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NEW HAMPSHIRE NEWS 



Tree Planting Program 

 Begun 



In June, The Division of Forests 

 and Lands O^H Department of Re- 

 sources and Economic Develop- 

 ment) announced the availability of 

 community grants through the Na- 

 tional Small Business Administra- 

 tion (SBA) Tree Planting Program. 

 $15 million has been appropriated 

 nationwide for the fiscal year 1991. 

 One-half of this amount will be al- 

 located to states and territories on 

 a per capita basis. Priority in 

 awarding the other half may be 

 given to applicants who agree to 

 contribute more than the minimum 

 25% of a project's costs. 



New Hampshire's share of this ap- 

 propriation is $54,000. $27,000 is 

 based on the 25/75 cost sharing 

 plan; the other half of the amount 

 is based on a 50/50 sharing plan. 



Tree planting must be done on 

 land owned or controlled by state 

 or local governments and the work 

 must be done by small businesses 

 (businesses employing less than 

 100 people). 



Proposals will be ranked according 

 to the number of people benefit- 

 ing, benefits to small businesses 

 (the more businesses involved, the 

 better), public involvement (volun- 

 teers, local organizations), need, 

 and environmental impact. 

 Aspects such as site selection and 

 preparation, the choice of planting 

 stock, planting methods, and over- 

 all maintenance must also meet ap- 

 propriate standards. 



Two years ago. Governor and Mrs 

 Gregg initiated a Task Force on 

 Community Trees in New Hamp- 

 shire." This was prior to and sepa- 

 rate from the National SBA Tree 

 Planting Program. However, the 

 national program is using the 

 structure set up by the governor's 

 task force as a framework within 

 which to carry out its own set of 

 very similar goals. The proposals 

 for SBA funding are being evalu- 

 ated by the current Task Force 

 members. 



Mary Reynolds, in charge of imple- 

 menting New Hampshire's part of 

 the SBA program, said in early 

 July that "in the last few days, the 

 phones have been really wild" and 



that several communities were 

 planning to hand-deliver their pro- 

 posals on the eighth (the dead- 

 line). So there is interest. 

 Dick Gagne of Gem Evergreen in 

 Hooksett was on the original Task 

 Force. He's left, citing the amount 

 of time required (At present, there 

 may be no representative from the 

 Plant Growers' Association on the 

 Task Force), but felt both pro- 

 grams were very positive for all 

 nurserymen in the state. (He men- 

 tioned the Task Force's emphasis 

 on Arbor Day last year as being 

 particularly effective.) The larger 

 nurserymen that have the trees 

 will get a lot of the business," he 

 said, "but the money should filter 

 down to local growers as well." 

 The deadline for proposal submis- 

 sion was July 8, 1991. Evaluations 

 will be done during the summer. 

 Funding should be available during 



the fall. Projects must be com- 

 pleted by September, 1992. 



For more information, contact 

 Mary Reynolds at (603) 271-2214. 



Eagle Mountain Eveigreens 



Kirk Wyant recently left his posi- 

 tion as Farm Manager at Gold Star 

 Sod Farms and Wholesale Nursery 

 in Canterbury to begin his own 

 business. Eagle Mountain Ever- 

 greens. Kirk will be a wholesale 

 Christmas wreath supplier. 



Kirk has been active in the state 

 horticulture industry for many 

 years and with the Plant Growers' 

 Association (recently stepping 

 down as president). We wish him 

 luck in his new enterprise. 

 His new business address will be 

 84 Pine Street, Franklin, NH 03235; 

 telephone (603) 934-6165 



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