A public hearing is scheduled for February 22 to discuss the possible removal of two trees from Bible Street Park. The department has not indicated why the trees would need to go. Continue Reading →
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Tree Warden on 21 Pomerance Trees: Hard Decisions Need to Be Made
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In Greenwich’s Community Forest, trees often grow in extremely difficult conditions. In the case of Pomerance 21 trees are intertwined with a familiar stone bridge. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Bruce Spaman, Community Forest, Pomerance
Greenwich Tree Warden to Hold Hearing on Proposed Removal of 21 Trees in Pomerance Park
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The Greenwich Tree Warden will hold a public hearing on January 11 to discuss a plan to remove 21 trees from Pomerance Park in Cos Cob. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Bruce Spaman, Pomerance Park
Greenwich Tree Conservancy Branches Out to Bruce Park
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“If you go to the park first, you capture the soul of a place.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Bruce Park, Bruce Spaman, Greenwich Tree Conservancy, JoAnn Messina, Leslie Lee, Livvy Floren, Mary Hull
Tree Conservancy Arboretum Opening Ceremony and Tree Walk
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The Tree Conservancy is hosting a reception and celebration of the expansion of our Arboretum Initiative in Bruce Park on Sunday May 21 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Bruce Park Arboretum, Bruce Spaman, Greenwich Tree Conservancy, JoAnn Messina
Six Salvaged 5-Ton Columns from O’Neil Outdoor Theater Make Their Way through Cos Cob
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Drivers passing through Cos Cob on Tuesday may have wondered about the red flat bed truck ferrying massive marble columns toward the Indian Field Road DPW shed. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, A Vitti Construction, Bea Crumbine, Bruce Spaman, Frank Divincenzo, Lia Fail Way, O'Neil Outdoor Theater, Tony Vitti
Old Greenwich School Celebrates Arbor Day with a New Pin Oak
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The Pin Oak planted in front of Old Greenwich School will support over 500 species of larvae, the food source for all hatchlings.
It takes about 5,000 larvae to support a clutch of chickadees. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Arbor Day, Bruce Spaman, Doug Tallamy, Jennifer Bencivengo, JoAnn Messina, Old Greenwich School, Pin Oak
Greenwich Tree Warden: We’re Not Tree Huggers; We’re Vigilant About Hazardous Trees
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“As much as people think we are a tree preservation organization or a bunch of tree huggers, we’re tree managers. We’re not cutting down trees because they’re dropping nuts on a lawn, or dropping leaves in a gutter. But, we’re not going to give it a second thought if they’re a hazard to the public either.” – Bruce Spaman, Greenwich Tree Warden Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Bruce Spaman, Greenwich Tree Department
Greenwich Tree Warden on New Leb Tree Cuts: “My decision is to remove the minimum number of trees.”
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Greenwich Tree Warden Bruce Spaman issued a decision on tree removal at New Lebanon School. He said trees on school campuses are included in “Greenwich’s Community Forest” and that the trees removed must be replaced with a 1 to 1-1/4 ratio. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Schools, Bruce Spaman, Greenwich's Community Forest, New Lebanon School, ravine, urban canopy
Tree Talk: Replacing Trees at GHS, Holiday Lights on Greenwich Ave, CL&P “Enhanced Tree Trimming”
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Bruce Spaman, the town Tree Warden and JoAnn Messina, director of the Greenwich Tree Conservancy touched on topics including replacing hundreds of trees cut down at GHS, Holiday lights on the trees on Greenwich Ave, and utility company “ground-to-sky” clearing around lines. Continue Reading →