What's New
There is Grant money available to help manage the EAB. There are two grants through the Metropolitan Mayorals Caucus - one for Tree Inventory, and one for reforestation. We are currently working closely with our Park District and Municipal friends in helping to write their grant applications.
All plant health care applications are finished for 2011. We are now in dormant season pruning season, pruning lots of Oak trees and Elm trees. This is the time of year for tree pruning.
Dormant Season Pruning is underway! Click here to read a short article on the benefits of Dormant Season Pruning, or Click here to watch a short video.
Our Natural Resources Management/GIS Division has had a great first year. We have completed a large municipal tree inventory, five Park District inventories, along with several private property inventory and tree appraisal projects. Click here to read our updated Statement of Qualificaitons and a few project profiles.
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These days we find ourselves in the green movement. Every day more and more people are embracing opportunities to live green. This is not about mainstream environmentalism, or global warming. "Green" is now a lifestyle. Living green means different things to different people. For some, it can be a way of life, like driving a hybrid vehicle, or harvesting rain water. Others are re-modeling their homes to make them more energy efficient. For others it may be as simple as recycling, or using re-usable grocery bags.
The green movement is literally all over the world. Here at Graf Tree Care, our role in living green is the care and preservation of trees - they are our passion. We are here to ask the question "What is the greenest green resource we have on this earth? Of course, it's trees!
Visualize a globe with me for a second. This is a universal icon that everyone can picture. What colors do you see? Blue and green, and the green is trees. Trees provide us with clean air. They play a valuable role in energy efficiency as they provide shade to cool our homes all summer and act as a windbreak in the winter time. They aid in storm water management by balancing the water table. They also beautify our landscapes. Trees are a natural resource that we need to respect and do our part to preserve.
As you view our website, you will see all of the services we offer and how we are doing our part to preserve our urban forest and respect the greenest green resource in our infrastructure. While others are talking the talk about living green, we are out there every day walking the walk.
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"Soaring to New Heights" - Hey Park District Friends-see you downtown Thurs and Fri at the IPRA Annual Conf. Phil and Steve will be there!
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