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Tree board discusses canopy grant, planting methods, trail plantings and mowing coordination
Summary
Board members reviewed plans for fall and spring plantings under a grant, debated tube versus burlap trees and protection methods, and received an update on the Next Level Trail plantings and INDOT mowing coordination.
Members of the Evansville City Tree Advisory Board spent a substantial portion of the June 5 meeting on canopy goals, grant-driven plantings, and maintenance issues tied to trail construction and state mowing contracts.
Sean (staff member) said the grant-funded planting window extends through next spring; the board plans fall plantings in neighborhoods including Jacobsville and others and will finish remaining work in spring if necessary. “We're working with Paul from Parks, as well as Westman Woods, and some neighborhoods, Jacobsville and some other neighborhoods to get some trees planted, before time runs out for the grant, which is, I believe, next spring,” he said.
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