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Committee directs draft maintenance plan to protect historic maples
Summary
At its June 12 meeting the Memorial Grove Committee heard two outside experts on tree and grounds care and, by consensus, tasked Marina Garland with drafting a short- and long-term maintenance plan to preserve the site's historic maples.
The Memorial Grove Committee met on June 12, 2026, and heard presentations from two outside experts about upkeep and preservation of the site’s historic maples.
Hana Gile, identified in the transcript as the Windsor County forester, and Randy Brown, identified as Dartmouth College event coordinator for grounds, shared experience and recommended best practices for tree health, ground cover, and ongoing site maintenance. The committee discussed those recommendations and, by consensus, asked committee member Marina Garland to draft a maintenance plan covering both short-term actions and long-term stewardship for the maples and surrounding grounds.
Committee members accepted that direction by consent; the transcript records the assignment but does not include a formal motion text, a recorded vote, or a specified deadline for the draft. The committee’s next procedural steps on the plan were not specified during the meeting.
