The Greenwich Tree Conservancy Board of Directors is thrilled to announce the election of John R. Conte, RLA, ASLA, as the new president of the Board of Directors. With over 40 years of experience in arboriculture, landscape architecture and construction, Conte brings a wealth of expertise to the GTC and a deep commitment to preserving and enhancing Greenwich’s natural beauty.
Beyond his professional accomplishments, Conte has been highly involved in the Greenwich community for many years. He has previously served on the boards of the Greenwich Land Trust, Greenwich Audubon, and Family Centers Inc, and has extensive leadership experience as president of the board of the Round Hill Association and Greenwich Green & Clean.
Conte’s contributions also extend to service for town government as the previous Vice Chair of the Greenwich Inlands Wetlands and Watercourse Agency, the Selectman’s Greenscape Committee, and is currently Vice Chairman of the Architectural Review Committee.
As president of the Greenwich Tree Conservancy, Conte is committed to helping the GTC meet its yearly goal of planting 500 trees throughout the town in partnership with the Tree Warden and the Parks Department, as well as maintaining ongoing projects such as the Putnam Avenue Beautification Plan.
Regarding his upcoming leadership plans, Conte said in a release, “As I step into the role of President of the Greenwich Tree Conservancy, I am honored to build upon the incredible work of those who came before me. While I will continue our work planting hundreds of new trees each year, I also want to redouble our efforts to care for our existing trees as well. We all know the saying, ‘The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now.’ I’d like to add that The best time to care for trees is simply, NOW. “