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Preserve Trees During the Drought by Annick J. Downhower San Gabriel Valley
After 4 years of serious drought, Californians are being asked to let lawns go brown to conserve water. However, our trees still need to be watered and protected! Trees are an essential part of our urban landscape. They provide shade, reduce the need for air-conditioning use, lower overall temperatures, and retain groundwater. A mature tree removes 10 pounds of air pollution per year. Plus, trees add 3% to 15% to the value of a property. With home prices at all-time highs, that can mean $15,000 to $75,000 for a $500,000 house! So, it’s wise to make sure trees are preserved and maintained. If trees don’t receive adequate water, the damage can be long-term. Trees that become too dry eventually
won’t soak up water. Dehydration makes trees more susceptible to disease and pest attacks, which in turn can lead to the death of a tree or dead limbs, both of which are hazards. So how much and how often should you water your trees? The age of the tree determines the answer. Younger trees (5 years or less) need more attention but not more water. They should be watered once a week with 10 to 15 gallons of water. Established trees (age 5 plus) need to be watered once or twice a month with 10 gallons of water per inch of tree trunk diameter. All trees will benefit, and water will be saved, if the following is done: 1) Install a soaker hose or inline drip tubing in a circu-
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lar pattern starting 9 inches from the tree trunk. Drip irrigation helps soak the ground, strengthening roots.
Plus, unlike sprinklers, drip mulch or bark chips on the systems don’t waste water soil under the tree branches through evaporation. (but not right next to the Preserve Trees continued on page 16 2) Place a layer of
Mt. View Students Participate in Rio Hondo College’s Career and Technical Education Summer Academy
Past or Current Resident
by Michele Earle El Monte
Twenty-five Mountain View School District eighth grade students from Kranz Intermediate, Madrid Middle and Monte Vista Schools got a glimpse of careers in the Energy & Utilities, Information Technology and Transportation industry sectors and opportunities in higher education as participants in Rio Hondo College’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) Summer Academy. During the week-long academy the students were able to take part in modules led by college instructors in Basic Automotive Technology, Small Engine Rebuilding, Computer Coding in Minecraft (video game modification), Basic First Aid, Crystal Radios, and Solid Fuel Rockets. All modules addressed applied mathematics and science involved in the selected fields. Students also took part in a college/ career orientation, complete with a campus tour and a question and answer session with a student panel. Rio Hondo’s Dean of
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Career and Technical Education-Instructional Operations, Mike Slavich shared that the United States doesn’t generate enough people to go into science, technology and engineering, therefore, the academy’s concept is to get middle school students thinking and exploring careers in science,
technology, engineering and college students. math at an early age. In the Basic Automotive During their week at Rio Technology module students Hondo, students worked in learned basic automotive teams doing hands-on and care, including informacontextualized activities to tion regarding fluids, tire air develop projects within three pressure, thread pitch, and California Industry Sectors. much more. In the departEach activity was facilitated ment’s pristine garages, they by college faculty CTE Academy continued on page 4 assisted by current