The Conservation Advisory Council declared 2020 the "Year of the Tree." In 2022, the CAC launched its tree-planting program and adopted the motto "Keep Hudson Shady." In that year, too, the Tree Inventory & Community Forest Management Plan, funded by an Urban Forestry Grant secured by the CAC, was released. Every year, the CAC plants more trees in Hudson, requiring people who request a tree to commit to caring for that tree. But who cares for the trees that have been in place for decades?
Yesterday, Tom D'Onofrio took a walk up Warren Street, from Front Street. He told Gossips he was "shocked to see just how many dead or diseased trees line our main street" and provided these pictures.
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Since coming to Hudson I removed quite a lot of blacktop and planted eight trees on two small lots. Removing a part of a concrete sidewalk and replacing with a tree is an easy and low cost way to greatly improve the environment.
ReplyDeleteAs long as the city has a sidewalk plan, it should include a tree planting plan, since many property owners just don't care enough to be bothered with planting. The city could target needy blocks, designate spots for trees and insert them.