RPU Celebrates it's Role in the Community, October 1-7, 2006

Rochester Public Utilities (RPU) is celebrating Public Power Week, Oct. 1-7, along with more than 2,000 other electric utilities that collectively provide electricity on a not-for-profit basis to 43 million Americans.

Become a Citizen Forester and participate in a community boulevard tree planting event

NeighborWoods in Rochester celebrates National NeighborWoods month by offering free Citizen Forester classes and a community boulevard tree planting event.

The Citizen Forester program presents a hands-on opportunity for you to learn how to plant, prune, and maintain trees. It also provides you the chance to get involved and help our community take care of its public trees. Since 2004, this program has trained 75 community members as Citizen Foresters.

These classes will be led by Jacob Ryg, the Rochester City Forester and will be held on Wednesday, October 4 and Thursday, October 5.

Participants who successfully complete the combination of classroom instruction and field training will have the opportunity to lead the NeighborWoods tree planting event on October 21.

These events are free to the public and are sponsored by the City of Rochester, RPU, and NeighborWoods.

For more information on how to become a Citizen Forester or on the tree planting event, visit the NeighborWoods in Rochester website NeighborWoods in Rochester or call (507) 529-4150.