Tree Management Plan Action Items
Spring of 2024:
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A Total of 34 trees were planted this spring!
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At our Arbor Day Celebration April 26th,
2 native trees and 1 memorial tree were planted in Robinhood Park
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For our May 16th Volunteer
planting day, 10 native trees were planted in Memorial Park thanks to a grant
from the Chicago Regional Tree Initiative
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10 new trees were planted in Robinhood park
thanks to a grant from Trees Forever
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1 replacement tree was planted in Memorial
Park amphitheater
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The Chicago Regional Tree Initiative
generously donated 10 additional trees, which were planted in Stone Monroe,
Robinhood and Memorial Parks
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Parks staff removed one dead tree at Memorial
and one dead tree at Hanesworth Park
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Homer Tree removed two hazardous trees at
Memorial Park
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Great Lakes Urban Forestry is scheduled to
conduct appraisal of trees at Yena Park
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Trees planted in fall 2023 and spring 2024
were appropriately wrapped to protect them from 17 year cicada emergence.
Fall of 2023:
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CPD hired new Superintendent of Parks Sara
Earhart, an ISA Certified Arborist.
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10 trees planted. 1 at Stone Monroe, 2 at
Yena, 3 at Robinhood,4 at Memorial.
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CPD staff removed 3 trees removed in
Hanesworth, 1 tree in Yena. All trees removed had posed a hazard to park
patrons because of their poor condition.
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Illinois Arborist Association was contracted
to teach CPD staff a Municipal Arborist Training Course on Chainsaw Safety, Operation
and Maintenance and Tree Pruning.
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CPD staff attended the annual Illinois
Arborist Association tradeshow and classes.
Winter of 2024:
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CPD was awarded a Chicago Regional Tree
Initiative grant to plant 10 native trees in Memorial Park. A volunteer day was
scheduled to plant those trees.
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Homer Tree was contracted to prune all trees
in Robinhood Park.
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Homer tree was contracted to remove 1 tree
was in Robinhood and 1 tree in Yena. All trees removed had posed a hazard to
park patrons because of their poor condition.
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CPD staff removed dead hanging branches from
trees in Yena.
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CPD staff removed invasive and weed trees
from the eastern fence line at Robinhood park and stump treated to prevent
resprouts.
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Community Park District Arborist Training Day
An urban forest management plan is an action plan; it gives public works agencies detailed information, recommendations, and resources needed to effectively and proactively manage public trees.
The Community Park District of La Grange Park was awarded a $8,265 grant to complete tree inventories and develop a management plan for its urban forest.
The funds were provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Urban and Community Forestry Core Grant Program and administered by The Morton Arboretum and the Chicago Region Trees Initiative (CRTI).
The Community Park District of La Grange Park Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted the plan at the April 11, 2022 board meeting.
The Arbor Advocates are a citizen advisory group dedicated to helping the Community Park District in its mission to protect, preserve, and improve our tree population in La Grange Park. For more information, or to find out how you can help us help trees, email arboradvocates@communityparkdistrict.org.