Volunteers Helped to Grow Sugar House Park's Arboretum

Thank you to the ninety-six (96) volunteers who participated in Mulch Madness on Saturday, March 8, 2024.

Guided by arborists and staff from TreeUtah, volunteers at Mulch Madness were dispersed in smaller groups across the 110 acres of Sugar House Park to do sod removal at the base of trees and add a ring of mulch. Volunteers helped to grow the Sugar House Park arboretum by completing work on twenty-six of thirty-five species of trees. An arboretum tag was placed on each of the initial thirty-five species selected to submit for the minimum twenty-five species requirement for a Level 1 arboretum accreditation requirement.

The four-hour event began with a safety talk and demonstration of the proper way to remove sod that is safe for the tree roots. Volunteers came from as far away as Layton, Utah, and as close as students from Highland High School. The remaining trees will be completed by other volunteers of TreeUtah.

Volunteer Orientation at Mulch Madness

Volunteers at Mulch Madness working around London Plane

Pile of Mulch and Wheelbarrow at Mulch Madness

Volunteers at Mulch Madness working around the Honeylocust tree

Volunteers removing sod at the base of a Honeylocust tree

Arborist installing an arboretum tag on the Honeylocust tree

Volunteer group at Mulch Madness working at the base of a tree.

Small group removing sod at the base of a Scotch Pine tree in Sugar House Park

Small group removing sod at the base of a Scotch Pine tree in Sugar House Park

Group removing sod around a Dawn Redwood tree in Sugar House Park

Volunteers filling up buckets with mulch at Sugar House Park.

Staff demonstrate method for removing sod at Mulch Madness event at Sugar House Park

Volunteers carrying buckets during Mulch Madness at Sugar House Park.

Volunteers gather for orientation at Sugar House Park for Mulch Madness

Photos credit TreeUtah.