Dear Neighbors We hope you can help us care for the trees that our neighborhood recently planted on N. Highland and Stanton Avenues. We need help weeding, mulching and cleaning trash out or the tree beds. WHEN: Saturday July 24 from 9 until about noon (you are welcome, even if you can't stay the entire time) WHERE: Meet at the corner of N Highland and Stanton Avenues RSVP: to this email if you can make it. Let me know if you are a Tree Tender when you RSVP. WHAT: bring a hat, sunscreen and comfortable shoes WHO: All ages are welcome We will have snacks and drinks afterwards. Nancy Arnold, Highland Park Tree Tender JUST SAY NO TO CYPRESS MULCH Bald Cypress grows mainly southern swamps. It does not regenerate rapidly and is vital to the swamp ecosystem. It is a waste of a good and magnificent tree to grind it up and throw it on your garden. Also, it does not even make very good mulch. For more information and alternative mulches, go to: www.saveourcypress.org