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Urban Forestry Committee honors College Park Church for landscaping, new species plantings
Summary
Carmel’s Urban Forestry Committee presented a commercial beautification award to College Park Church for preserving mature trees and adding dozens of plantings, including native species, as part of a portico project.
Carmel’s Urban Forestry Committee presented its annual commercial beautification award to College Park Church for preserving mature trees and adding substantial new plantings in a recent portico project, a committee member said.
The committee praised the church for preserving mature canopy and for planting additional trees and landscaping designed to welcome neighbors and support urban tree cover. Committee members said College Park Church planted roughly 75 trees and shrubs for the portico project, including 11 native species, and added another 12 trees in fall 2024, bringing the site to about 60 identified species toward a goal of 100.
An Urban Forestry Committee member, describing the award program, said the seven-member committee evaluates new facilities for tree preservation, landscape quality and use of mature plantings. “In recognition of your outstanding commitment to the environment, the stewardship, and your role in strengthening Carmel's Urban Forest, I'm proud to present this beautification award to you,” the committee member told the church representatives.
A representative of College Park Church thanked the committee, named the design and landscaping partners (Darren Mindham and the Aspen Group) and credited Bill Wittick of Bergen Landscaping for long-term maintenance. The church spokesperson said the portico was developed to create outdoor space that welcomes runners, walkers and neighbors, and described the plantings in more detail: “We were able to plant around 75 trees and bushes including 11 native species new to the Corner Of 96 and town for this project specifically,” he said, and noted the church had documented about 60 unique species on the property.
The committee said Carmel is preparing a canopy analysis to quantify tree cover across the city and emphasized urban forestry’s role in cooling, stormwater interception and community character. The award is part of an annual program that recognizes commercial projects that demonstrate strong tree stewardship and landscaping practices.
