Akron Tree Commission August 2023 Meeting Recap
Words by Sophie Franchi The August 2023 City of Akron Tree Commission meeting set a record for their…
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September 21, 2023
Avenue of oak trees on Southampton Common, a public park in the city. Beautiful summer day with blue sky.
Akron Tree Commission Meeting in Brief: July 2023
Words by Sophie Franchi
The Akron Tree Commission met twice this July to work on the Public Education Strategy. The in-person working group session on July 07, 2023, was not live-streamed on YouTube, as the monthly virtual meetings are, and left unfinished business to be continued at the July 18 meeting. This meeting focused almost entirely on the strategy for raising awareness about Akron’s Urban Tree Canopy and about the Akron Tree Commission’s role in supporting the City of Akron in managing our tree canopy to provide a safe, healthy, and sustainable urban forest.
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August 16, 2023
An Update on the Work of the Akron Tree Commission
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.
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July 11, 2023