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Committee hears disc-golf site planting experiment and donation could support tree projects
Summary
Committee members described a planting experiment at a disc-golf venue (bald cypress and another species). Chair David Cloward reported a $10,000 donation and relayed an organizer's estimate that the tournament could bring roughly $2.7 million in economic impact, cited as a potential source of future funding opportunities.
The committee discussed a recent planting experiment at a disc-golf venue where organizers planted bald cypress and a second species in a wetland area to test survivability without supplemental irrigation.
David Cloward, committee chair, noted that a local donor, Troy Orr, had contributed $10,000 toward tree purchases. Cloward also relayed that the tournament organizer estimated substantial local benefits: "it'd bring in $2,700,000 in economic impact," he said. The committee framed the tournament and partner organizations as potential funding partners for future plantings and agreed to follow up with pictures and outreach to promote attention to the site.
Members emphasized that the disc-golf perspective on tree placement differs from park planning and that tree selection for the wetland site was experimental in nature. The committee suggested monitoring the trial and considering similar species for other poorly drained sites if results are favorable.
