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� � �r+�v' � PARK DIVISION M�NTHLY REPORT , MARGH ]978 Park Division personnel assis�ed in the preparation for the March 5 Arbor Day Ceremonies held at Dingee Park Circ7e. A 24�inch boxed specimen Queen Palm was planted in honor� of Mr. James DeBenedetti . " The Palm tree was a special request�of Mr. DeBenedetti and, there- fore, replaced the usual Redwood tre� planting. The Easter Bowl was again prepared for the Annual Sunrise Services � on Easter Sunday. The Northside District crew with the help of CETA personne7 were called upon to prepare the area. The Department also furnished the piano for the event as well as the speaker's podium. � First aid training was conducted by the Personnel Department on the � 23rd and 24th of March designed for handling emergency situations in case of accidents. The course was taken by those employees in the Division that had not previously reEeived the training and plans call for future training session5 to update those employees who had previously received the trainin�. There were seven Gardener/Caretakers, one Tree Trimmer, one Senior Craftworker, dnd the Park Mechanic in attendance at this session. All turf areas were fertilized during the month of March. This is an initial step in the revitalization af many of the turf areas which suffered from drought conditions. In that no ferti]izer was applied during the drought, several areas Were in poor condition and were suffering from severe w�ar resulting from continued use throughout the drought. Renovation plans currently underway include the use of chemical herbicides to reduce the weed infestat�on and the reseeding of many worn areas. In addition, several areas wi11 be replaced with sod in order to expedite the repair work in time for spring baseball use. Continuous rain showers during the month af March have delayed this renovation operation; however, every effort will be made to pre� � pare the areas for anticipated use this spring and summer. With the drought constraints now withdrawn, bedd�ng plants have been ordered for installation in the �Flower bed areas in the dawntown area as well as in selected areas on various medians, parks, an�d public buildings. Approximately half of the areas wi11 be replanted with perennial material and the balance wi11 be plan�ed with annuals which aliaw greater flexibility for seasonal color in the highly visible areas. !aork is underway preparing the sprinkler systems throughout the park system for expected summer use. A considerable amount of vandalism has resulted in damage to many of the risers and sprinkler heads par- ticularly in �he downtown area and the Redwood Shores area. In some -$-