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Commissioners say Arbor Day and Big Clean drew student participation; planting details varied in remarks
Summary
Commissioners recapped Arbor Day and the following day’s Big Clean, reporting 26 participants at Arbor Day and student planting activity; transcripts contain inconsistent counts for planted trees and commissioners said they will pursue more student engagement and follow-up pruning training with a local teacher.
Euclid Shade Tree commissioners on May 15 reviewed recent outreach events, saying Arbor Day saw robust youth participation and that volunteers followed with the city’s Big Clean litter event the next day.
Commissioner Roy reported that “Arbor Day went very well” and said there were 26 people in attendance, including the mayor and the high school principal, and that students planted trees at the Arbor Day site. Commissioners described the student involvement as a useful hands-on change from past events and said volunteers completed planting in about 75 minutes. Roy also described conversations with staff in neighboring Beechwood about strong school-based programs and said Euclid may aim to pursue similar campus tree‑planting recognition in the future.
Commissioners said students planted trees and summarized species discussed at the event (swamp white oak and pin oak were mentioned). The transcript includes inconsistent language on the total number of trees planted (one remark referred to eight trees while species counts mentioned numbers that would total more); the commission did not provide a single, clear total during the meeting.
Commissioners said follow-up work is planned: Roy and staff reported coordinating with teacher Josh Stevens on ongoing pruning and training of newly planted trees, and several commissioners encouraged continued school engagement. No formal motions or votes were recorded regarding the events.
