LYNN — An informational session was held to update the community on the creation of a tree committee, in which Lynn residents expressed excitement about their participation in the development of an urban forest plan. Last month, an interest survey was sent out to the community by the city, asking residents if they would like a tree committee, and if so, who should sit on it, and what its goals should be. Erica Holm, the City’s urban forestry fellow, said 41 people replied to the tree committee interest form, the majority of whom were property owners in Lynn.
Holm said of those who responded to the survey, the most popular response for the goals of the committee was to have members help with tree planting. She said she would be happy to help community members learn more about tree planting. “We could do some pruning trainings, some planting trainings,” she said.
“We can really bring people up to speed, who may not be urban foresters, on how we can make these little changes to what we’re doing to keep trees on the landscape for much longer than they would be if we just rushed at doing all the work with with no plan.” She said other popular responses were to have committee members advocate for better urban forestry and advise city staff on urban forestry plans. Holm added that a lot of the respondents wanted the committee to educate the public on the value of trees.
“I think the mission of the tree committee in Lynn will be to preserve, protect and promote the ur.