History

The Factoryville Shade Tree Commission was revitalized in 1998. The three members of the Factoryville Shade Tree Commission were appointed by the Factoryville Borough Council in December 1998.

The Factoryville Shade Tree Commission holds monthly public meetings at the Factoryville Borough hall building. The meetings are held on the first Friday of the month at 2 pm.

The Factoryville Shade Tree Commission has completed multiple grant projects:

Street Tree Inventory -- May 1999

Trained volunteers to catalog and assess all the street trees in the Borough of Factoryville.

America the Beautiful Grant -- September 1999

Planted 18 trees, 10 shrubs and multiple tulip and daffodil bulbs at 4 sites along College Avenue.

Main entrance to Factoryville at Civic Club Way cleared of debris and weeds, and then landscaped, Borough Hall building landscaped with flowering trees.

The Christy Mathewson Park Riparian Project -- June 1999 - November 2000

Planted over 190 new trees and over 1000 shrubs and perennials at the park and the Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center.

Stream bank stabilized and riparian buffer planted to help make our stream healthy.

ROOTs in Factoryville (Phase One and Phase Two)
"Revitalization Of Our Trees"

July 2000 - August 2001 Phase One

Planted 32 new street trees

Pruned 8 hazardous street trees

Removed 54 dead, dying or diseased street trees that were hazardous to our public streets

August 2001 - August 2002

Phase Two completed

Planted 34 new street trees

Pruned 6 hazardous street trees

Removed 22 stumps to make way for new tree plantings

Removed 14 hazardous street trees

With the ROOTs in Factoryville Grants Phase One and Phase Two, a certified arborist inspected the street trees of the borough. A long term plan for tree management has been developed and priority trees that were hazardous have been addressed.

GIS Inventory and Software Grant Program through DEP -- 2 Shade Tree members attended two full days of training at State College on layering computer data in map form. Shade Tree Commission received $5000.00 worth of software for street tree inventories and computerized mapping system for Factoryville Street Trees

COLLEGE AVENUE STREETSCAPE PROJECT, Phase One and Two -- 2002 - 2006 Planted multiple trees along College Avenue to help beautify our main street. Planted enhancements gardens. Placed containers at businesses along College Avenue and planted flowers to help beautify our businesses on College Avenue.

Sustaining the Trees of Factoryville, Phase One and Two 2006 - 2008
Planted trees along the public spaces and right of ways of the borough. Pruned trees and removed hazardous trees.

Treenewing Factoryville 2009 - 2010
In 2009 planted 115 new trees along the streets and parks.

Keystone College Students help landscape College Avenue and Civic Club Way 2004.

Sustaining the Trees of Factoryville, Phase One and Two

These grants allowed us to plant trees along multiple streets in the borough. We also started assessment of all the street trees in the borough. This will allow us to inspect tree health and determine which trees need pruning or removal. Some of our older trees are declining and starting to be of a concern to the safety of our streets. Through assessment with a certified arborist we will priortize trees that need removal and plant new trees to replace the ones that must be removed. Our commission strives to plant 2 trees for every one tree that must be removed.

Arbor Day 2005

Junior Girl Scout Troup decorated trees for holidays 2004

The centerpiece of the Fourth Grade Garden is
the Christy Mathewson Sculpture. The sculpture
was commissioned by the Factoryville Shade Tree
Commission as part of the Christy Mathewson Park
Riparian Project.

Artist John Pfeuffer at Keystone College's
sculpture studio working on the Christy
Mathewson sculpture, August 10, 2000

If interested in finding out more about this grant program please attend a Shade Tree Meeting or contact us at 945-7484 extension 3.

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Tree watering information for the week of August 1st - August 8th, 2010:

We got 0.4" of rain last week, please give each new tree 12 gallons of water.

We are still several inches below normal rainfall for the spring and summer, the rain we do get evaporates quickly... trees really need to be watered weekly. Many of the new trees are showing signs of stress and we have had several trees die. Please give each new tree 20 gallons of water this week.

It has been a really dry, hot spring and summer. If you have not been watering your trees this spring and summer, we are down several inches of rain. Please water your new trees.

If you would like a Gator Bag watering system for your new trees please contact the Shade Tree Commission at 945-1014 and we can get you the bags and show you how to use them to water your new trees.

Watering these new trees is needed and the best thing you can do to make sure the trees survive the transplant shock.

New trees need to be watered weekly for the first two years from spring until late fall unless we get an inch of rain.

This site last updated: July 31, 2010

Arbor Day 2007 was held on April 20, 2007.

Science students from Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center planted four trees.

Mayor Gary Evans proclams it Arbor Day in Factoryville. Factoryville received its Tree City Designation for the 8th year. Factoryville also received its 6th Growth Award for Outstanding Urban Forestry.

Thanks to everyone that came out and helped get the park put back into shape after the recent flooding.

Garden at Christy Mathewson Park damaged by recent flooding.

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.

Pictured below is the 2006 Arbor Day celebration which was held on April 21, 2006. Boy Scouts planted two trees. Mayor Gary Evans proclaimed it as Arbor Day in Factoryville, and Forester Jim Kessler awarded Factoryville our Tree City Designation for the 7th year.

TREE ORDERS:

Arbor Day 2005

Factoryville celebrated Arbor Day on Saturday, April 30, 2005. Factoryville Girl Scouts planted a tree, Mayor Gary Evans proclaimed it Arbor Day. Factoryville received its Tree City Designation for the 6th year.

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 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.

Or for more information on The Factoryville Shade Tree Commission visit other pages within the Shade Tree Commissions website.....

Welcome to Factoryville, Pennsylvania

Other pages in our website.

History

If interested in finding out more about this grant program please attend a Shade Tree Meeting or contact us at 945-7484 extension 3.

Tree watering information for the week of August 1st - August 8th, 2010:

We got 0.4" of rain last week, please give each new tree 12 gallons of water.

We are still several inches below normal rainfall for the spring and summer, the rain we do get evaporates quickly... trees really need to be watered weekly. Many of the new trees are showing signs of stress and we have had several trees die. Please give each new tree 20 gallons of water this week.

It has been a really dry, hot spring and summer. If you have not been watering your trees this spring and summer, we are down several inches of rain. Please water your new trees.

If you would like a Gator Bag watering system for your new trees please contact the Shade Tree Commission at 945-1014 and we can get you the bags and show you how to use them to water your new trees.

Watering these new trees is needed and the best thing you can do to make sure the trees survive the transplant shock.

New trees need to be watered weekly for the first two years from spring until late fall unless we get an inch of rain.

This site last updated: July 31, 2010

Arbor Day 2007 was held on April 20, 2007.

Science students from Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center planted four trees.

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.

Pictured below is the 2006 Arbor Day celebration which was held on April 21, 2006. Boy Scouts planted two trees. Mayor Gary Evans proclaimed it as Arbor Day in Factoryville, and Forester Jim Kessler awarded Factoryville our Tree City Designation for the 7th year.

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, we have a grant to help purchase trees from the Northeast Pennsylvania Urban and Community Forestry Program.

Please contact the Shade Tree Commission if you might be interested in ordering a tree. 945-7484 extension 3

Arbor Day 2005