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"GROWING RAMONA'S FUTURE, PRESERVING RAMONA'S PAST"
The Ramona Tree Trust supports the local community in
a variety of ways, most notably in its tree planting and preservation
work. Trees have been planted in public areas throughout Ramona under
its auspices since 1993 and continue to be planted through the award of
grants from the Trust to organizations, groups and individuals for that
purpose. Most recently, the Ramona Tree Trust has awarded grants for
tree planting at the Ramona Airport and Collier Park, along with the
Trust's own tree planting on Main Street within the historic Colonnade
in cooperation with the California Department of Transportation
(CALTRANS).
In 2002, the Trust completed Phase I of a planned five
phase replanting of Colonnade trees, a well-known landmark throughout
the county made up of more than 300 heritage trees, some of them nearly
100-years-old, planted and stewarded by Ramona settlers who wanted to
create a greener, cooler Ramona for themselves and generations to come.
The Colonnade replanting in the wake of the recent lerp psyllid
infestation is the top priority of the Trust so that future Ramonans
will continue to enjoy the gift of this unique tree canopy bequeathed to
Ramona by its pioneer founders.
The Trust was also instrumental in the drafting of
Ramona's first Tree Standards. The Tree Standards were approved by the
Ramona Community Planning Group in 2002 and were forwarded to the County
of San Diego to be included in the ongoing County 2020 General Plan
Update for Ramona.
The Ramona Tree Trust welcomes citizen's ideas and
volunteer participation in ongoing and new projects. The Trust itself is
a volunteer organization and honors the contributions of volunteers who
want to make a difference now and for the future. For more information
about the Ramona Tree Trust, including grant applications, contact us
through the e-mail address provided below.
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