Event: Blessing of the Waters – World Water Monitoring Day Location: MWRD SEPA Station #3 on the Cal Sag Channel in Blue Island Waterfall Park at Fulton & Chatham Streets Date/Time: Sunday, September 20 at 3 pm. Everyone is welcome. Please note, because of the pandemic, this year’s event will be shorter, there will be no refreshments, and no chairs. …
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Blue Island’s efforts to restore our Tree Canopy have been very successful thanks to the help of community volunteers and the hard work and contributions from Openlands. Now Openlands needs help from Blue Island! Class begins next week for Tree Keepers who can help keep our trees (and trees in neighboring communities) healthy and strong. For more information or to …
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For proper establishment of trees that have been planted over the past 2 years, please continue to water regularly,ie- every other day, during dry weather. Suggested methods are: • 3 to 4 five gallon buckets of water at the base of the tree • Use a slow trickle from the hose for 15 to 20 minutes In addition,remove grass and …
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Anthracnose & Tar Spots are two common fungal diseases that many towns see in their trees. You may see these in trees around the City of Blue Island, especially after cool, wet Spring seasons, but not to worry: both of these fungal diseases are mostly an aesthetic issue and rarely fatal for trees. ANTHRACNOSE OF SHADE TREES One of the …
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