THE FACTORYVILLE SHADE TREE COMMISSION
Christy Mathewson Park
Getting involved with The Factoryville Shade Tree Commission is easy.... Volunteers are always needed, please consider helping out and keeping Factoryville beautiful.
Contact us at 945-7484 to volunteer or email us: shadetree@factoryville.org
Bare Root Tree orders are being accepted now for spring tree planting.
If you are interested in a new tree please contact the
Shade Tree Commission at 945-1014 for information.
The Factoryville Shade Tree Commission will be ordering spring trees in January,
if you would like a tree for your property please contact us soon.
Volunteer Dan Morse digs holes for trees.
The Factoryville Shade Tree Commission celebrates Arbor Day every year in April, in 2010 students from Lackawanna Trail High School planted 20 trees and helped us celebrate our 11th year of being recognized as a Tree City USA community.
Volunteers needed to help keep Christy Mathewson Park Beautiful!
Gardens at Christy Mathewson Park are cared for by volunteers.
If you are interested in helping to maintain our park, please call the borough hall office at 945-7484 extension 3 for The Shade Tree Commission and leave a message that you are interested in adopting a garden to apply mulch which is provided by the shade tree commission and to keep out all the weeds. We will call you right back with all of the details!
Families that adopt a garden get their name on the garden and lots of thanks from the Shade Tree Commission.....
Thank you to our adopt a garden families.
The park is maintained by volunteers and we really appreciate your
help with keeping our park beautiful and weed free.
- Volunteer Your Time
If you might be able to help with any of the Shade Tree Commission
projects, e-mail us at shadetree@factoryville.org
Keystone College Student Center helps mulch trees and gardens, Spring 2004
- Register for an upcoming event
Make a donation
Your financial support would also be greatly appreciated.
If you would like to make a donation, please contact Mary Ellen
at the Borough Hall building. Your charitable contributions are
tax deductible.
Vinnie Cotrone of the Penn State Cooperative Extension held a tree pruning seminar Spring 2004, attendees learned proper pruning techniques.
Shade Tree Float 2004
"TREES ARE OUR TREASURE"
FACTORYVILLE SHADE TREE COMMISSION MEETINGS:
The Factoryville Shade Tree Commission meets each month
on the first Monday at 6 p.m.
Factoryville Borough Hall Building,
in the public library at the back of the building
161 College Avenue, Factoryville.
If you have a tree you need assessed please email us at
shadetree@factoryville.org
Shade Tree Permits applications are reviewed monthly at the public shade tree meeting.
Permits are needed for any tree pruning, removals, or planting along the right of ways of Factoryville Borough.
If you are interested in ordering a tree, the shadetree commission plants trees every April and October.
If you would like to volunteer to plant spring trees please email us.
Arbor Day 2008
Arbor Day in 2007
Factoryville Shade Tree Commission meetings are held on the first Friday of the month at 2 p.m. at the Factoryville Borough Hall Building. Public welcome.
TREE ORDERS:
We order trees twice a year in the spring and fall. If you are interested in a tree for along the streets please let us know. Please contact the Shade Tree Commission if you might be interested in ordering a tree. 945-7484 extension 3
Arbor Day 2005
Arbor Day 2005
Mission Statement of
The Factoryville Shade Tree Commission
The Shade Tree Commission plants and maintains trees along the Borough streets and public rights-of-way, and in municipal open space.
Our mission is to create and maintain optimum tree cover, species diversity, and a pleasant, planned environment. Promoting an effective community forestry program as an ongoing process of renewal and improvement. A program of tree planting and care that continues through the years creating community pride and involvement.
If you have a tree along the right of way that you are concerned about, please let The Shade Tree Commission know. You can call the Borough Hall building and leave a message at 945-7484.
Factoryville Residents Please Note:
STREET TREES IN FACTORYVILLE BOROUGH
ARE PROTECTED BY ORDINANCE:
FACTORYVILLE BOROUGH
WYOMING COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
ORDINANCE #341
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A SHADE TREE COMMISSION; PROVIDING FOR PERMITS, RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE PLANTING, MAINTENANCE, PROTECTION AND REMOVAL OF TREES IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE; AND, PROVIDING ENFORCEMENT AND CREATING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORDINANCE.
Visit our permit page for more information:
Or for more information on The Factoryville Shade Tree Commission visit other pages within the Shade Tree Commissions website.....
Borough links to get you back.....