Task force reviews cost‑share requests and Earth Week schedule, flags conference costs

Mar 18, 2026

Members reviewed Missouri Department of Conservation cost‑share ideas (tools, seeds, a sizeable tree and maintenance funding) and noted Earth Week events including a Callery pear buyback April 21 and Moonlight Market outreach April 25; the group reviewed Missouri Community Forestry Council conference costs estimated about $1,200 for two attendees.

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The task force discussed multiple cost‑share requests to support volunteer work and tree plantings. Suggested items included purchasing hand tools and gloves, native seeds and bare‑root plants for volunteers, funding for tree maintenance, and a sizeable tree for the Arbor Day planting.

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