Tree Management Plan Action Items

Fall of 2024:

• Fall Arbor Advocates Volunteer Planting Day installed 2 trees in Memorial Park near La Grange Rd thanks to a grant from the Chicago Regional Tree Initiative
• 4 new trees were planted by staff in Beach Oak Park thanks to a grant from the Chicago Regional Tree Initiative
• Park District staff removed one dying tree at Beach Oak Park and replaced with a new tree
• Homer Tree removed 5 stumps in Hanesworth Park
• Winkler Tree removed a large storm damaged limb hanging over the Robinhood Tennis Courts
• Our Superintendent of Parks Sara Earhart spoke at the Chicago Regional Tree Initiative “Urban Forestry Basic Training”, and at the Illinois Arborist Association Fall “Arborist Exam Prep Course” classes
• CPD hosted Nazareth Academy for a Volunteer Day in Memorial Park. Students mulched trees around the park.

 

Spring of 2024:

·         A Total of 34 trees were planted this spring!

·         At our Arbor Day Celebration April 26^th, 2 native trees and 1 memorial tree were planted in Robinhood Park

·         For our May 16^th Volunteer planting day, 10 native trees were planted in Memorial Park thanks to a grant from the Chicago Regional Tree Initiative

·         10 new trees were planted in Robinhood park thanks to a grant from Trees Forever

·         1 replacement tree was planted in Memorial Park amphitheater

·         The Chicago Regional Tree Initiative generously donated 10 additional trees, which were planted in Stone Monroe, Robinhood and Memorial Parks

·         Parks staff removed one dead tree at Memorial and one dead tree at Hanesworth Park

·         Homer Tree removed two hazardous trees at Memorial Park

·         Great Lakes Urban Forestry is scheduled to conduct appraisal of trees at Yena Park

·         Trees planted in fall 2023 and spring 2024 were appropriately wrapped to protect them from 17 year cicada emergence.

 

Fall of 2023:

·         CPD hired new Superintendent of Parks Sara Earhart, an ISA Certified Arborist.

·         10 trees planted. 1 at Stone Monroe, 2 at Yena, 3 at Robinhood,4 at Memorial.

·         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.

·         Illinois Arborist Association was contracted to teach CPD staff a Municipal Arborist Training Course on Chainsaw Safety, Operation and Maintenance and Tree Pruning.

·         CPD staff attended the annual Illinois Arborist Association tradeshow and classes.

 

Winter of 2024:

·         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.

·         Homer Tree was contracted to prune all trees in Robinhood Park.

·         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.

·         CPD staff removed dead hanging branches from trees in Yena.

·         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

 

Community Park District Urban Forestry Management Plan

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.

Click to view the plan

Join us the effort!

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.