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Agenda · March 17, 2025

Shade Tree Commission meeting agenda — March 17, 2025

  1. Approve — Minutes from Feb 2025
  2. Tree Tender Training — completion
  3. Tree Trimming Reflections — pending
    • Mahantongo St
  4. Arbor Day Theme — Might Oak Tree / Palamar Rap / April 25 @10:00 Bunker Hill Playground
    • Arbor Day Challenges sent Feb 25 - 2nd grade Gillingham, Allison Guarneri
  5. Inventory
    • What is most popular tree in Pottsville?
    • What percentage coverage is Pottsville in trees?
  6. Spring 2025 TreePA Grant — 20 trees ordered, 10 to plant planted in early April
  7. Tree planting Locations
    • 1 City Hall/Laurel Ave
    • 1 Centre & Market - grind
    • 1 Historical Society - cut and grind
    • 1 800 Market Street - grind
    • 1 2143 W Market
    • 2 Playground 17th Norwegian St - cut and grind
    • 3 Forest Hill Playground
    • 5 Baber Cemetery
    • 1 Sweet Arrow Lake
    • 4 Schuylkill Haven
  8. Next Meeting — Monday, April 21, 2025 @ 3:00
  9. M. Paul Friedberg — Tribute to award-winning landscape architect (1931-2025) known for innovative adventure playgrounds that emphasized open spaces for human movement and multipurpose use.
    • Born in NYC, spent youth in rural Pennsylvania and Middletown, NY
    • Design philosophy: 'Space is for people to move through it' · 'A wall is an obstruction; a ledge is a place to sit' · 'Change in social patterns affect design' · 'In play, children want to manipulate their environment'
    • Recognition of Gillingham Charter School volunteer who assisted with tree planting for two years and aspires to become a forester

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