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Buena Park council previews new interactive tree map, moves to table a public-orchard pilot and advances a high-school tree partnership
Summary
Council reviewed an urban-forest management update and demo of a new interactive tree-inventory portal (showing 11,100 public trees valued at about $36 million), backed a high-school tree partnership supplying ~40 saplings per year, and tabled a public-orchard pilot citing security, pest and liability concerns.
The Buena Park City Council on Oct. 14 received an urban-forest update and a live demonstration of a new interactive tree portal, agreed to pursue a partnership with Buena Park High School to nurture street-tree saplings, and tabled a proposed public‑orchard pilot for further study.
Public Works Manager Johan Hunt told the council the city will offer roughly 40 fifteen‑gallon trees per year to the high-school agriculture program; students would nurture the saplings on campus and most trees would later be returned to the city for parkway or median planting. Hunt estimated the city’s annual cost for the partnership at about $2,500 (trees, specialized tools and a student‑selected specimen). He recommended a memorandum of understanding to outline roles…
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