Words By Sophie Franchi

Since January 2022, the Akron Tree Commission has been meeting monthly to work on the implementation of the City of Akron’s Master Tree Planting Plan. We’ll periodically summarize these meetings, which are publicly live-streamed on YouTube, to keep our readers up to date on the City’s progress toward its goals for the Urban Tree Canopy[1].

The past three months have been exciting for the Commission, with a heavy focus on a new grant application and developing a public education strategy. Here’s what’s new:

May 2023

New City Public Service Department Representative In May 2023, City of Akron Arborist Jon Malish was replaced as the City’s Public Service Department liaison at the monthly Commission meetings by Parks Maintenance Foreman John Hilkert.