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Wednesday, January 04, 2006

Weyerhaeuser sponsors Chipping of the Green + Warriors Path Winter Garden Seminar

Dear Friends -

 

Just a reminder that the Warriors' Path State Park 17th annual Winter Garden Seminar is less than two weeks away!

 

Saturday, January 14, beginning at 10 AM, you can enjoy a great seminar on using native plants in the yard and garden. Guest speaker Christy Shivell will focus in on some of the lesser-known species that can add a lot to your home landscape. She will give plenty of great advice for planning a natural landscape, attractive to wildlife and attractive for "us humans" as well.

 

This is a free event, but you must pre-register, to insure there are enough handouts and materials for all.

 

Please contact me if you need additional information, or wish to pre-register. Thanks for sharing this information with others.

 

Marty Silver

Park Naturalist

Warriors' Path State Park

PO Box 5026

Kingsport, TN  37663

423-239-6786

Marty.Silver@state.tn.us

 

 

 

Keep Kingsport Beautiful and Weyerhaeuser

17th Annual Chipping of the Green

Saturday, January 14, 2006

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Swimming Pool Area of Warriors Path State Park

 

Free mulch ... Breakfast and Lunch at nominal cost . . . Free seedlings while supplies last.

 

For more information, contact Keep Kingsport Beautiful at 423-392-8814

 

KEEP KINGSPORT BEAUTIFUL

 

Contact:

Julia Madgett

Chairman, Chipping of the Green

Weyerhaeuser

(423) 392-2770

 

Pam Cox

Director, Keep Kingsport Beautiful

(423) 392-8814

 

Kingsport's 17th Annual Chipping of the Green scheduled for January 14

 

KINGSPORT, Tenn.-Keep Kingsport Beautiful and major sponsor Weyerhaeuser will hold the 17th annual Kingsport Chipping of the Green, Sat., Jan. 14, 2006, in the swimming pool area of Warriors Path State Park, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  (Hours will be extended in case of extreme weather.)

 

For Kingsport residents with curbside service, Christmas trees will be picked up prior to Jan. 13 for Chipping of the Green.  Residents may also bring their trees to Chipping of the Green.  Nails, ornaments and other objects must be removed from the tree.

 

Free mulch will be available.  Residents may either bring their own bags or purchase bags for 25 cents.  Pre-bagged mulch will be available for 75 cents.  After 2 p.m., pick-up loads of mulch will be available to the public.  Residents do not need to bring a tree in order to receive mulch.  Seedlings will be available while supplies last.

 

Members of the Siberian Husky Rescue will be on site with their dogs for a demonstration and adoption. 

 

Breakfast and lunch will be available at a nominal cost.  "Chippin' Chef" Chris will prepare his famous chili-good for hotdogs or just eating on its own.  Doughnuts, cookies, coffee, hot chocolate and soft drinks will also be available.

 

Kingsport was the first city in the country to hold Chipping of the Green for discarded Christmas trees.  In 1989 the initiative won the national Keep America Beautiful Recycling Award.  In 1990 the project was included in Renew America's Environmental Success Index.

 

Chipping of the Green is a "close-the-loop" recycling program in that trees used for decorative purposes are then chipped into mulch and returned to the earth by using the mulch in landscaping beds for both public and private lands.  Along with the mulch for local landscape needs, Chipping of the Green also provides trees to the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency to place in area lakes for habitat and fish hatcheries. 

 

Aside from Weyerhaeuser, additional community partners for Chipping of the Green include:  city of Kingsport's Public Works Department, Waste Management, BFI, Sullivan County Recycling Department, Sullivan County Sheriff's Department, A-1 Tree Expert Service, Kingsport Kiwanis Club, Kingsport Times-News and Charter Communications.

 

For more information on Chipping of the Green, please call Keep Kingsport Beautiful at 423-392-8814.

 

Keep Kingsport Beautiful is a partnership program of the city of Kingsport and the Kingsport Area Chamber of Commerce.

 

 

 

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