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Commission approves moving forward on 2025–26 landscape master plan around Capitol grounds
Summary
Commissioners agreed to proceed with a two-year tree removal and planting plan aimed at restoring the Capitol's historic "alley of trees," removing identified hazard trees and shifting larger plantings to the perimeter.
The Michigan State Capitol Commission heard a detailed presentation of the landscape master plan and agreed to move forward with the 2025–26 tree-removal and planting schedule.
Executive Director Rob Blackshaw presented proposed plantings and removals the commission will implement over the next two years, describing hazard-tree removals identified by landscape analysts and Michigan State University specialists. He said one tree (referred to as Tree 12) was recently lost in a…
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