Peekskill hears tree-inventory update; consultant reports 2,373 public trees recorded
An Eocene consultant told Peekskill council the city’s new tree inventory cataloged 2,373 publicly managed trees, identified canopy gaps downtown and will feed a management plan due in early 2026 to help the city pursue future state grants.
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Sarah Lilly, an urban-forestry consultant with Eocene Environmental Group, told the Peekskill Committee of the Whole that the tree-inventory and management-plan project is “a 100% grant funded project” through the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s urban and community forestry program.
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