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Athens Shade Tree Commission reviews recent plantings, plans BioBlitz and weighs reporting options for dead trees
Summary
At its March 18 meeting the Athens Shade Tree Commission welcomed new commissioner Sam Corey, said recently planted bike-path trees have been staked, set a BioBlitz for April 18, and discussed how residents should report dead or hazardous trees to the city.
At its March 18 meeting, the Athens Shade Tree Commission welcomed new commissioner Sam Corey and focused much of its discussion on tree maintenance and how residents report requests to the city.
The commission said trees planted along the city bike path that earlier had been leaning are now staked after outreach to parks staff. The meeting chair reported, "they are now all staked," and commissioners said the stakes appear to have stabilized the saplings in the flood-prone area.
New commissioner Sam Corey, an associate professor of civil engineering at Ohio University, introduced himself and said he moved to Athens as a student more than 30 years ago and "I'm here to help." Commissioners said they expect his pavement and canopy expertise…
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