Location: Ilsley Library
Date: Monday, November 17th
Time: 7pm

An urban forest inventory was conducted in Middlebury on September 16, 17, 18 by the Vermont Urban & Community Forestry Program (VT UCF) and students enrolled in the Land Stewardship Program (LANDS) at the University of Vermont (UVM).

Students from the Land Stewardship Program (LANDS), a summer internship and alternative semester program at UVM, collected data on the location, species, size, and condition of the trees within the public right-of-way along downtown and residential roads, and in a number of parks and town-managed lands. As part of the inventory project, students have developed a draft management report based on the inventory results, which they will present to the Town on Monday evening at 7pm in the Ilsley Library.

The completion of the public tree inventories and draft management reports will support Middlebury in understanding, stewarding, and managing its tree population more effectively and efficiently. Public trees are a significant part of a communitys urban forest and green infrastructure system. Understanding, maintaining, and preserving public trees results in the proliferation of the many benefits that urban trees provide, including enhancing air and water quality, increasing property values, mitigating stormwater runoff and flood impacts, and providing shade and recreational opportunities for neighborhoods.

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