The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best is now. - Chinese proverb

Newsletters

•  First Edition - 2017 (pdf)
Mission statement

Members and terms

Trees for Tomorrow Fund

•  Donors
•  Donation form (pdf)
Meeting Dates

•  2017 Meetings (pdf)
•  2018 Meetings (pdf)
Minutes

•  2010 Minutes
•  2011 Minutes
•  2013 Minutes
•  2014 Minutes
•  2015 Minutes
•  2016 Minutes
•  2017 Minutes
•  2018 Minutes
Ordinances

•  Establishment (pdf)
•  Membership; qualifications; compensation (pdf)
•  Terms of office; vacancies (pdf)
•  Powers (pdf)
•  Public improvements affecting trees (pdf)
•  Annual appropriations (pdf)
•  Public tree care; removal of injurious trees (pdf)
•  Tree topping (pdf)
•  Pruning; corner clearance (pdf)
•  License required for arborists; exceptions (pdf)
•  Ownership; approval required by property owners (pdf)
•  Attachment of items to curbside trees prohibited (pdf)
•  Violations and penalties; enforcement (pdf)
•  Limitation of liability (pdf)
•  Steep slope ordinance
Policies

•  Tribute trees (pdf)
Shade Tree Forms

•  Planting Form (with sidewalk) (pdf)
•  Planting Form (with no sidewalk) (pdf)
•  Tree maintenance request form (pdf)
Tree recycling

•  2017 Brush & Leaf pick-up schedule (pdf)
•  Zone map - by street (pdf)
Tree inventory

Useful links

•  Choosing the right tree for the right location
•  LeafSnap
•  NJ Shade Tree Federation
•  Tree City
•  What Tree Is It?
•  Mulch Volcanos, A Terrible Practice
Gallery

•  Bucket Truck
•  Garden Club planting
•  Street tree enventory
•  Arbor Day 2016
•  Street Department Tree Planting
•  John Scott Tree Planting
•  2016 Stakeholders Meeting

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