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Carl Andresen, Joe Ascenzi, Trish Gallagher, John Kennedy, Rita Stevens, Collin Watson

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1. Proposed Workplan

October- align with township leadership

November- proposal to Public Affairs

2021 budget request for professional services

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1. 2021 Budget Requests

2. Next Meeting Wednesday  October 21, 2020

3. MTP Focus Groups- dates TBD October

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1. Sept 26-27 Invasives at BSGP

2. October 11, 24- Tree Planting

3. Collins Nursery Newsletter

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1. Weldon (Collin)

2. BSGP (Carl)

3. Pilot Bare Roots for Residents (John)

4. Hallowell (Rita)

5. Rockwell (Rita)

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1. Parks and open space connectivity- good segmentation to support design of parks inspections and prioritization

2. Approach to managing invasive plants - discussed resources and approach

3. Goals & Objectives- agree on 9 year framework broken down by 3 years; legacy; urgent need to get the Parks Director in place

4. 2021 Budget Requests

5. Next Steps

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1. All review goals and objectives- send comments to Rita by end of September

2. Rita reply summarize for township management    recommended approach to planning for invasive plant management and associated resources

3. Schedule 1-2 focus groups in October to testing refine goals and objectives.  Facilitation by Sheldon Wolf, with Zoom.

4. Send Nathan street tree inventory spreadsheet for test import to GIS system

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Detailed draft- September

Focus Group inout- October

Final proposal- November

Grant close-out -December

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Tree Planting a& Establishment

$6K STC for trees and materials

$10K summer intern for young tree care

AWS Phase 2 Match

$68 cash match

plus in-house services

MTP and Ordinance

$10K Communications intern

$10K Professional services

Consulting arborist

Ordinance expertise

Invasive Plant Planning

$7K Professional services- naturalist

TBD- township equipment/ services to manage invasive vines in BSGP

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1. Per above work plan.

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ASD Environmental Science Club- Hallowell Invasive Plant removal

Tree Tenders in Training- 4 students

Congratulations to Ashley & Scott - new arrival!

Thanks to Nathan for hosting our meeting

Congratulations to Trish for walking a marathon +1!

Book rec- The Understory

Place rec- Grey Towers

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CALENDAR

Third Wednesday of the month, 7:30 to 9 pm, adjusted for holidays

January- March:

Annual plan and priorities

Grant strategy

UTC analysis

April-June

Annual report to the Board of Commissioners

Arbor Day (Grove)

Plant sale

Update street tree inventory

AWS C2P2- phase 1 closeout and phase 2 application

Draft Master Tree Plan

July-September:

Detail fall planting plans

Draft Master Tree Plan

Ordinance

GW planting proposal

Eagle Project at AWS

Update web site

Set calendar dates for 2021

Review appointments

October-December:

Bare Root Trees? GW?

Planting at BSGP, Rockwell, Hallowell

Formal ordinance proposal

Wrap up UTC and MTP

Tree City USA submission

Recommend appointments

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1. Weldon property delayed- fall 2021?

2. Hallowell Riparian- consider fall fescue no mow grasses followed by Broad dicot control

3. Schedule BSGP for October 11

4. Add trees to Pinelands order for Hallowell lawn area- schedule for Oct 24

5. Place plaque at AWS acknowledging Nathaniel Barnett's project

6. John managing bare root trees for homeowners; Collin will pick up trees; Social media fb and mail chimp

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TV2018 CFM05 Abington Tree Ordinance Project Overview

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get started with planting fall 2021?

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Checklist for Tree Preservation 6-4-2020-3-3

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Recorded Webinar- many resources that can support our needs

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Harness the power of maps to tell stories that matter. ArcGIS StoryMaps has everything you need to create remarkable stories that give your maps meaning.

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mile-a minute and grape vines

fall planting

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4. Tree Replacement Methodology- proposed

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Starts August 31st

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The next session of the online course begins August 31, 2020. Registration through Eventbrite is now open; go to https://wiyb-s9.eventbrite.com for more information and to register. Click here for a preview of the course.

Since the publication of the first edition of The Woods in Your Backyard: Learning to Create and Enhance Natural Areas Around Your Home in 2006, thousands of property owners in the Mid-Atlantic region have purchased the guide and attended workshops to learn more about caring for the natural habitats on their land. The guide is now in its second edition; to learn more about the latest edition and to order, please go here.

The University of Maryland Extension now offers the guide's materials and activities, and much more, as an online course. The non-credit course is built on a cross-platform, cloud-based learning management system called Canvas, so it is equally accessible to users of Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Please note thatCanvasis optimized fordesktop displays, so viewing the course content on smaller devices (such as tablets or iPads) or on mobile phones may less effective.See the Canvas Guide document, "Which browsers does Canvas support?"

The course promotes the stewardship of small parcels of land for the personal enjoyment of the owners, and improved environmental quality for society. If you own 1 to 10 acres in the Eastern United States that is forested or has unmowed natural areas, this course is for you. It is for you if you have a mowed lawn area that you want to turn into a woodland. It is also for you if you are a land manager or part of a group that manages natural areas, such as a preserve or a community woodland.

* The Maryland State Master Gardener Office approves "The Woods in Your Backyard" online course to meet the Master Gardener continuing education requirement.

* The Maryland State Master Naturalist Office sanctions "The Woods in Your Backyard" to meet the Master Naturalist continuing education requirement, pending approval by their Program Facilitator .

Click on the images below or go here for a preview of the course.

Sample video from "Introduction to The Woods in Your Backyard"

Sample page from "The Concept of Habitat Units"

Sample video from "Modifying or Improving Habitat" (2 minutes)

Sample page from "Water Resources and Your Natural Area"

Sample video from "Identifying Your Trees and Shrubs" (4 minutes)

The course includes:

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Wednesdays, September 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2020

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Become a neighborhood greening hero! Learn about tree care and planting by participating in a PHS Tree Tenders training this spring. This eight-hour course offers topics including tree biology, identification, planting, and proper care. You will be joining one of the nation's oldest, most respected volunteer urban tree-care programs.

This is a four (4) part workshop series taking place on Wednesdays, September 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2020.

Tree Tenders are given the tools to plant and nurture trees in their own neighborhoods. Regionally, there are over 5,000 Tree Tenders from over 100 neighborhoods! Join a group or form your own Tree Tenders group, by attending the training with two neighbors.

A brief Zoom check-in will be held on Wednesday, September 2 to make sure the webinar technology is working for everyone and ensure that the September 9 session can start without delays.

If you are experiencing financial hardship but would like to become a Tree Tender, please contact [email protected] for a scholarship.

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Online Tree Tenders Basic Training: Spring 2020

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Become a neighborhood greening hero! Learn about tree care and planting by participating in a PHS Tree Tenders training this spring. This eight-hour course offers topics including tree biology, identification, planting, and proper care. You will be joining one of the nation's oldest, most respected volunteer urban tree-care programs.

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Advanced Tree Tenders Training- Oct 7- Nov 11

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Advanced Tree Tenders Training- Oct 7- Nov 11

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6:30 to 8:30 pm.  details to follow.  topics:

selecting trees for a changing climate

barriers to planting trees

invasive insects and disease

green stormwater infrastructure

advance pruning

tree equity

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Proposal- reestablish large canopy trees in this lawn and along Highland Avenue

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article II word doc Proposed revisions January 10, 2019

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Center for Private Forests at Penn State

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Draft completed and vetted at state and regional levels - December 2018

Presented to Planning Commision- July 2019

Piloted tree replacement formula January- August 2020, ongoing as a BMP

Presented as part of annual report to Board of Commissioners May 2020

Presented to the PHS Municipal Tree Community June 2020

Present to MCPC- tentatively set for September

Formal proposal to Board of Commisioners- October?

Formal process for adoption supported by an ordinance professional- early 2021

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What priorities for replacing fallen trees due to recent storms? (Carl- Chris Olimpo to discs suss)

Partial wish list

Woodland Avenue near perimeter of BBNC

Island south of Fitzwater and Welsh

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replace 6 canopy trees

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Tree list available Aug 26
Order due Sept 17
8-12 trees at $50 each; additional $90 each