Indianapolis Animal Care and Control Tree Planting
Thanks to Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB) and volunteers from downtown Rotary Club, AIT, and FIDO (Friends of Indianapolis Dogs Outside), the grounds at Indianapolis Animal Care and Control (IACC), 2600 S. Harding St., are much prettier! Marie Koenig, from Rotary and FIDO’s treasurer, was recently awarded a Neighborwoods grant from KIB for 34 native trees to be planted on several acres at IACC.
This tree-planting event took place on Saturday, Sept. 18 but was no easy task – not only is Indianapolis suffering from a drought, but IACC’s property was formerly a landfill and the holes needed to be dug with a pick axe. Volunteers received careful instructions from KIB’s Andrew Hart and how to plant a tree and mulch around it. Species included eastern redbud, American plum, American elm, bur oak, red oak, cedar, paw paw, sweetgum, and blackgum. Volunteers will be responsible for watering – each tree must receive 15 gallons of water each week from May through November for 2 years.
