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Trees on Tap Sponsor
Kinnucan was one of the local companies to help sponsor Lake Bluff’s first “Trees on Tap” Oktoberfest benefit. This event was hosted by both the Lake Bluff Garden Club and the Lake Bluff Brewery to raise money to help village officials plant a greater variety of trees to replace those affected by Emerald Ash Borer.
Kinnucan Proudly Rides in Lake Bluff 4th of July Parade
It happens every year…approximately 15,000 people line the streets of Lake Bluff to watch the Lake Bluff 4th of July Parade. Kinnucan had 2 entries – our Emerald Ash Borer “Bug Car” and our boom truck (which was used by the Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Rotary Club).
Lake Forest To Begin Work On Forest Park; Kinnucan Donates Tree Pruning
Weather permitting, the renovation of Lake Forest’s Forest Park will begin quietly this week with tree pruning by Kinnucan Co., which volunteered to trim the canopies of the park’s elms, oaks, sugar maples, crabapples, hawthornes and other species.
GazeboNews checked in with Peter Gordon, City Forester, Supervisor of Parks and Forestry, for an update on the plans for Lake Forest’s oldest park:
“People will begin to see more activity at the park over the next couple of weeks, including tree trimming, tree removal and vista clearing,” said Gordon. “As a kick off to the project, Bob Kinnucan offered to have Kinnucan prune all of the trees on the tableland as a donation to the City of Lake Forest and Forest Park Project.”
Pruning will begin on Tuesday, Feb. 5, unless snow accumulation requires the Kinnucan crew to man the plows. If not Tuesday, the work will begin as soon as possible. GazeboNews reports about this more.
Ash borers well on way to costing Chicago area millions
Two years ago, officials in Tinley Park learned that the emerald ash borer was gnawing through the village’s ash trees. This winter they learned that the dime-sized beetle may also chew holes in the southwest suburb’s budget: $4 million to $6 million to cut down and replace or chemically inoculate about 9,000 trees over the next eight years. As reported in the Chicago Tribune article. “It’s basically a natural disaster you have to manage,” says forester for Naperville.
Naperville approves ash borer treatment measure
The Naperville City Council approved a $292, 625 contract with Kinnucan Tree Experts and Landscape company for ash borer treatment. As reported in the Naperville Sun-Times, 1,400 ash trees were killed by the emerald ash borer in the city.
Grayslake launches ash borer treatment plan
Grayslake officials approved $17,000 in spending to help prevent emerald ash borer disease in the area. Kinnucan Tree Experts and Landscape applied a treatment that may make ash trees in the area immune to the disease caused by the beetles as described in The News Sun article. Rhett Taylor said, “for the relatively small investment, it’s worth trying to save over 1,800 of our ash trees that are on public parkways throughout the village.”
Schaumburg pays $390,460 for emerald ash borer control
The Village of Schaumburg awarded Kinnucan Tree Experts and Landscaping in Lake Bluff a $390,460 contract to deal with the Emerald Ash Borer epidemic plaguing the tress in the area as reported in the Daily Hearld. Kinnucan will be chemically treating 524 high value trees and 6,316 smaller trees.