The park’s tree collection suffered some significant damage from the ice storm of February 13. While City staff focused on making the upper and lower oak groves safe and accessible, a team from MSPC surveyed the damage to historical flowering tree collection in the Orchard. We identified 25 trees that had suffered some sort of…
Mission Street Parks Conservancy wants to contract with a Garden Manager who will support and lead our regular Tuesday Gardeners volunteer group, among other duties. The ideal contractor will have experience and/or education in horticulture and garden design, will oversee Tuesday’s volunteer gardeners in Bush’s Pasture Park, and will organize plant sales. We think about…
The focal point of the Tarter Old Rose Collection is a mortared brick circle with roses planted around a sundial pad in the center. Over the years, the brickwork has deteriorated and needs to be restored and stabilized so that it will last. MSPC, working in concert with the City of Salem, has found a…