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New Canaan commission outlines Earth Month events, will dedicate memorial tree to former commissioner Linda Andros
Summary
At an April 10 Conservation Commission meeting that lacked a quorum, commissioners discussed Earth Day programming and plans to plant a donated memorial tree honoring former commissioner Linda Andros at the Nature Center on April 20.
The New Canaan Conservation Commission discussed plans to mark Earth Day and a new "Earth Month" effort and to dedicate a memorial tree to former commissioner Linda Andros during a brief meeting on April 10 that did not reach quorum.
The commission said the town will read a proclamation honoring Linda Andros and that Kopia Home and Garden donated a tree to be planted in her memory. The Department of Public Works will plant the tree, and the ceremony is scheduled for April 20 at 12:30 p.m. at the Nature Center, a time the participants confirmed during the meeting.
The discussion matters locally because the town plans to expand Earth Day into a monthlong series of events. Anne Silvio, a member of the Conservation Commission, described the April activities as "being planned as the first year of Earth months for New Canaan," and praised the Nature and Environment Coalition run at the public library for organizing programs this month. She said the commission attended and supported the coalition and that the commission may explore ways to play a more active role in future years.
Commissioners said Kopia Home and Garden donated the memorial tree and that the Department of Public Works will handle planting. The commission also agreed to include a formal proclamation as part of the April 20 observance; the meeting record shows the proclamation will name the day in 2025 in honor of Linda Andros.
Frank Gallo, who had been a speaker at a previous meeting, was cited as an example of the speaker series the commission plans to schedule; commissioners said they intend to have speakers on alternating months and planned to arrange speakers for the May 8 meeting.
Because the April 10 session did not have a quorum, no formal votes or motions were taken. Commissioners said they would carry remaining agenda items, including any formal approvals, to a future meeting with a quorum.
