Tree Committee plans spring planting day, explores grant opportunities.
Maynard Tree Committee approves December minutes, plots spring initiatives. Chair Danny Schissler reported a meeting with Tree Warden Justin DeMarco confirming $2,000 in available mitigation funding for downtown plantings and identifying new sites including Veterans' Memorial Park. The committee
Tree Committee · Meeting of January 20, 2026
Maynard Tree Committee approves December minutes, plots spring initiatives. Chair Danny Schissler reported a meeting with Tree Warden Justin DeMarco confirming $2,000 in available mitigation funding for downtown plantings and identifying new sites including Veterans' Memorial Park. The committee voted unanimously to approve December meeting minutes.
An April 18 planting day will install six downtown trees and an Arbor Day tree, with April 15 festivities scheduled at Veterans' Memorial Park featuring remarks at 10 a.m., a planting demonstration, and tree giveaway. The committee reduced spring tree giveaway costs to approximately $2,500 by sourcing small potted trees through New England Wetland Plants rather than the Arbor Day Foundation. Potential 2026 grant applications include a Cooling Corridors grant offering up to $75,000 and a Community Preservation Committee grant targeting Glenwood Cemetery for invasive removal and vegetation work.
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Source: the Tree Committee meeting of January 20, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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