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Advisory board pushes tree-canopy planning, announces tours and planting events
Summary
Board members reviewed a KNP assessment showing low-canopy ‘red’ areas, described partnerships with an Indiana University cohort and Westman Woods for IRA grant work, and promoted a sold-out Champion Tree Tour and fall planting activities.
The City of Evans Ultra Advisory Board used its July 9 meeting to highlight ongoing tree-canopy planning and community outreach, including an August Champion Tree Tour and a tentative fall planting celebration.
Speaker 3, a board member, said the KNP assessment produced by an intern shows concentrated low-canopy areas downtown and a large industrial/commercial swath along Green River Road, and that the maps will help target plantings in underserved neighborhoods. “It shows a lot of red areas where there’s a lot of concrete downtown,” he said.
Speaker 3 described coordination opportunities with an Indiana University cohort and possible funding through an IRA grant being distributed via Westman Woods, calling those federal funds; the board discussed using those partnerships as a model for future plantings.
The board announced several outreach and training events: a Champion Tree bus and walking tour Aug. 3 (bus portion 9 a.m.–12 p.m., walking tour and slideshow to follow), Tree Pruners licensing seminars Aug. 8 and Nov. 7 at the C K Newsom Center at 6 p.m., and a tentative fall planting kickoff on Nov. 2. Speaker 3 said the Champion Tree Tour filled within a week; Speaker 2 asked about adding a second bus to accommodate demand.
Speaker 3 also noted plans for a survival-rate benchmark to track plantings, and members emphasized the need to present planting locations and schedules by August or September so the board and volunteers can prepare for the November event. The board plans continued outreach, volunteer coordination, and follow-up reporting on planting locations and survival statistics.
