The Sustainable Lawn

Tree Planting

Grand Falls-Windsor Develops An Environmental Awareness Policy, is the title of an article in The Advertiser, Grand Falls-Windsor, NL. Thursday Oct.1,1992. This newly instituted Environmental Awareness Policy is part of the town’s development plan. According Mayor Walwin Blackmore, The Town’s Goal is to provide for the Health, Safety & Enjoyment of its people by promoting the area as a good place to live & a good place to visit.

One Of The Largest & Productive Atlantic Salmon Rivers In North America Runs ” Wild & Free’ Through The Heart Of  Grand Falls Windsor & Central Newfoundland, 

To achieve this Goal, the town developed a program to improve the Environment. Included is a Tree Planting & Protection Policy for existing & new developments of public & private property. Residential, Government, Business, Commercial, Industrial & Institutional property owners are encouraged to initiate environmental enhancement plans. To protect the trees in town, a permit is required to cut trees on private & public areas.

We are saying hold on to the trees because there is more to our town than pavement, streets & buildings, according to Mayor Blackmore. It is all part of making our town more attractive. There also does not seem to be a great deal of concern about protecting our forests. We depend on it, so why shouldn’t we be promoting & protecting it? Grand Falls-Windsor is a community because of its trees! We live in an age when preserving the Environment is constantly being promoted.

Along The Hiking Trail In Town Adjacent To The Salmon River Are Clusters Of Deep Red Ripe Choke Cherries.

Ceremonial Tree Planting is being encouraged to designated areas following a predetermined plan for an appropriate system of planting. A register is being kept of the Tree Planting with the date, occasion & people involved in the ceremony.

Recycling

The Recycling of waste materials, initiated & operated by the Kinsmen Club, is also included in the town’s Developmental & Environmental Plan. According to Mayor Blackmore in the fall of 1992, We want to promote Recycling & encourage people to drop off their waste at our Recycling Depot. We are supporting anti-litter campaigns by providing litter containers at various sites around town.

The central site is being expanded for handling used Christmas Trees. They are to be chipped so the wood chips can be used on organic paths in parks plus around trees & shrubs as mulch material to promote greater health & reduce the risk of drought.

A Giant Bouquet To Jean & Walwin Blackmore, Mayor, Grand Falls-Windsor, 1992.

A location is to be provided to handle & store for later use Top Soil, gravel, stones, used concrete & asphalt pieces.

Adopt A Spot Project

According to Mayor Blackmore in the fall of 1992, We want a clean, environmentally sensitive town. Rather than the town workers picking up all the garbage, other people can be responsible for keeping particular areas of the town clean. Groups or individuals will be given the responsibility of maintaining & enhancing a portion of public property.

Notable Political Environmental Leadership

This is a Tribute to former Mayor Walwin Blackmore for exhibiting Foresight, Vision & a Leadership role with the Governance & Greening Up of the local municipality in adopting the Initiatives in the fall of 1992, namely, Tree Planting, Recycling, Composting, Mulching, the stock piling of Top & Sub Soil plus other landscape materials for later use in the Town of Grand Falls Windsor. The recognition includes his wife, Joan Blackmore for her sustained support of his Leadership, Dedication & Implementation of these important segments of the Environmental Awareness Policy in the Community.