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Task force and tree commission report: invasive buckthorn removal, 11,000-tree inventory and canopy protection work
Summary
Sustainability and tree commissioners reported progress on the sustainability action plan, removal of invasive buckthorn (over 107 cubic yards in 2025; ~250 cubic yards since program start), a public-tree inventory of more than 11,000 trees and plans to update the tree-preservation ordinance (chapter 34).
Glencoe volunteers and staff told the committee on June 18 that the village continues to invest in urban-tree protection and sustainability programs.
Lori Tuckman, chair of the Sustainability Task Force, said the task force helped select environmental consultants and served on the planning team for a sustainability action plan scheduled for completion in 2026. The task force also organized a successful donate-and-recycle event (about 220 car loads) and reported removing over 107 cubic yards of invasive buckthorn in 2025. "We have ... removed over 107 cubic yards of invasive buckthorn in the community," Tuckman said.
Monica Sharma, the public-works chief and tree-commission liaison, said the village’s public-tree inventory exceeds 11,000 trees and canopy coverage is approximately 55 percent. The Tree Commission highlighted an Arbor Day planting with District 35, a 'tree of the year' bur oak estimated at more than 225 years old, and the Kirkside buckthorn collection program, which collected over 100 cubic yards this year and roughly 250 cubic yards of chipped buckthorn since inception. Sharma said the commission will work with development services to update chapter 34 of the tree-preservation ordinance.
Trustees thanked volunteers and staff; no formal action was taken during the committee meeting, though work on the sustainability action plan and the tree ordinance update continues.
