Look for our 2010 Arbor Day celebration with the Boys and Girls Club on
April 29th and school celebrations on Arbor Day April 30th!
COMMEMORATIVE TREE PROGRAM
In honor of, or in memory of individuals or notable events.
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Join us in reaching our goal of planting 370 trees by Greenwich's 370th
Anniversary in 2010. Donate a tree to the GTC and a
leaf will be colored green on this poster. 142 Trees planted to date!
The Greenwich Tree Conservancy,
incorporated January 4, 2007, is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization open to all
interested citizens, governed by a board and advised by an advisory board. It
was created to preserve and enhance the tree and forest resources of Greenwich,
Connecticut to benefit the community, its health and its quality of life.
Greenwich Tree Conservancy Goals
L ocate and revitalize significant trees and identify sites for new tree plantings.E ducate citizens and businesses on the value and benefit of trees and the importance of stewardship. Encourage the care and maintenance of existing trees and habitat.
A dvocate for policies and funding that will integrate tree protection and stewardship into community planning; advocate for innovative management tools and for operational reforms that will make tree and related ordinances and the agencies that administer them more user friendly.
F oster public-private partnerships to protect and augment our community trees, forests and related habitats, both public and private.
GTC partners with both government and the citizens of Greenwich in a renewed
commitment to the values and resources that educate and empower our community to
care for the trees and forest that have made Greenwich a model of beauty and
civic pride for generations.
History
"The seed was planted" for the Conservancy in April 2006 with a program held at
the Bruce Museum entitled "Clear Cut: Coming to a Neighborhood Near You"? The
themes of that program spearheaded by the League of Conservation Voters and
co-sponsored by the Town, the League of Women Voters, the Bruce Museum and 15
other community organizations, were the many benefits of community trees and
measures that can be taken to preserve and enhance them.