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Town Hall Contact: Amy Seamans (570) 784-7123, ext. 117

COMMISSION MEMBERS:

TERM EXPIRES:
Five Year Term
Cristina Mathews, Chair 12/31/12
Sylvia Costa 12/31/13
Deb Marek 12/31/14
Susan Stemont 12/31/15
Virginia Thorne 12/31/16

Meetings are held the third Tuesday of each month at 3:30pm: Town Hall - 301 E. Second Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815

PRINTABLE MATERIALS:                                                                                             HELPFUL VIDEOS:

    SHADE TREE PERMIT APPLICATION                                                                      How to Plant a "Balled & Burlapped" Tree

    SHADE TREE ORDINANCE                                                                                       How to Plant a "Bare Root" Tree

    SHADE TREE PROGRAM BROCHURE

    APPROVED LIST OF TREES SUITABLE FOR STREET PLANTING

    PRUNING LANDSCAPE TREES

    PLANTING AND AFTER CARE OF COMMUNITY TREES

    A GUIDE TO PRESERVING TREES IN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

USEFUL LINKS:

     Call 8-1-1 Before You Dig!

     Tree Care Tips

     Tree Owner's Manual

     PA Trees - The place to learn about Pennsylvania's trees, how to care for them and tap into tree expertise across the Commonwealth

     Pennsylvania Community Forests

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     TreeVitalize - a partnership to restore tree cover in PA communities

     Trees Are Good

     PA Big Trees

     Five Reasons To Stop Topping Trees