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Executive director: Buckthorn hedges at Pioneer Park will be removed and replaced with trees

Newport City Park Board · July 23, 2026
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Summary

The Executive Director reported that buckthorn hedges at Pioneer Park are being removed and that the plan is to plant trees in their place, a landscaping change noted during the director’s report to the Park Board.

In the director’s report, the Executive Director said crews are removing buckthorn hedges at Pioneer Park and that the plan is to replace them with planted trees. "Buckthorn hedges at Pioneer Park are being removed. Once they're removed, their plan is to plant some trees in their place," the director reported.

The board did not discuss budget details or a planting schedule at the meeting; the director's comment was presented as an operational update only. Further details about timing, species selection, or funding sources were not specified in the record and would require follow-up with staff.