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City highlights urban-forestry grants, hires and volunteer program; recognizes Keep Clean Saturday volunteers
Summary
The City of Lynn presented an update on new urban-forestry grants, youth hiring and community tree-planting progress and held a recognition ceremony for volunteers from the Keep Clean Saturdays program; staff said 32 of 150 trees targeted under a federal grant have been planted and volunteer engagement is growing.
City planning staff and volunteers presented an update on urban-forestry work and the council formally recognized volunteer groups that supported the city’s Keep Clean Saturdays program.
Erica Holm, urban forestry planner in the planning department, told the council she started in June 2024 and that the city has secured roughly $682,981 in urban-forestry grants, including a federal Inflation Reduction Act-funded grant administered…
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