"SHARE THE SHADE" IN YOUR COMMUNITY! HELP POT TREES
RECEIVED FROM THE NATIONAL TREE TRUST AND THE GROWNG-OUT STATION IN
LINDSBORG.� APRIL 24.... 9:00 -12:00 P.M.� AND 1:00 - 4:00 PM....CALL: � 816-357-2424

NEWS!
FROM THE

BARRY RAGAN - ST. JOHN'S TREE BOARD WINNER OF THE KUFC'S
"SHARE THE SHADE" AWARD

�� Barry� Ragan,� Volunteer Forester� of the City of ��� St.� John� was� instrumental�� in� the estab- lishment� of� the�� St. John Tree Board�� in 1996. And since that� time, has gone a guy who liked trees�� with� � little�� forestry � knowledge � to�� a self-taught �� "small �� � town"�� visionary��� who��� has �accomplished big things.�The board under his leadership has� qualified � for� � TREE CITY USA� every�� year�� and� � has � � received��� two�� Growth Awards.
��� In addition to� his work with the St. John Tree Board, Barry has established a web page for the KUFC - http://ww w .geocities.com/Heartland/
Plains/7243/index.html. He� has� also� proved� to be talented in fund raising, receiving a grant� of $11,2000��� through ����the�� KS��Wildlife ��and� Parks Trails Grant program.
��� St. John's Tree Board has:
������� A tree inventory and management plan
��� ������������ Volunteer projects using the
��������� �������� SHARE THE SHADE trees.
���� ��������������� Renovated Brown Park.
������������� Developed a home page for the
��������� ������������ St. John Tree Board.
More to come from a great volunteer leader!

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Members of the KUFC Board of Directors, left to right, David Foster, Reg Wescott, Jim Finlen, BARRY RAGAN, Patti Armstrong and Wes Adell.

KANSAS HAS 902,600 ACRES OF URBAN LAND
IN WHICH THE URBAN FOREST LIVES.