Malden receives funding for tree inventory and planning
An Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Grant of $300,000 has been awarded to the city of Malden, made possible by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and the Recreation Urban and Community Forestry Program, which is part of the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.
The Malden Canopy Collective, an advocacy group led by residents, the mayor’s office, and the Community Forestry Plan Advisory Committee of the City, collaborated on a proposal in order to receive the grant.
The grant will enable Malden to be able to conduct its first inventory of shade trees in public spaces throughout the city, which will provide a baseline for the development of a comprehensive urban forestry plan. The community can be informed of such projects and kept informed of their progress through flyer printing.
The funds will also be used to create a geographic database focusing on details of the public tree assets on the city’s streets. The Community Forestry Plan Advisory Committee has been seeking to develop such a database so that suitable sites for new tree plantings, policy recommendations, and long-term budgets can be developed. A management plan will also be drawn up from the information provided by the database.
A vendor that will help in completing the survey is now being selected by the Committee.
The Malden Canopy Collective, an advocacy group led by residents, the mayor’s office, and the Community Forestry Plan Advisory Committee of the City, collaborated on a proposal in order to receive the grant.
The grant will enable Malden to be able to conduct its first inventory of shade trees in public spaces throughout the city, which will provide a baseline for the development of a comprehensive urban forestry plan. The community can be informed of such projects and kept informed of their progress through flyer printing.
The funds will also be used to create a geographic database focusing on details of the public tree assets on the city’s streets. The Community Forestry Plan Advisory Committee has been seeking to develop such a database so that suitable sites for new tree plantings, policy recommendations, and long-term budgets can be developed. A management plan will also be drawn up from the information provided by the database.
A vendor that will help in completing the survey is now being selected by the Committee.