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Effingham reviews 85-page urban forestry plan: inventory, removals and a 20‑year canopy goal
Summary
Public works staff presented a final urban forestry management plan (supported by a Morton Arboretum grant) that inventories ~1,902 public trees, identifies 201 removals (21 priority), nearly 2,600 planting sites and proposes a four-year cyclical pruning program with an estimated annual operating cost of $60k–$70k.
Public works director Harmon presented the city's final urban forestry management plan, developed after an $50,000 Morton Arboretum grant and work by Great Lakes Urban Forestry. The plan inventories public trees, assigns priority removal and planting recommendations and proposes a multi-decade management strategy.
Harmon said the consultant counted about 1,902 public trees across city property and right-of-way, representing roughly 96 species, and estimated the standing value of the tree infrastructure at about $4.2 million with annual benefits of approximately $63,680. "They counted…
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