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Agenda · August 19, 2024

Shade Tree Commission meeting agenda — August 19, 2024

  1. Approve: Minutes from June 2024
  2. Deposit of $50 into Lasting Legacy — from Joe Orlowsky for speaking to Trinity Episcopal Book Camp
  3. Fall Tree Planting
  4. Smokey Bear Hat Reimbursement and Keeper
  5. Viewing Precinct 3
  6. Fall Tree Grants PA's Environmental Justice (EJ) Forests Grant
    • Fall Bare Root Grant Trees July 1, 2024
    • Bare Root Direct Order – Sept 15, 2004
  7. Next Meeting: Monday Sept 16, 2024 @ 3:00
  8. Arbor Day Foundation tree canopy survey — Information from Harris Poll on public understanding of tree canopy in communities
    • Less than half of Americans live within walking distance of a park or green space · 91% of Americans believe we need to replant trees that get deforested each year · 9 in 10 say trees contribute to their mental well-being · 87% of Americans believe planting trees helps fight climate change
    • An average of 180 wildfires rage across the US every day according to Arbor Day Foundation

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