October 11, 2005

Tree planting program begins

Following the removal of some 1,800 trees from public and private property in Rahway as part of the joint state and federal government efforts to combat the invasive Asian longhorned beetle, the first of several tree plantings began in Rahway this month with the planting of approximately 300 trees in Rahway’s Fourth Ward, which was particularly hard hit by the destructive pest.  75 amelanchier, little leaf linden and Douglas fir trees were planed planted along Clark, Stockton and Witherspoon Streets as well as Howard Field following consultations with the Department of Public Works and Fourth Ward Councilman Dave Brown.  The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection will be planting additional trees in Rahway’s First and Fourth Wards in the spring and fall of 2006 and 2007.

These trees will complement the 150 trees that will be planted citywide next month as part of the “Greening Union County” program provided by the County of Union.

For additional information on the Asian longhorned beetle in Rahway, click here.