Arbor Day 2018

Edgewood Highland School Pawtuxet Avenue

Mary Jo Hines did a wonderful presentation to Mrs Cotoya’s class at Edgewood Highland school. Bernie Larviee standing.

An enthusiastic first grader with a heart shaved in his head.

Barbara Campbell, MaryJo Hines, Jenn Heaton, Bernie Larivee

MaryJo Hines in Ms DeAngelis’ class

A less than enthusiastic 7th grader, Tom Heaton, former student of Mrs Cotoya. Trying not to appear in this picture, James Heaton, former student of Ms DeAngelis.

Arbor Day 2018 The Sequel.

-Jenn Heaton

Wenley Fergesen got back to me about planting a tree at Park View Middle School. Except it was the week after we'd planted at Edgewood Highland. Wenley's idea was charming though, plant a tree on the front lawn to honor the principal's service to the school. 2017/18 was the last year Mike Crudale was going to be principal.

Rather than tap club funds that were already spent for the year, I switched gears and approached the Dean of Students at PVMS, Ryan Kavanaugh. Mr Kav LOVED the idea, the biggest question was who do I make the check out to?

Bernie Larivee and I took Bernie's tree truck over to Forest Hills to grab a tree just like we'd planted at EHS. Except they were all dead. Bernie worked his magic and got us an even better tree.

I should have said WHOA NO when I saw this tree going into Bernie's truck off the front of a fork truck. BIG rootball.

We procured the tree the day before the planting so we parked it outside the pool deck, which is about 400 ft from where it was going. Took a few gym teachers and the 8th grade girls archery squad to get it out of Bernie's truck. Truckbed had a trail of wet clay and I knew we had a problem in that rootball.

Half hour before planting time, I got a panic call from Wenley that this tree is much larger than expected. Don't freak out, I'll be right there.

We cut the rootball apart, laid down tarps to collect the dirt and started chipping some clay and BRICKS out of the rootball. Wenley procured a hand truck/dolly from building maintenance.

The 8th graders started coming out. The tree was now loaded up on the dolly with Bernie on one side, me on the other and another Mom at the handles.

'Who feels strong?' I asked the kids. 'Let's see who can push this tree the farthest across the field!'

One boy stepped up, ran that tree across the field to the sidewalk. Bernie and I ran along side it. Then I needed a glass of water. Hot that day.

The kids dug a hole ( of course that is my son, Tom Heaton, in the Smokey the Bear RESIST Tee Shirt) and another tree successfully planted in Edgewood. This all happened right before Memorial Day. Friday before Memorial Day, all the students go out on the front lawn for an assembly to honor local veterans. Thursday I received a panicked email from the tree watering committee that our tree was looking wilted. I put forth a plan involving recycled milk jugs and helped along our dear rootwashed tree. In October 2018 after a summer of watering by the tree committee, our sequel tree is strong and well. Yes Park View Middle School has a tree committee. Wenley Fergessen procured many trees from the Rhode Island Tree Council to shade the outdoor classroom.

The Park View Parent Teacher (PVPT) has strong leadership with calendars and documentation that the Tree Council was able to source for a very strong matching grant. As of this writing in October 2018, I have recently taken home 8 trees from the ‘gotta get em in the ground’ back lot at the tree council. John Campeninni (sp) was so pleased with the PVPA’s participation in the tree councils hours for matching grants program.

Bernie with the skinny boy who ran that tree across the field. Don't ever think the skinny boys can't get it done.

Me, helping Vice Principal Kerrilyn Reagan dead wood a rather nice tree on the front lawn. They have good trees at PVMS. Just need a little love and a

strong Tree committee.

Arbor Day 2017

Arbor Day 2017

Sargent Crab Apple Park View Middle School

Wenley Fergesen, Bernie Larivee, Tom Heaton

Jenn Miller Heaton and Tom Heaton

Arbor Day 2017 Park View Middle School. 8th Grade Environmental club.

Arbor Day 2014

Arbor Day 2014 - White Pagoda Dogwood World War One Memorial Park, Pawtuxet and Grand Avenue

EGC member Bernie Larivee, Mayor Allan Fung, students from Edgewood Highland Elementary School

2014 - Kathy Schnabel, Kathleen Duffy, Jenn Miller Heaton, Tom and Jackie Heaton, Marie Hynes, Barbara Campbell, Bernie Larivee and Rochelle

Waterson (?)

Arbor Day 2006

Year assumed as this was the installation of the village playground trees – Kathy Schnabel has personal pictures of this that are not in the club archives –

available for viewing on the back of the sign at the actual site.

Arbor Day 2006 ? This was definitely the village playground