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Commission plans fall plantings, pursues ODNR urban‑forestry grant and reviews tree‑bank resources
Summary
Commissioners discussed a possible fall planting in November, an ODNR urban forestry grant application for about $100,000, the tree bank balance (approximately 300 trees valued at about $230 each) and recent BioBlitz data with nearly 300 iNaturalist submissions.
The Athens Shade Tree Commission outlined several near‑term program priorities at its May 8 meeting: planning a fall tree‑planting event, applying for an Ohio Department of Natural Resources urban forestry grant, and reviewing the city tree bank and recent BioBlitz results.
Commission members proposed scheduling the planting in the fall — historically the city has done plantings in late October or the first Saturday in November — and settled on planning for the second Saturday in…
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