THE FACTORYVILLE SHADE TREE COMMISSION HISTORY
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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.
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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.
- Tree Vitalize 2010-2012 planting trees along the streets and parks. If you would like a tree please contact us for details.
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.
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 Monday of the month at 6 p.m. in the public libary at the back of 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
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.
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.
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