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New Trees Planted in Historic District

January 04, 2011

Annapolis, Md. (01-04-11) -- Mayor Joshua J. Cohen is pleased to announce that four willow oaks were recently planted in the Historic District to replace a few aging trees that were removed in August because of safety concerns.

The trees were planted at 183 and 193 Duke of Gloucester Street and at 122 and 123 Conduit Street.  The money to replace the trees, as well as to plant trees in other locations in the city, came from an Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay grant. The grant totaled $40,000, of which two-thirds was used for planting numerous trees and shrubs last fall.The remaining third of the grant was used recently to plant 42 trees and 24 shrubs throughout Annapolis, including the four replacement trees. In all, 233 trees and 153 shrubs were planted with the grant money.

The goal of the grant is to help the City to grow its Urban Tree Canopy (UTC).  The City entered into an agreement with the state Department of Natural Resources in 2006 to increase the City's UTC from an existing 42 percent to 50 percent by 2036.  The City's UTC will be measured every 10 years or so.

"I would like to thank the Alliance of the Chesapeake Bay and its director, Lou Etgen, for the support in growing the city’s urban tree canopy,” Mayor Cohen said. “I encourage everyone to plant a tree wherever possible and follow Gov. Martin O’Malley’s Smart, Green and Growing initiative.”

For more information, and for a $25 tree coupon, go to: http://www.trees.maryland.gov