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Age Friendly Carbondale, Roaring Fork volunteers propose Arbor Day plantings along 133 and other town sites
Summary
Community groups including Age Friendly Carbondale and Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers offered to partner with the town for Arbor Day plantings, focusing on Highway 133, the pool site and other public locations; the board flagged public right-of-way, irrigation and salt-spray tolerance as constraints.
Representatives from community groups described proposals to partner with the town for Arbor Day plantings and other volunteer-driven work.
A guest identified herself as a member of the Age Friendly Carbondale board and the retired program director for Fat City Farmers; she described ongoing walking audits of Highway 133 to identify dangerous intersections and said Age Friendly Carbondale is committing to business fundraising to support corridor plantings. "Age Friendly Carbondale has committed to doing some consistent fundraising by going to businesses to try to get more donations for trees in town," she said.
Board members and guests discussed several candidate sites for volunteer plantings: the triangular planting area near Rumba Liquors, areas adjacent to River Valley Ranch (RVR) and potential work at the pool/aquatic center. Carl advised the board that public-right-of-way status and stormwater retention make some locations complicated. "I think our biggest question is is it in the public right away?" Carl said about the Rumba/Liquor triangle, and noted stormwater retention there could mean trees must be flood-tolerant.
Participants agreed volunteers could help, but that irrigation and long-term maintenance are critical. The guest and Carl noted past plantings at RVR died after inconsistent irrigation support; the guest said "irrigation is the key." The board asked Carl to determine whether the Rumba triangle is in the public right-of-way and to help coordinate potential Arbor Day projects with Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers.
The volunteer groups said they typically do plantings in late April or early May and offered to bring youth and summer-program participants. The board encouraged continued coordination and asked staff to route potential planting plans and any right-of-way clarifications back through the tree board for review before town funds or labor are committed.
