Tree Board

Tree Board Minutes October 20, 2021 @ 4:00 pm Shasteen Conference Room APSU Campus Attendance: Wes Powell, Brian Beuscher, Cindy Moore, John Hillborn, Linda Friend, Alex Wills and Ashlee Evans. 1. Wes made a motion to approve the September minutes. Brian seconded. Minutes were approved. 2. Wes talked about the upcoming tree planting sponsored by Green Interchange. This will take place on Nov. 12th at Fire House 10 on Needmore Rd. 10-20 trees will be donated by Green Interchange and they will be recruiting First Responders, Veterans and citizens as planting volunteers. They will send out a link to register as volunteers. The City will also require a ‘Hold Harmless’ form be filled out as well. Senator Mark Green will be at this event. 3. Kathrine gave a presentation on tree care at the Sustainability Forum that was held at the Outdoor Education Center on the APSU campus earlier this month. It was one of the more popular presentations for the day. 4. Alex brought up the need for presenters at the Outdoor Education Center in the spring. 5. Wes mentioned the state champion Douglas Fir on the APSU campus which led Linda to ask about programs to preserve and protect the larger trees in our community. Wes mentioned that we did have a Legacy tree program, but it needs to be reviewed and confirm that trees in that program are still living. 6. Wes mentioned that Clarksville has not officially recognized an Arbor Day for 2021. He is going to reach out to Green Interchange and the Mayor’s office to see if we can piggyback on the tree planting event. With no further business the meeting was adjourned. Next meeting: December 8th at 4:00 p.m. City Hall 4th floor Mayor’s Conference Room