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Moraine’s Tree City USA status confirmed; council discusses grants and planting advice
Summary
Council was told Moraine’s 15-year Tree City USA application was approved by the Arbor Day Foundation; members discussed pursuing a $1,000 Keep Montgomery County Beautiful grant, bare-root seedling planting guidance from ODNR, and a recent Dayton Daily News article citing a tree board meeting.
Moraine City Council was informed that the city’s 15-year Tree City USA application was approved by the Arbor Day Foundation. Speaker 2 said the approval arrived via email on Feb. 9 and thanked Parks and Recreation, Community Development, the streets department and the tree board for their roles in maintaining the city’s tree program.
Speaker 2 noted, “our 15 year application was approved by the Arbor Day Foundation.” The presenter said one local grant the council might consider is the Keep Montgomery County Beautiful award, which was described in the meeting as “It's 1000 dollars, and you can use that money towards trees for your city.”
The presenter also summarized planting guidance from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, saying bare-root seedlings are generally planted in spring (not fall) because of frost heave risk; proper root orientation, spacing, protection from deer and other animals, and post-planting care (mulch and monitoring for insects and disease) were emphasized as ways to improve survival.
Speaker 2 added that the Dayton Daily News recently cited material from a tree board meeting in an article about a TNT development on East River Road and offered to circulate a copy of that coverage to members. The council scheduled its next meeting for April 21 at 5:15 p.m. and adjourned at 5:37 p.m.
