Lynn Tree Committee | Comité de Árboles de Lynn
Lynn Tree Committee
The Lynn Tree Committee is an advisory group welcoming the public to discuss and advise on urban forestry in the City of Lynn as we create our first Urban Forest Plan. This group meets virtually on Zoom on the third Thursday of each month at 6:00 pm. All are welcome to join!
Fill out this form to let the City of Lynn know your thoughts on a Tree Committee!
Formulario de Interés del Comité de Árboles de Lynn
The Interest Form was primarily open 8/5/2024 through 9/13/2024 and received over 40 responses. We hosted an information session about the formation of the Tree Committee reviewing what we heard from the form on 9/19/2024. All respondents to the interest form who provided contact information will be invited to future sessions.
To request tree care or removal at a specific address, please contact the Department of Public Works at 781-268-8000.
Next Meeting
We are excited to invite you to our third Lynn Tree Committee session on Thursday, November 21, 6:00 pm online via Zoom. Please feel free to share with others who may be interested to attend – meetings are open to the public.
The goals of this session are to:
- Review current urban forestry efforts in Lynn (Fall 2024 planting season, tree inventory progress, and community engagement)
- Here from you! Please bring any tree-related questions, comments, or discussion points for the City of Lynn. This can include New Tree Requests for Spring 2025, questions about newly-planted trees, how we might move our projects forward, or more!
This virtual meeting will be recorded, and both the recording and presentation slides will be posted on the urban forestry website after the session takes place. This meeting will take place in English, but if you need live interpretation for this meeting, please reach out to eholm@lynnma.gov.
What is a Tree Committee?
A Tree Committee is a local citizen-led group that works with public officials to improve the health of the urban forest (trees in the city) through advocacy, education, management, plantings, and/or maintenance activities. Not every municipality has one, and in those that do, they can be set up differently.
Learn more:
- MA DCR Tree Boards and Committees Fact Sheet
- July 2020 MA Tree Forest Committees and Advocacy Groups
- NY DEC Seven Habits of Effective Tree Boards and Committees
Examples of Tree Committees in other communities:
- Boston Urban Forestry Advisory Committee
- Brookline Tree Planting Committee
- Salem Tree Commission
- Lynnfield Tree Committee
- Swampscott Tree Committee
- Saugus Tree Committee
Staff Contact
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Phone 781-586-6729 Email eholm@lynnma.gov
Videos
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We hosted a Lynn Tree Committee Meeting on Thursday, October 17, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm online via Zoom. This virtual meeting was recorded, and both the recording and presentation slides are posted on the Lynn Tree Committee website.
The goals of this session were to:
(1) Review current urban forestry efforts in Lynn (Fall 2024 planting season, tree inventory progress, and community engagement)
(2) Discuss next steps for forming this advisory group, which will be a great way to collaborate as we craft Lynn’s first Urban Forest Plan
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We hosted a Lynn Tree Committee Information Session on Thursday, September 19, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm online via Zoom. This virtual meeting was recorded, and both the recording and presentation slides are posted here. The goals of this session were to: (1) review the results of the Lynn Tree Committee Interest Form, which was open 8/5/2024 – 9/13/2024, and which resulted in a fantastic collection of ideas for forming the committee, and (2) discuss next steps and a timeline for forming this advisory group, which will be a great way to collaborate as we craft Lynn’s first Urban Forest Plan.
