Page 28 - Spring Summer Brochure 2019

CreekSide Soils

Open year around to accept organic materials. FORESTRY
1500 Adams St. SE Hutchinson, MN
Phone: 320.587.6762 Fax: 320.234.5649 320-583-8982
Winter Hours Summer Hours [email protected]
November 16 – March 31 April 1 – November 15
Mon-Fri, 8:00 am-5:00 pm Mon-Fri, 8:00 am-6:30 pm
Sat, 8am-12pm (Nov 16-Nov 30) Saturday 9:00am-5:00 pm
Closed Saturday December 1-March 31 Formative Tree Pruning

Accepted Items
The following materials are allowed to be deposited in are-
as designated by these signs.
 Leaf compost area: Leaves, grass clippings, and
other garden debris.
No plastic bags Only compostable bags We are establishing a formative tree maintenance pro-
 Brush: Tree limbs and other clean wood (no metal, gram. The goal of this program is to take better care of
nails etc.) five inches or less in diameter recently planted trees that are on the boulevard. This
 Logs: Clean wood material greater than 5” diameter program would involve pruning once or twice a year to
 Concrete and Asphalt - No rebar establish good branching, maintenance of any tree sup-
port systems, remulching of 1 and 2 year old trees, ferti-
Organic Material Collection (Curbside) lizing to correct nutrient deficiencies and a general in-
Residents of Hutchinson have the option of using a spection of the tree’s health. For any questions email us
90-gallon cart for placement of organic materials. By using at: [email protected]
the organic cart, many homeowners have seen a reduction
in the amount of waste going into their regular refuse cart.
Put these items in your food & yard waste container. Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)

Green LID Organic Container The EAB is an insect that kills ash trees. EAB is present in
Minnesota, and is as close to us as Prior Lake. Due to good
sanitation procedures and the natural, slow progression of
EAB, Hutchinson is in a good position to manage proactive-
ly.

Currently about 17% of publicly owned trees are susceptible
to EAB. In recognition of this, the City has set aside some
FRUIT & FOOD YARD & TWIGS 2 FT FOOD
VEGTABLES SCRAPS GARDEN SECTIONS BY SOILED funds for ash tree removal and replacement. When ash
WASTE 1/4” DIAME- PAPER & trees are proactively removed and replaced, larger, 2” trees
TER ONLY BOXES (usually 10-15’ tall) are planted in their place to fill in the
gaps.

If an ash tree on the boulevard near your home is declining
in health, we invite you to contact us to let us know about it.
We will be put these trees on a list and will likely be able to
remove and replace between 25-50 trees per year. Before
being removed and replaced, an evaluation of the tree’s
health will be conducted, along with determining the proximi-
ty of the tree to others being removed. This is done to avoid
ELECTRONICS HAZARDOUS CLOTHING/SHOES RECYCLABLES having too many ash trees removed and replaced in any one
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neighborhood.

Dutch Elm Disease (DED)

Forestry staff will be monitoring for DED again this summer.
DED is still a threat and the elm trees that remain are a tes-
tament to the success of the City’s sanitation policies. If you
have an elm tree with DED, it should be removed right away.
If you receive a notice from the City, you will have 20 days to
GARBAGE/TRASH CONSTRUCION WASTE APPLIANCES remove the infected tree.

Boulevard tree replacement and requests
Special compostable bags are available for only residents who
participate in the program. Enough bags are supplied enabling One of our objectives is to maintain tree canopy coverage on
the use of an average of two bags per week. Please call 234- the boulevard. If you have a site on your boulevard that you
5665 if you have any questions regarding organic collection. would like to have a tree we’d like to hear from you. Please
Visit City of Hutchinson website http://www.ci.hutchinson.mn.us/ contact us at [email protected]
For more information on CreekSide Soils.