November 6,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Shade Tree Commission is excited to welcome Andrew Hillman to the Ridgewood Public Library on Wednesday, November 8th at 7pm.
Mr. Hillman will discuss the importance of designing and planning for proper street tree pit wells. All too often, trees are planted in undersized tree pits that don’t allow roots to reach their potential, and may even necessitate trees to be replaced every five to ten years.
How can municipalities use their resources more wisely to create a healthy urban forest? Mr. Hillman’s presentation will provide concrete strategies – including which materials, methods, and species to select – to ensure trees planted in downtown sidewalks thrive, and are able to fulfill their function of providing shade, reducing pollutants and mitigating storm water runoff.
“Downtown street tree wells is a topic over which we have spent much time and energy and we are trying to get it right, “said Andrew Lowry, Chairperson of the Ridgewood Shade Tree Commission. “We are so excited to have Andrew come share his knowledge and expertise with us.”
This lecture is free and open to the public.
What: Planning for Proper Downtown Street Tree Wells
Who: Andrew Hillman, Northeast regional senior urban forestry consultant and business developer for Davey Resource Group
Where: Ridgewood Public Library, 125 N Maple Ave, Ridgewood, NJ
When: Wednesday, November 8th at 7:00pm
For more information, please contact Bron Sutherland at bsuther@gmail.com.
