2003 Issues

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VOL. 5, NO. 1

Winter 2003 COMMUNITY FOREST PROFILE

Hendricks, MN by Janette Monear, Tree Trust

itting on Lake Hendricks, a 1,634-acre recreational lake, is the City of Hendricks. Hendricks is located on the Minnesota–South Dakota border about 35 miles west of Marshall, near the Midwest Center for Wind Energy. More than 200 wind towers dot the landscape with their rotating arms signaling that you are within a few miles of Hendricks. The open prairie, ag land, wind and lake that surround Hendricks give you the feeling of being one with the land. Hendricks has a population of about 684 and although this doesn’t sound like a large number of people, the community represents what most of us nostalgically refer to as a small “home town” community. You will find the Mayor, along with some of the business owners, senior citizens and local farmers chatting and eating lunch in the local diner, City Hall busy with people dropping off payments and asking the clerk about her day, and the playground of the school noisy with the laughter of small children. Hendricks has a 9-hole golf course, campgrounds that accommodate more than 26 campsites, a city park, and the Lincoln County Pioneer Museum. The downtown looks like something that Grant Wood would paint and the enthusiasm behind the city is its people. They organize annual celebrations such as the Syttende Mai (Norwegian Holiday), Summerfest and the Buffalo Ridge Two-Cylinder Club tractor show. And they contemplate the future of Hendricks. They are not unlike other small rural communities; their concerns for economic development and environmental integrity are important to them. In an effort to plan for the future and to stimulate some new ideas around these two topics, the City of Hendricks, in September of 2001, requested a visit from the Minnesota Design Team.

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The Minnesota Shade Tree Advisory Committee’s mission is to advance Minnesota’s commitment to the health, care and future of all community forests.

COURTESY CITY OF HENDRICKS

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Dawn Dubats (left) and Kirsten Andenas of Tree Trust trained volunteers on planting day in Hendricks. ◆◆◆

Mn ReLeaf Grant Preapplications Due ◆ See page 16 for more information

Inside This Issue 2 President’s Corner 4 Dispel-A-Myth: DiseaseFree Crabapples 7 Clip & Save: Problems With Over-Mulching 10 Buckthorn Busting 13 Forest Tent Caterpillar and Your Trees 15 STAC Info 15 Calendar

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