Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: November 2, 2018
Categories: Education, Tree Tenders, Trees and Native Habitats
What is the three cut pruning method? The three cut pruning method is a strategy used to remove larger limbs from a tree. Why is it used? This method is used to reduce the weight of the branch and make a clean proper cut. If a heavy weighted branch is removed improperly, the bark of the tree […]
Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: October 31, 2018
Categories: Community Forestry, Education, Tree Tenders, Trees and Native Habitats
After our recent cold snap, you may be itching to get back outside and stretch your legs. As the temperatures rise and the days get a little bit longer, the outdoors become more inviting. A hike in the woods is a great way to stave off the winter blues, and if you’re a tree nerd […]
Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: January 1, 2017
Categories: AES Indiana Project Greenspace
201 S. SHELBY; 46202 Irish Hill based Progress House looks to add beauty in a currently underutilized lot just south of their location. The vision of this site will be to turn this lot into a tranquil gathering place for reflection and counsel for Progress House residents and others throughout the community. KIB looks forward […]
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2830 S. HOLT ROAD; 46241 The Mars Hill based food pantry on the west side, Community Caring and Sharing, hopes to remove a substantial amount of impervious pavement and concrete to create a pocket park and community garden in a neighborhood that has little access to greenspace. Palmer Trucks currently owns the lot but looks […]
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401 E. MICHIGAN; 46204 The Athenaeum Foundation hopes to enliven a small portion of greenspace in the Mile Square that is currently just turf grass. With support and input of the downtown community we hope to create an interactive space for nature, art, and gathering in the sea of concrete and asphalt. Though small in […]
Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: January 1, 2016
Categories: AES Indiana Project Greenspace
VISION FOR THE SPACE The Springdale Neighborhood, home of two of the City’s oldest and grandest chinquapin oak trees, is working to preserve and protect the space around the tree located off of Nowland Avenue through KIB’s IPL Project GreenSpace program. The neighborhood envisions a place for reflection to view the tree and learn about […]
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Drawing on the international ties that makes the Town of Speedway a distinctive place within Marion County, the community is highlighting their ties to other racing communities and Sister Cities Motegi, Japan and Varano de’ Melegari, Italy through this Main Street Trailhead located at 4904 W. 16th Street, 46224. VISION FOR THE SPACE The Speedway Trailhead […]
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1907 CAROLINE AVE; 46218 A community teaching garden where native plants and community garden beds combine to serve as a gathering space for education and celebration in the Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood. VISION FOR THE SPACE Long time project partner, Felege Hiywot Center, wanted to take an underutilized lot adjacent to a city park and create a […]
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1513 RINGGOLD AVE; 46203 An underutilized neighborhood park given new life by incorporating native plantings and a refreshed plan by partnering with Indy Parks. VISION FOR THE SPACE Bates-Hendricks neighborhood residents are hoping to have a considerable impact on revitalizing their community park. Once a much larger part of the neighborhood, the park has been nearly […]
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VISION FOR THE SPACE Wheeler Mission Ministries is partnered with Artistry, Flanner Buchannon Funeral Centers and Sun King within the Cole Noble District to enhance the gateway into the neighborhood at East St. and Market St, and replant the Market St. corridor. This neighborhood wide approach has several different elements. Along East St., concrete on […]
