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Board discusses creating native-plant list and stakeholder workshop to guide parks plantings
Summary
Advisory board members and staff discussed creating a standardized native-plant list and convening a small stakeholder workshop so the list can be recommended to city council and guide future donations and maintenance.
Board members on March 12 discussed starting a native-plant list and a small workshop or working group to compile a recommended list for Alpine parks.
A staff member showed examples from other cities that categorize plants by size and function — large trees (50-foot plus), medium (30–49 feet), small trees, shrubs, accent plants, ornamental and turf grasses, and ground covers — and recommended assembling a spreadsheet database detailing height, width, trimming schedules and maintenance notes. “This is basically just a spreadsheet database of possible…
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