10,000 Hands Report - 2016
ACAP Saint John and its community outreach initiatives have become an established vehicle by which community stakeholders can participate in hands-on improvements to their local environment. The efficiency of this program lies in its ability to maintain a strong partnership with the City of Saint John for logistic support, the New Brunswick Environmental Trust Fund for financial support, and in ACAP Saint John’s ability to maintain an established, growing and dedicated network of volunteers and experts. Through direct engagement, in-field and in-class education programs, tree planting and outdoor activities, citizens develop a sense of understanding and ownership of their environment and are more likely to support other initiatives that promote good stewardship and sustainable development.
ACAP Saint John and its community outreach initiatives have become an established vehicle by which community stakeholders can participate in hands-on improvements to their local environment. The efficiency of this program lies in its ability to maintain a strong partnership with the City of Saint John for logistic support, the New Brunswick Environmental Trust Fund for financial support, and in ACAP Saint John’s ability to maintain an established, growing and dedicated network of volunteers and experts. Through direct engagement, in-field and in-class education programs, tree planting and outdoor activities, citizens develop a sense of understanding and ownership of their environment and are more likely to support other initiatives that promote good stewardship and sustainable development.
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Whitebone Way<br />
Tree Planting<br />
On June 16, ACAP Saint John staff planted 48 trees next to a stream and new culvert where a tributary<br />
of Hazen Creek crosses under Whitebone Way. Four staff members participated and the tree planting<br />
took approximately an hour to complete.<br />
The planting took place on City of Saint John property and within the right of way of Whitebone Way.<br />
Trees were dispersed with approximately three metre spacing between trees. An assortment of<br />
deciduous tree species was planted including: Sugar maple, Butternut, Bur oak, Black walnut, and<br />
Yellow birch. The weather that day was sunny and hot.<br />
Figure 4: ACAP Saint John’s summer students planting trees in a riparian area of Saint John’s East Side.<br />
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