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What is a Tree Warden
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A Tree Warden is a person who cares for shade trees on public
town lands such as parks, town commons, public streets,
schools, and town forests.
Since the late 1890’s, according to our General Laws, all cities
and towns in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts must have
a Tree Warden to care for trees on public property.
Some of the duties of a Tree Warden include but are not limited
to:
town lands such as parks, town commons, public streets,
schools, and town forests.
Since the late 1890’s, according to our General Laws, all cities
and towns in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts must have
a Tree Warden to care for trees on public property.
Some of the duties of a Tree Warden include but are not limited
to:
- Pruning trees on streets and in parks
- Removing dead or dying trees (from storms, insects,
disease, or old age) - Sighting locations and planting new trees
- Conduct street tree inventories & hazard tree
assessments
Count the number of miles of streets in a city or town, or the number of shade
trees in a city block, and you will understand a little of the scope of a Tree Warden’s
job!
Today, the job of Tree Warden requires qualified training in arboriculture, the
science of tree care. The job is physically challenging as well. On a day-to-day
basis, a Tree Warden must plan, organize, control and be accountable for all
authorized activities in the community forest.
They evaluate trees and provide preventive tree maintenance programs and
hazardous tree removal. They are responsible for oversight of utility arboricultural
operations prepare budget presentations and bid proposals, run public meetings,
and even and outside contractors, for making timely inspections, and often for
monitoring write grants, many projects at once. In a high-tech world, the Tree
Warden must ensure public safety and the safety of town tree workers, procure
training, maintain records, prepare budget presentations and bid proposals, run
public meetings, and even write grants.
trees in a city block, and you will understand a little of the scope of a Tree Warden’s
job!
Today, the job of Tree Warden requires qualified training in arboriculture, the
science of tree care. The job is physically challenging as well. On a day-to-day
basis, a Tree Warden must plan, organize, control and be accountable for all
authorized activities in the community forest.
They evaluate trees and provide preventive tree maintenance programs and
hazardous tree removal. They are responsible for oversight of utility arboricultural
operations prepare budget presentations and bid proposals, run public meetings,
and even and outside contractors, for making timely inspections, and often for
monitoring write grants, many projects at once. In a high-tech world, the Tree
Warden must ensure public safety and the safety of town tree workers, procure
training, maintain records, prepare budget presentations and bid proposals, run
public meetings, and even write grants.
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