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Iowa City parks report: arborist certifications, pruning, prescribed burns and Ashton House improvements
Summary
Parks staff told the commission they now have 10 certified arborists on staff, conducted extensive winter pruning, began prescribed burns at Hickory Hill Park, will replace the building roof and have a REAP-funded Ashton House project out to bid for about $200,000. Staff also gave garden-plot and memorial bench updates.
Iowa City parks staff told the Parks & Recreation Commission on Feb. 12 that the department has grown its professional certifications, completed winter pruning on thousands of street trees, started prescribed burns to manage prairies and put an Ashton House Grounds REAP-funded project out to bid.
Staff said the department now has 10 International Society of Arboriculture-certified arborists among forestry and parks staff, and that Alex, the assistant superintendent of parks, recently became a certified parks and recreation professional through the National Recreation and Park Association. The commission heard that staff pruned about 2,000 street trees this winter…
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