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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1987
Page
18
City forester Eric Faaborg and a 20 member staff manage about 130000 trees across 53 square miles in Cedar Rapids. They plant, trim and remove trees in parks and along streets and advise homeowners on maintenance while focusing on the urban forest.
Cedar Rapids forester Eric Faaborg and staff offer fall planting guidance to beat heat, proper hole depth, watering methods, mulch use, and trimming practices. They discuss thinning for air flow, disease control, and sun exposure, plus public property planting rules, species lists, and disposal of removed trees at the city landfill for residents.
A Gazette series draws on interviews and data to show how Iowa teens face dropping out, teen pregnancy, alcohol and drug use, and rising delinquency amid poverty, homelessness, and fragmented families. It notes school funding debates and calls for guaranteed services to help at-risk youth graduate.
A Iowa program named Skills for Adolscence appears in Cedar Rapids and Center Point middle grades. It teaches decision making, communication, stress coping, self esteem, and drug free living. Quest International Center developed it with 57 experts.
Fairfax hosts two days of Hey Days 87 with Sun Street dances a carnival and a 10 kilometer run sponsored by the Fairfax American Legion. The June 19 carnival kicks off the festivities followed June 20 by the run with 8 to 8:30 a.m. registration and a 9 a.m. start. The event closes with live music in the beer tent and a street dance.
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