STARHILL FOREST JOINS ILLINOIS NATURAL HISTORY
TO HOST SURVEY OAK FIELD DAY

All of the Illinois native oaks (21 species) were signed, and a walking route explored
the entire collection of several hundred oak taxa, plus some other interesting plants

Guy Meilleur from North Carolina, Board Certified Master Arborist and friend of Starhill Forest, gives a tree preservation workshop

The trees were prepared in advance, with most of the aerial work being done ahead of time. He then gave a three-hour intensive presentation of cabling, pruning, lightning protection, root flare inspection, disease and insect inspection, and other aspects of managing mature trees. About 50 people crowded around the trees to see how the work is done, and the Certified Arborists in the group were able to earn three CEU credits toward re-certification.

Arbor Day Support

Menard County District Conservationist Marilyn Kelton is accepting a donation of 175 young trees from Guy Sternberg, of Starhill Forest Arboretum.

Every third-grader in the county was given a Starhill seedling to plant on Arbor Day 2009.

Several trees now growing on public land in and around Petersburg, including sites such as the nursing home, the animal shelter, the county jail, and Gazebo Park, also came from Starhill Forest.

Photo courtesy of Marilyn Kelton

 

A European hackberry (Celtis austalis) at the Menard County jail,
one of several interesting trees planted by
Starhill Forest on public property in the local community

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