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Tree Board details $1 million federal grant, 14,000-tree inventory and planting plans
Summary
The Tree Board described a $1 million U.S. Forest Service grant and a recent urban-forest inventory used to prioritize removals and plantings; the board reported 350 hazardous trees removed and roughly 500 trees planted in 2025 with continued plantings and public engagement planned.
The Michigan City Common Council received the Tree Board’s 2026 annual report on April 21, with the board detailing work under a $1,000,000 U.S. Forest Service grant and an expanded tree inventory.
Tree Board Chair Jennifer Burchfield told the council the grant period runs from March 2024 through Dec. 31, 2029, and that the city contracted a vendor to inventory public trees. She reported that in 2025 the inventory mapped about…
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