WESTPORT TREE BOARD
MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA
THURSDAY, April 21, 2022, 4:30pm  

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I. WELCOME
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM  03/17/2022
III. TREE WARDEN REPORT – Ben Sykas
• Still pending – Find a grant for a tree inventory 

IV. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

a. Arbor Day – Friday, April 29, 2022

Bartlett has agreed to provide 100 Red Maples & 100 Dogwoods free of charge
Westport Book Shop having Spring event on Jesup Green April 23.  10:30- noon We will join them and give away trees/have other tree activity.

Tree Give away at town hall on Friday April 29 3PM-4PM – Need to get Tree City Proclamation read by selectwoman.

Educational Program – Earthplace April 30 3PM – 4PM,  speaker about general tree care
NEED to know what board members will be at each event.

b. Ongoing - Tree City USA Growth Award  2022 – checklist for future grant https://www.arborday.org/programs/treecityusa/growth-award/

Keep checklist updated

c. Guidelines for Tree Board

V. NOTABLE TREES –Dick Stein & Frank Rosen
Frank Rosen –We can produce our own videos for Notable trees and have them posted on town site.
VI. CONTACT WITH OTHER RELEVANT COMMITTEES/Groups
Dave Lowrie –  Publicity


VII. FUTURE EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
Town website – need to create informative page with links to general tree information AND about town trees on right of way

VIII. New Business
Develop tree planting program like Fairfield that allows residents to pick/buy appropriate trees for the town right of way in front of their house.

ADJOURNMENT

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