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Salisbury accepts $148,267 Chesapeake Bay Trust grant to plant 834 trees
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City council approved accepting a $148,267 grant from the Chesapeake Bay Trust to plant 834 native trees across Salisbury, with community volunteer opportunities and record-keeping requirements tied to state tracking tools.
The Salisbury City Council on first reading accepted a $148,267 grant from the Chesapeake Bay Trust to plant 834 native trees across the city.
Associate Planner Zach White told council the Chesapeake Bay Trust awarded the city the Urban Trees Award Program grant and that the award supports the city’s FY 2025–2027 tree-planting plan. “The trust has awarded $148,267 to the city of Salisbury to support the city's fiscal year 2025–2027 tree-planting action plan,” White said. He described requirements to keep the funds in a dedicated account and to register planted trees with the Maryland Department of the Environment’s 50000 Trees tracking tool.
The grant will be disbursed in four…
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