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Council coordinates 18-elms service day with Niskayuna Community Foundation and high school volunteers
Summary
Council members plan a service day (about 18 bare-root elms) coordinated with the Niskayuna Community Foundation and high-school volunteers; members discussed delivery timing, grow-bag care, stakes, and highway-department assistance for planting and watering.
Council members said they will meet the Niskayuna Community Foundation service committee to propose a mini service day intended to plant approximately 18 bare-root elm saplings at community sites including the senior center, Avon Crest Plaza and Aqueduct Park.
Members discussed logistics: trees will be shipped from New Hampshire so timing must align with planting availability; smaller (six-foot) stock reduces immediate handling stress and cost; the highway department (Ray) indicated crews could plant leftover trees if volunteers do not complete the work. Members also discussed temporary grow-bag care, use of stakes, and the need to confirm purchase order encumbrances before purchasing.
Why it matters: organizing student volunteers with highway-department support aims to increase the number of trees planted this season and to ensure proper establishment through timely planting, watering and guarding.
Next steps: the council will confirm delivery dates with the supplier, request stakes and planting slots from the highway department, and organize student groups for planting and summer watering.
