Jake Procino - For The Chronicle

Joined: August 4, 2022
Articles: 3

Urban Forestry experts: Local communities benefit from efforts to protect, grow trees

DANA MERRYDAY/CHRONICLE PHOTO – Residents plant an Arbor Day tree in Coiner Park this past weekend. From right: Matt Hall, Al Kennedy High School (AKHS) teacher/crew leader; Faye Stewart, Public Works director; an AKHS student; Susan Johnson, Urban Forestry Committee…

Jake Procino - For The Chronicle
April 7, 2022

Community

Need swells; pandemic pressures food pantries

Volunteers at The Rural Organizing Project ready for the rush on Tuesday, Feb 1 at its pantry at 632 E. Main St. in Cottage Grove. ROP started its food pantry in 2019, and since then, the demand has only increased,…

Jake Procino - For The Chronicle
February 3, 2022

Community

Loyal customer base keeping tree farms alive in pandemic

A scene from Northern Lights Christmas Tree Farm in Pleasant Hill. CHRONICLE ARCHIVES It’s the end of December — the time of reckoning for local tree farmers. Years’ worth of labor has culminated, but not without immense work and planning.…