Save a Tree with Audubon

HELP OUR NATIVE TREES THRIVE

Removing invasive plants from our native trees and providing them with a trimming to allow air to circulate through their limbs is an important gift that we can easily give to help our native trees thrive.

All ages and abilities are welcome to come help clean the trees.  There are tasks suited to everyone.  Some people enjoy working from ladders, others prefer to have their feet firmly on the ground cleaning the lower branches.

We have all the tools and equipment.  We suggest you wear long-sleeved shirt or jacket, long pants, sturdy shoes and a hat. We’ll have holiday cookies to share during the morning break.

Join us to enjoy a deeply rewarding day of giving back to the trees.

RSVP to audubondemexico@gmail.com

VOLUNTEER TO HELP OUR  NATIVE TREES!

Our native Mesquite and Huizaches are suffering from an epidemic of Paxtle (Tillandsia Recurvata), commonly known as la Plaga and two species of invasive mistletoe.

If these plagues are not addressed, we stand to lose what remains of our urban forests and individual native trees throughout our community and the invaluable services they provide.  Trees are a natural defense against climate change, desertification and water scarcity.  They protect our soils from erosion, provide shelter and food for birds and other wildlife, and produce the oxygen all living beings need to survive.  Our native Mesquite and Huizaches also play an essential ecological role by releasing nitrogen into the soil, which other plants depend upon for their growth.

Just a few hours of your time will make all the difference in the life of a tree.

Each month, volunteers come out to remove the plagues from the trees at Parque Landeta, located within the natural protected area that also includes El Charco del Ingenio.

There are tasks for all ages and all abilities – some people enjoy working from ladders, others prefer to have their feet firmly on the ground removing the Paxtle from the lower branches.