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“The mission of the Belgrade Tree Committee is to encourage stewardship and appreciation of Belgrade’s trees through education, research, conservation efforts, and public information.” Tree Committee meetings are held at the Town Hall, 5:30 pm, on the third Tuesday of each month. Interested citizens and volunteers are welcome at our meetings. Vacancy on Tree Committee The
Tree Committee is looking for someone to fill a vacant seat on the
The committee is fortunate to have several tree experts among its members, but not all Tree Committee members are experts. Some members simply love trees, want to learn more about them, and don’t mind getting dirty. All members are interested in stewardship of the town’s trees. Tree
Committee Members Ex
Officio Members What have we been doing? During 2006 the Tree Committee sponsored the Kennebec County Master Tree Program. Many committee members attended six classes taught by arborists and botanical professionals. Lecture topics included soils, basic tree biology and identification, tree pruning, insects and diseases, and tree planting. Advanced classes are planned for the future. Watch for details and registration information at this site. In the past year the committee has planted over 40 new trees at Loon Call, Hayden Park, at Belgrade Central School, and in two areas along Main Street. These trees were purchased with a $2,500 grant we obtained from the Maine Forest Service. What do we plan to do in the future? This year the committee will focus on reaching out to the community, explaining our purpose and establishing a valued presence among the citizens of Belgrade. Some may think we should have done this first, before attempting other projects we attempted; but we were—well—green, and we think we have it right now. We think the Tree Ordinance is important for our town, and we think more voters would have agreed if we had provided better information before the June election. We plan to work hard this year to be certain voters know the ordinance is limited to public trees and shrubs on public property and has financial, aesthetic, and public safety benefits for our town. We hope you will read the earlier article posted here and the whole text of the ordinance itself, which we will be certain to post here well before the next town meeting. We plan to reach out to other town committees to build a cooperative working relationship and, hopefully, to positively influence decisions that affect stewardship of the town’s trees. Eventually,
we hope to qualify Belgrade as a Tree City USA. The National Arbor
Day Foundation awards this designation to towns that qualify. Benefits
include national recognition for good tree stewardship, access to
a wealth of free public education, and—all else being equal—a
better standing when competing for state and federal forestry grants.
To read more about Tree City USA, visit How to contact us The Tree Committee welcomes your questions and ideas for future projects. Committee members’ names are available at the Town Office and are published annually in the Town Report. Tree Committee members serve staggered terms expiring in April. You may volunteer to serve on the committee in the future or to participate in any of our projects through a member of the committee or in person at any of our meetings. Tree Committee meetings are held at the Town Hall, 5:30 pm, on the third Tuesday of each month. If you have questions or issues you’d like to discuss or if you just want to find out what we are doing, we welcome you to attend one of our meetings. Photos
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