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Answers to Native Tree Quiz

a. Osage Orange or Bois D’Arc, Photo 4
 
b. Gum Bumelia or Chittamwood, Photo 6
 
c. American Elm, Photo 3
 
d. Black Willow, Photo 2
 
e. Sugar Hackberry, Photo 7
 
f. Mexican Plum, Photos 5 & 8
 
g. Bur Oak, Photo 1

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Focus On Natural

NPNA Spring Meeting
Thursday, April 13 at Withers Elementary, 7 p.m.

About the Speakers

Lisa Centala, Dallas County Master Gardener Project Coordinator, will give an overview of The Raincatcher’s Garden of Midway Hills, a research, education and demonstration project of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.

Tom Wilkie, Texas Stream Team, will discuss the Stream Team and maintaining Joe’s Creek in its natural state. 

Doug Sheldon, from the Healthy Living and Growing Radio Network, Texas Organic Research Center, and Dirt Doctor Inc., will give a brief overview of the Dirt Doctor natural organic program for gardening and landscaping and why it works better in every way … including a 40 to 50 percent cost savings in water use. 

Gregory Brandt, head of Eco-Safe Pest Control, will briefly touch on Natural Organic Pest Control and what natural organic pest control products to use in certain situations.

Tyson Woods, Arborist and owner of Trees By Woods, has been fortunate to have been involved with the creation and care of many of the finest gardens and trees in the Dallas/Fort Worth area since 1975. Trees are incredibly valuable to enhancing the quality of life and the beauty of our gardens and communities.

Resources

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Last Friday First Call, March 2017

The March Last Friday First Call at the home of Section 3 Director Jason Contreras and Greg Trogstad was another success! Thank you, Jason and Greg, for hosting the event.

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Spring Coffee Klatch

Many neighbors attended the Spring Coffee Klatch hosted by Marilyn Halla in her beautiful home. Marilyn not only provided the beautiful space but a delicious spread of food that was enjoyed by everyone. We were fortunate to have  Senior Corp David Kim and Police Officer Justin Cooley from the Northwest Dallas Police Division. They visited one on one with the people and at the end answered questions from the crowd.

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MMI March 2017

Me, Myself & I, a luncheon group for Northaven women who are single, divorced or widowed, met on March 21 at Fernando’s Mexican. We meet the third Tuesday of the month and enjoy meeting our neighbors.

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Last Friday First Call

Over 60 attended the first Last Friday First Call at the home of Mitch Deshotels, Section 2 Director. Thank you to all who helped with the organization, food, and clean up. It was a great success! Everyone had a great time meeting new and old neighbors and relaxing after a long work week.

     This was the first of our monthly parties planned for the coming year. Next month will be on March 31 and hosted by Section 3 Director Jason Contreras. Tell a neighbor and look for details later this month in your email inbox!!
 

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Winter Along the Creek

February 2017.

NPNA residents are well aware of the opportunities and benefits of walking throughout our neighborhood, especially when winter seems like it never happened.

For those who walk along the creek, parks and greenbelt, there is an added opportunity to appreciate the timeless character of the creek. After a recent heavy rainfall, rushing water had stripped most of the algae from the creek bed, leaving only the natural rock and clear running water – a glimpse of what the creek can look like if runoff of fertilizer and other chemicals is minimized – that is; if all residents would avoid use of these products, and instead use only organics. (abundant information on organics is readily available from Howard Garrett, dirtdoctor.com, and at dallascountymastergardeners.org )

Walkers will also note the presence of a number of mallard pairs in the creek – as a long time neighbor observed, these ducks may well be returning to the first environment they knew – where they were hatched. Their long-term welfare depends on the thoughtful practices and continuing care by all NPNA residents.    

Enjoy the creek, the winter weather, and think good health to ourselves and to the neighborhood wildlife.

Vince Punaro, Creek Leader

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MMI January 2017

Me, Myself & I, a luncheon group for Northaven women who are single, divorced or widowed, met on January 17 at Ginger Thai. We meet the third Tuesday of the month and enjoy meeting our neighbors.

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MMI December 2016

Me, Myself & I, a luncheon group for Northaven women who are single, divorced or widowed, met on December 20 at Anthony’s EatItalian. We meet the third Tuesday of the month and enjoy meeting our neighbors.

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Holiday Coffee Klatch

A great crowd of neighbors gathered at the Coffee Klatch on December 3rd at our home. Police Officers Lockett and Noiff joined us in enjoying lots of delicious homemade goodies and lots of good conversations. We were also pleased to have three-month old Grant bring his parents to meet their neighbors. If you haven’t been to a Coffee Klatch, please do so next year.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.
Flo & Gene Leslie

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