Ann Arbor Tree Conservancy Annual Bike Ride & Tree Tour October 10, 2009

Ann Arbor Tree Conservancy Annual Bike Ride & Tree Tour: Saturday, October 10,2009.
All are welcome for a leisurely two-hour bicycle ride to visit some of Ann Arbor's largest and most interesting landmark trees and to promote biking in Ann Arbor neighborhoods. A local tree expert will talk at each site about the history and details of each tree (do you know where the Lady Bird Johnson tree is?). Mayor John Hieftje will be among the riders, and it was a recent interview in the A2 Journal that prompted AATC to organize the ride in an effort to help the mayor find a new "favorite" tree. (In that interview, Mayor Hieftje said that his favorite Ann Arbor tree had been a huge Elm at his childhood home, but that it died several years ago). The Ann Arbor Tree Conservancy was founded earlier this year by a group of concerned citizens for the purpose of protecting Ann Arbor's urban forest. Riders should bring their water bottles. 2:00 p.m. Meet at Allmendinger Park at the parking circle off Pauline between Hutchins and Edgewood. Free. Route maps will be provided. Rain date October 11, 2:00 p.m. Updates about the ride are at www.AnnArborTreeConservancy.org