Nassau County Tree Commission outlines framework, GIS mapping for Amelia Island planting program

Jul 2, 2025

County planning staff presented a GIS map of publicly owned parcels on Amelia Island and a draft framework for a tree-planting program; commissioners discussed site-selection criteria, funding mechanisms and next steps for finalizing the plan before sending it to the Office of Management and Budget and the Board of County Commissioners.

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Adam Olsen, a planner with the Nassau County Planning Department, presented a draft tree-planting program and a GIS map of publicly owned parcels on Amelia Island at a Tree Commission meeting. Olsen said the work responds to the tree ordinance and cited the code provision that directs the commission to develop a program for BOCC consideration.

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