By JULIAN SUHR Palisadian-Post Intern On Saturday, January 29, six scouts from Girl Scout Troop 535 and Boy Scout Troops 23 and 85 teamed up with Palisades Beautiful to clear destructive Algerian ivy from parkway trees. This ivy, if left unchecked, will climb a tree and strangle it. Headed by Ann Fogel, a facilitator of Palisades Beautiful, the scouts used shovels and clippers to clear away the ivy in an 18-inch radius around each tree. Eight to ten parkway trees on Sunset near Marquez, in the Alphabet streets and on lower Chautauqua were cleared, but many more remain. ‘Palisades Beautiful hopes to establish an ongoing relationship with the local scout troops to help maintain the parkway trees around the Palisades,’ Fogel said. ‘This will allow our organization to allocate funds otherwise spent hiring gardeners towards tree plantings. We thank the scouts for their hard work.’ Future projects with the scouts may involve pruning and the removal of stakes and ties from trees that have outgrown them. Of course, Algerian ivy removal will continue. Palisades Beautiful is an all-volunteer organization that strives to enhance the beauty and environmental health of the community. New members and donations are encouraged. Some activities planned this spring include the irrigation and planting of the Northfield/Sunset triangle and the annual tree planting. The group’s next meeting will be Friday, February 18, at 10 a.m. in the branch library. Contact: palisadesbeautiful@earthlink.net.
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