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City forestry outlines multi‑year plan to revitalize Pass Arboretum, proposes phased removals and ADA loop
Summary
City forestry and parks staff presented a conceptual restoration and accessibility plan for the Pass Arboretum at 300 South Avery Avenue, proposing roughly 70 initial tree removals, phased replanting and a widened 10–12‑foot loop to improve year‑round access and educational use.
City forestry and parks staff on Jan. 9 presented a conceptual plan to restore and reactivate the Pass Arboretum at 300 South Avery Avenue, describing a multi‑year program of removals, replanting, new accessible pathways and educational programming aimed at returning the site to use as a living laboratory.
Claire Carney, the City of Syracuse community forester, told the Syracuse Landmark Preservation Board the arboretum was donated to the city in 1925 and historically served as an educational demonstration landscape. Carney said the parks and forestry divisions want to retain historic features where feasible while making the site accessible year‑round, expanding an existing loop to a 10–12‑foot paved surface for…
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