-April25,2019-
A newly formed group, Greening Los Osos, wants to encourage the community to participate in a widespread tree planting effort in a bid to fight global warming and beautify this coastal community.
“We’ve lost so many trees in Los Osos in the past decade from development, disease, drought and now removal of a once plentiful water source – hundreds of septic tanks.” says president the organization Tony Salome. With the tanks gone, trees can no longer feed off the leach lines.
“We want to bring back the canopy we once had”adds Tony.
Besides the iconic pigmy oaks of Los Osos, much of the tree canopy here did not sprout by itself in this sand dune city. In the 1920s, in an effort to draw people to the new city, developers planted some 20,000 trees in the Baywood district in town. Visitors to Baywood still enjoy standing under those magnificent 70 to 80 year old trees, many of them Monterey Cypress, native to California.
“We think Los Osos is ready to plant new Oaks, Cypress and other drought resistant trees all over town” says Tony.
This Saturday, April 27 from 2-5 the group will hold an inaugural event at the Sea Pines Golf Course in conjunction with Earth Day and Sea Pine’s famed Barefoot on the Grass concert featuring Damon Castillo. Talk to tree experts and see tree varieties, pick up free seedlings and view childrens’ Earth Day artwork. Kids acorn planting too. Lots of valuable info available.
Come talk with the group about planting and caring for trees and have a chance to win a ready-to-plant Monterey Cypress tree.
Sea Pines itself will be planting a Cypress as as part of the event to encourage Los Osos residents to participate, donate and or volunteer.The golf course itself lost over 100 pine trees over the past decade mostly due to pine disease says owner Gary Settings who backs the community effort.
To reach Greening Los Osos email them at Greening LosOsos@gmail.com