To help beautify Missouri City, employees from two local companies will soon participate in a unique green initiative, The Edible Arbor Trail Project. The trail will feature trees and shrubs that produce edible fruits and nuts.
On Nov. 4, Kroger and TXU Energy will use their “green thumbs” to help start planting The Edible Arbor Trail Project, which will begin along Oyster Creek Trail, just west of Murphy Road.
TXU staff will be volunteering from 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and Kroger staff will be volunteering from 3-5 p.m. Tools will be provided and parking will be available at Mosley Park, 3333 Murphy Road; follow the trail to the planting locations. The Edible Arbor Trail will blossom from Mosley Park to FM 3345, along the Missouri City section of the Oyster Creek Trail.
“The tasty trail will feature groves of hardy trees and shrubs that produce edible fruits and nuts. It’s an exciting environmental project that will benefit our community,” said City Forester Paul Wierzbicki. “Included with the trees will be educational signage detailing tree facts and displaying sponsor logos. Where other arbor trails give patrons a chance to experience nature, this unique project will give residents a chance to taste nature.”
Additional sponsors are needed to assist with the project. For more information and to obtain a commitment form, contact Wierzbicki at 281-403-8645 or e-mail him at forester@missouricitytx.gov.
