Hornaday Map: Brazos River Corridor Trees

BRAZOS RIVER CORRIDOR: HORNADAY INFORMATION

Project Location:

BRAZOS RIVER CORRIDOR, City of Sugar Land
Sugar Land Memorial Park (directions)

Contact:

Kimberly Terrell - City of Sugar Land Parks and Recreation Dept.
(281) 275-2882
kterrell@sugarlandtx.gov

Flyer:

Arbor Day 2007.pdf

What:

The City of Sugar Land Parks and Recreation Department and Keep Sugar Land Beautiful need your help to plant over 5,000 seedlings and 200 five-gallon trees.

200 Volunteers are needed to help plant the trees at the Sugar Land Memorial Park. Fluor is helping to make this happen and is bringing over 50 volunteers!

Date:

February 24, 2007

Time:

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Please plan to arrive at 8:30 a.m. or earlier to park.

Location:

Sugar Land Memorial Park (directions)
Intersection of University and Commonwealth Blvd. south of 59

Parking:

Please park at the University of Houston Sugar Land Campus at the lot farthest from US 59. A shuttle bus will be running to and from the site from 8:00 a.m. There will be no parking available on-site.

What to Bring:

Shovels and gloves
Wear work clothes you won’t mind getting dirty
Sunscreen and bug spray

NOTE:

WE PLANT RAIN OR SHINE!

Volunteers please report to the park by 8:30 a.m.
You will be assigned to teams and be escorted to your planting site for training.

Breakfast and refreshments will be provided.

Types of Native Trees being planted:

Chevron Donated 192-3 to 5 gallon trees:
Tree	USDA Plants Database	Arbor Day	Texas A&M
Shumard Oak	Native	Native	Native
Baldcypress	Native	Native	Native
Green Ash	Native	Native	Native
Sugarberry	Native	Native	n/a
Sweetgum	Native	Native	Native
Swamp White Oak	Non-Native	Native	n/a
Sawtooth Oak	Non-Native	Native	n/a
Mexican Live Oak	Native	n/a	n/a
Overcup Oak	Native	Native	Native
Live Oak	Native	Native	Native
Chinese Pistache	Native	Native	Native
Yellow Poplar	Native	Native	n/a
Pecan	Native	Native	Native
*Dogwood	Native	Native	Native
Black Gum	Native	Native	Native
*Mayhaw	Non-Native	.	n/a
Frito-Lay donated 300 seedlings:
Tree	USDA Plants Database	Arbor Day	Texas A&M
Red Maple	Native	Native	Native
Scarlet Oak	Non-Native	Native	.
Thornless Honeylocust	Native	Native	Native
Tulip Tree	Native	Native	n/a
KSLB Donated 5000 seedlings:
Tree	USDA Plants Database	Arbor Day	Texas A&M
Baldcypress	Native	Native	Native
Bur Oak	Native	Native	Native
Chinquapin Oak	Native	Native	Native
Live Oak	Native	Native	Native
Shumard Oak	Native	Native	Native
Water Tupelo	Native	n/a	n/a
The Gulf Coast Master Naturalists donated 100 seedlings:
Tree	USDA Plants Database	Arbor Day	Texas A&M
Bur Oak	Native	Native	Native

Other:

See also: Duhacsek Park Tree Planting .
www.ScoutingTexas.com
www.ConservationBSA.com
www.ArborDay.org
www.kslb.org (Keep Sugar Land Beautiful)
http://gcmn.tamu.edu/ (Gulf Coast Chapter: Texas Master Naturalist)
http://texastreeplanting.tamu.edu/ ( Texas A&M University)
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/natives/about.html (Texas A&M University)