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Pewaukee declares Arbor Day; DPW plants trees and eyes small-scale nursery to replace ash canopy
Summary
The committee declared tomorrow as Arbor Day for the city; DPW staff planted trees on city property and staff discussed plans to use DNR bulk tree programs, a possible small nursery and a multi-year replacement program after ash-tree losses.
The committee received a notice that the city is declaring tomorrow as Arbor Day and that Department of Public Works staff planted replacement and screening trees at the DPW garage in advance of the designation.
Staff said they had not yet completed the paperwork for the Tree City designation but plan to reassign the administrative task to ensure timely filing. The meeting included discussion of longer-term tree-replacement work: staff described DNR programs that offer bulk seedlings, a possible small municipal nursery to grow replacement street trees, and the need to replace trees lost to ash-borer impacts.
A staff member noted the DNR program’s minimum procurement size is large for seedlings and discussed alternative approaches to replenish street-tree canopy and replace dead or diseased specimens over several years. Committee members discussed choosing appropriate street-tree species and cited an existing inventory and arborist recommendations to guide species selection.
Why it matters: the city is managing a multi-year street-tree replacement effort after widespread ash decline; planting and a potential nursery are intended to support long-term canopy recovery.
