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Committee backs neighborhood tree program, hears city Arbor Day giveaway and composting pilot plans
Summary
The Sandpoint Sustainability Committee discussed reinstating a free tree program, coordination with the Tree Committee, and a composting pilot run by Resource Synergy. Staff announced an Arbor Day giveaway of 100 large tree seedlings; committee members volunteered to liaise with the Tree Committee and to follow up with city staff.
Members of the Sandpoint Sustainability Committee on May 27 revived discussion of neighborhood tree-planting as a sustainability priority, heard a city announcement about an upcoming Arbor Day seedling giveaway, and agreed to pursue coordination with the Tree Committee and at least one local composting pilot.
The committee described tree planting as a multipurpose sustainability action: increasing canopy for shade and wildlife habitat, providing traffic calming, and helping reduce the urban heat-island effect. Members said Sandpoint has lost trees in recent years to storms and development and that a renewed, organized neighborhood tree program could help restore canopy and long-term resilience.
City staff told the committee that the city will host an Arbor Day event on May 31 from 9 a.m. to noon at Farmin Park and will give away 100 large tree seedlings to…
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