The Summer 2006 Youth Tree Care Program Crew: Steve aka Crew Leader, Tone, Ryan, Chris, Fredreena, Tiffany aka Assistant Crew Leader, Johnmark, Kellie, Meg-Anne, Devon and Octavia. Not pictured: Silvia aka Assitant Crew Leader |
Surrounded by tree care tools, Chris, Steve and Meg-Anne pound in new stakes for a Crataegus phaenopyrum in the Mission district |
Tiffany, Meg-Anne, Fredreena and Kellie hang out before the fun begins at the July 22nd Mission Planting. Check out Meg-Anne, sporting the FUF stunner shades aka safety glasses.
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Tone is rearin' and ready to plant some FUF trees! |
Kellie and Tiffany tickle the roots of a Tristania conferta just before putting it into the ground. Can ya see the sweat on their brows? |
Johnmark stands by the ready to backfill while Meg-Anne double checks the height of a Metrosideros excelsus in its basin at the July 29th Richmond planting. |
Meg-Anne and community volunteers hold the stake steady and spot Johnmark while he pounds in a stake. FUF trees are easily recognizable by FUF's signature three stake and three brace hardware. |
Johnmark nails a brace to a stake for a Tristaniopsis laurina (formerly Tristania laurina). The stake and brace structures not only provide support fro young trees but they also provide protection from cars and mean people. |
The Youth Crew spent a day and a half working at Double Rock Farm. The Crew cared for the farm's fruit trees, pruned hedges, fertilized the garden and even removed a very smelly dead skunk! And we thought live skunks were smelly, whew! |
Meg-Anne ties a fruit tree to its stake while Octavia holds the fruit tree in place. Together, these two ladies tackled any task given to them with smiles. |
Chris supports a fruit tree while Devon adjusts the hardware. Chris knew the city like the back of his hand and became a valuable asset during traffic hour. Devon was known for his FUF dance! |
Before
The Youth Crew spent a day and a half beautifying Franconia Street by removing weeds and fennel, laying down wood chips and pruning Acacias and Pines.
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Silvia, Meg-Anne, Tiffany and Octavia push through the tedious task of removing weeds with smiles and jokes. |
After
WOW! What a difference a Crew of Youth can make.
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The Crew went on a challenging hike near Alpine Dam. Here's Meg-Anne, the Crew's Amazon Woman, hear her roar! |
The hike was the toughest, longest one in all of the Bay Area. Here are some of the champions: Ryan, Octavia, Meg-Anne, Devon and Steve.
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