Tree Board
Regular MeetingMontpelier, VT · December 6, 2012
Minutes
Minutes
for
Tree
Board
December
6th
meeting:
Attending:
John
Snell
(co-‐chair),
Carole
Naquin,
John
Van
Deren,
Wendy
Blakeman,
Geoff
Beyer
(Tree
Warden),
Bob
Troester
(volunteer),
John
Akielaszek
(volunteer)
Review
minutes
of
past
meeting
(attached);
minutes
approved
Old
Business:
•
Summary
of
Barre
Street
planting
(John/Geoff):
Will
try
more
large
trees
in
the
spring;
john
will
try
raising
funds
from
landlords.
About
two
dozen
trees
were
planted
this
fall.
•
Update
on
American
Forestry
grant
(Geoff)
We
need
to
plant
six
more
trees
to
complete
the
grant
by
next
summer;
John
S
has
documentation
(before
and
after
photos)
of
all
planted
thus
far.
•
Update
on
nursery
(Geoff):
two
rows
rototilled.
John
suggested
planting
1-‐2
dozen
trees/year
•
Update
regarding
2013/14
Budget
(Geoff)
New
Business:
•
12/12/12
Statehouse
presentation
of
UCF
Tree
Stewards
Community
award;
Geoff,
John
S
and
Sarah
will
all
attend
but
all
are
invited
•
Grant
opportunity
with
TD
Green
Streets:
Sarah
will
write
the
grant
for
Barre
St.
(Note:
Sarah
determined
we
are
not
eligible)
•
December
10
(Stone
Cutter
Way)
work
days
•
Donation
of
2
new
American
Chestnut
trees
in
Hubbard
Park
by
new
young
volunteer,
Earl
Fechter.
John
S
consulted
with
Geoff
on
planting
location
near
the
tower
and
planted
trees
with
Earl
•
January
meeting
will
be
informal
as
part
of
social
get-‐together
at
Legislative
Welcome
(1/17)
•
Tree
“tags”
suggested
by
Sarah.
Plenty
of
interest;
to
be
discussed
at
later
meeting.
•
Tree
walk
map:
again,
lots
of
interest
but
no
action
plan.
John
S
shared
the
link
he
has
created
to
Google
Map
of
“special”
trees
in
Montpelier.
To
be
discussed
at
future
meeting
•
Hosting
UCF
volunteers
(1/24)
•
Planning
for
next
year:
John
asked
people
to
consult
the
Board’s
Plan
and
think
about
what
they
want
to
do
and
send
him
their
top
three
items
•
John
S
offered
to
again
write
the
annual
report
for
the
city
•
Kate
F
asked
us
to
support
“VT
Faces
of
Urban
Forestry”
with
a
story
about
Montpelier.
People
suggested
either
Mark
at
Shaws
and
Earl
Fechter.
John
S
will
pursue.
Next
meeting
will
be
February
7th
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