City seeks ‘tree lawns’ for new trees
NORWICH – The City of Norwich has long been adorned with streets lined with Maples, Oaks, Elms gracefully towering over them, and in an effort to build upon and beautify the urban forest, city officials are in the process of securing potential sites to distrubute more.
The Norwich Street Tree Committee has secured a grant from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Community Urban Forestry Grant Program to plant 25 additional street trees in city “tree lawns” this year.
Tree lawns are a term used to describe the strip of green space between street curbing and the sidewalk.
According to Rebecca Hargrave of the Tree Commission, there are several advantages to planting and maintaining the city's beautiful trees.
Hargrave said research indicates that trees in cities and villages benefit municipalities by providing shade which can substantially reduce energy bills. Additionally, well maintained trees decrease local air temperatures, filter air and water pollutants, and increase property values. Hargrave said that studies on the effects of urban forests have been attributed to reducing blood pressure, improving overall psychological health as well as reducing crime, increasing youth academic performance, creating urban wildlife habitat and a connection to nature.
The Norwich Street Tree Committee will be planting the 25 new trees in tree lawns throughout the city, and gaining input from Norwich residents is the next step, according to Hargrave. New trees will add to the diversity of species already in the City. Small trees, such as serviceberry and Japanese tree lilac, will be planted under power lines and in smaller tree lawns. Likewise, large trees such as oak, hackberry and London planetree will be planted in large tree lawns where there’s no threat of overhead wires.
Hargrave indicated that the NYSDEC grant targets streets in Norwich that are considered tree deprived including Cortland, Henry, Pleasant, Gold, Burr, Hale, Division, Canasawacta, Elm and West Main Street and portions of North and South Broad Streets.
Residents do not necessarily need to live on the target streets to submit an application for consideration that will be placed into a lottery. Residents who already have a tree in their tree lawn or nearby trees may not be chosen.
Additional trees will be planted in the future and, if not chosen for the 2015 planting season, submissions will be kept on file for the next round. To qualify, residents must have a tree lawn planting location of at least four feet wide by four feet long. Potential plots must also be a minimum of 15 feet away from intersections and 10 feet from fire hydrants, light poles, and street signs.
City residents who are chosen to receive a street tree must also agree to care for and maintain them.
Official tree planting request can be submitted on-line at https://goo.gl/bjY0JD.
For more information about the tree planting program or for those interested in volunteering should direct emails to norwichtrees@gmail.com.
The Norwich Street Tree Committee has secured a grant from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Community Urban Forestry Grant Program to plant 25 additional street trees in city “tree lawns” this year.
Tree lawns are a term used to describe the strip of green space between street curbing and the sidewalk.
According to Rebecca Hargrave of the Tree Commission, there are several advantages to planting and maintaining the city's beautiful trees.
Hargrave said research indicates that trees in cities and villages benefit municipalities by providing shade which can substantially reduce energy bills. Additionally, well maintained trees decrease local air temperatures, filter air and water pollutants, and increase property values. Hargrave said that studies on the effects of urban forests have been attributed to reducing blood pressure, improving overall psychological health as well as reducing crime, increasing youth academic performance, creating urban wildlife habitat and a connection to nature.
The Norwich Street Tree Committee will be planting the 25 new trees in tree lawns throughout the city, and gaining input from Norwich residents is the next step, according to Hargrave. New trees will add to the diversity of species already in the City. Small trees, such as serviceberry and Japanese tree lilac, will be planted under power lines and in smaller tree lawns. Likewise, large trees such as oak, hackberry and London planetree will be planted in large tree lawns where there’s no threat of overhead wires.
Hargrave indicated that the NYSDEC grant targets streets in Norwich that are considered tree deprived including Cortland, Henry, Pleasant, Gold, Burr, Hale, Division, Canasawacta, Elm and West Main Street and portions of North and South Broad Streets.
Residents do not necessarily need to live on the target streets to submit an application for consideration that will be placed into a lottery. Residents who already have a tree in their tree lawn or nearby trees may not be chosen.
Additional trees will be planted in the future and, if not chosen for the 2015 planting season, submissions will be kept on file for the next round. To qualify, residents must have a tree lawn planting location of at least four feet wide by four feet long. Potential plots must also be a minimum of 15 feet away from intersections and 10 feet from fire hydrants, light poles, and street signs.
City residents who are chosen to receive a street tree must also agree to care for and maintain them.
Official tree planting request can be submitted on-line at https://goo.gl/bjY0JD.
For more information about the tree planting program or for those interested in volunteering should direct emails to norwichtrees@gmail.com.
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