dallas Parks Department crew plant large,
beautiful trees and shrubs along the trail. Many thanks to the wonderful
folks from the Boy Scouts, North Dallas Young Mens ServiceLeague, Spring
Creek Civic Organization and other groups that braved the cold and wind
to make sure these plantings were a success!
Jack Steinberg of SCCO recruited a large group of waterers who will make
sure these plants are hydrated properly for the next two years. We appreciate
you, Jack, and all your volunteers who made this happen.
Below is a photo highlight slideshow and some individual photos from
the planting:
Volunteers smile in spite of the cold.
Happy Planters
City Park employees
City Council Member Ron Natinsky and SCCO volunteer
organizer Jack Steinberg
Ron Natinsky & Citizen
Foresters
Newly planted trees!
A Citizen Forester and city employees.
November 12, 2005 -
Volunteers Plant 400 Trees Along Preston Ridge Trail The Friends
of the Preston Ridge Trail, in partnership with the Mormon Church
- 4th Ward, completed the first major tree planting along the Preston
Ridge Trail on Saturday, November 12, 2005. More than 100 volunteers
worked all day to plant trees and shrubs at 11 points along the Trail's
5 mile stretch running parallel to Meandering Way and west along the
TXU utility lines to Campbell Green Park and Brentfield Elementary.
The 4th Ward has adopted the Trail as a community project and will
be handling the watering for the trees over the coming months.
from left to right:
Elder Van Tassel, Joyce Hall, Elder MacFarland, Alex Beer, and Joanne
Poulsen
from left to right:
Helena Schlesinger, Sheila Duh, Heather Tierney, Joanne Poulsen, and
Cydney Liberman
April 24, 2003 - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
from left to right: Dianne Curry, President Dallas Park Board;
Sandy Greyson, Dallas City Councilmember
- District 12; Rick Loessberg, Director
of Planning & Development - Dallas County; Margaret
Keliher, County Judge - Dallas County Commissioners Court;
Jim Jackson, Dallas County Commissioner -
District 1
April 24, 2003 - Friends and Neighbors
attend Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
from left to right: Marla Biekman, former Board Member - North
Dallas Neighborhood Alliance (NDNA); Lucie
Bellew, President - NDNA; Ed Butschek,
Board Member - NDNA; Sandy Greyson,
Dallas City Councilmember - District 12
April 24, 2003 - More Friends and Neighbors
The Dallas Trekkers,
a regular use of the Trail, with Jim Jackson,
Dallas County Commissioner - District 1 (on far right)
December 10, 2005 - Bench Dedication
FRPT leaders, current and former elected officials from the City of Dallas
dedicate the first bench on the Preston Ridge Trail to Sandy Greyson.
from left to right:
Rodney Schlosser, VP/Community Relations, Friends of Preston Ridge Trail (FPRT),
Rod Scales, VP/Beautification, FPRT,
Cori Pratt, President, FRPT,
Sandy Greyson, honoree and former City of Dallas Councilmember - District 12,
Ron Natinksy, City of Dallas Councilmember - District 12,
Max Wells, former City of Dallas Mayor Pro Tem
This plaque is in the cement next to the bench.
Dallas County Commissioner Maureen Dickey and Honoree Sandy Greyson.
Dallas County funded the original construction of the 5 mile cement trail
using County funds. Total cost, approximately $1 million.
Current Dallas City Councilmember Ron Natinsky and Honoree Sandy Greyson,
sitting on the new bench.
November 12, 2005 - Volunteers Plant 400 Trees Along Preston Ridge Trail
The Friends of the Preston Ridge Trail, in partnership with
the Mormon Church - 4th Ward, completed the first major
tree planting along the Preston Ridge Trail on Saturday,
November 12, 2005. More than 100 volunteers worked all
day to plant trees and shrubs at 11 points along the Trail's
5 mile stretch running parallel to Meandering Way and west
along the TXU utility lines to Campbell Green Park and
Brentfield Elementary. The 4th Ward has adopted the Trail as a
community project and will be handling the watering for the
trees over the coming months.
from left to right:
Elder Van Tassel, Joyce Hall, Elder MacFarland,
Alex Beer, and Joanne Poulsen
from left to right:
Helena Schlesinger, Sheila Duh, Heather Tierney, Joanne Poulsen, and Cydney Liberman
April 24, 2003 - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
from left to right: Dianne Curry,
President Dallas Park Board;
Sandy Greyson,
Dallas City Councilmember - District 12;
Rick Loessberg,
Director of Planning & Development - Dallas County;
Margaret Keliher,
County Judge - Dallas County Commissioners Court;
Jim Jackson,
Dallas County Commissioner - District 1
April 24, 2003 - Friends and Neighbors attend
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
from left to right: Marla Biekman,
former Board Member - North Dallas Neighborhood Alliance (NDNA);
Lucie Bellew, President - NDNA;
Ed Butschek, Board Member - NDNA;
Sandy Greyson, Dallas City Councilmember -
District 12
April 24, 2003 - More Friends and Neighbors
The Dallas Trekkers, a
regular use of the Trail, with Jim Jackson,
Dallas County Commissioner - District 1 (on far right)
