Meeting recap Tree Commission
Avon Prepares for Arbor Day Festival and Citywide Tree Inventory
Your Tree Commission met on September 9, 2026, to finalize plans for the upcoming Arbor Day festival at Every Child's Playground, featuring food, music, and tree giveaways. You'll also be interested to hear about the ongoing volunteer-led tree inventory, which has cataloged 849 tree lawn trees so far to help guide future planting recommendations.
Highlights
- Arbor Day 2026 is scheduled at Every Child's Playground with activities like scavenger hunts, tree pruning demonstrations, and the "Who Lives in a Tree" story program.
- Beer will be sold for $5.00 per serving in a designated area, while pizza, water, and juice will be provided.
- A resident presented GIS mapping data showing that about 63 percent of the 360 inventoried trees in the Red Tail subdivision are Bradford Pears.
- The Commission discussed prioritizing the installation of asphalt pathways at the Traxler Arboretum to make the site fully accessible.
- High school junior Sarah Damico attended the meeting to express interest in the student member position and volunteer for Arbor Day.