About the Board
The Board is appointed by the Board of Selectmen.

The Board of Selectmen has established a Permanent Street Tree Committee to assist the town in the planning, funding, and implementation of street-tree planting and maintenance.

The committee shall be an advisory committee who shall advocate for street trees in the town; provide policy recommendations to the Board of Selectmen, Planning Board, and Capital Planning Committee; and assist in the annual determination of funding from the Peter Van Aken Permanent Street Tree Fund.

Board Files

• Article 4 Background (PDF)
• Board of Selectmen Proclamation (PDF)
• Permanent Street Tree Committee Charge (PDF)
• Press Release - 2012 Spring Town Meeting Article (PDF)
• Tree Brochure 2012 (PDF)
• Tree City Press Release (PDF)
• Work Plan (PDF)

Tree-Related Links

• Arbor Day Foundation / Tree City
• DCR Public Shade Tree Law Fact Sheet (PDF)
• DCR Urban Forestry
• Massachusetts Arborist Association - Find an Arborist MGL Chaper 87 - The Public Shade Tree Law
• Northeast Center for Urban and Community Forestry