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Tree Board schedules Arbor Day event; village recognized as Tree City USA for third year
Summary
Nancy Thill announced an Arbor Day ceremony for July 6, reported Michiana’s third-year Tree City USA recognition, and outlined plans to remove invasive species (about 25% of the canopy), notably Tree of Heaven.
Nancy Thill, representing the Tree Board, said the village’s Arbor Day celebration is scheduled for Monday, July 6 at 10:15 a.m. and that Sawyer Gardens has agreed to replace a failed pagoda dogwood at half the replacement cost. Thill also said the village received its third-year Tree City USA recognition during the program’s 50th anniversary year.
The Tree Board reviewed the Urban and Community Forestry Management Plan inventories and intends to begin removing invasive species that comprise roughly 25% of the village tree canopy, naming Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus) as the most common aggressive invasive. Residents were encouraged to remove small specimens from their property early to avoid larger removal costs.
