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Ecorse
Community Forestry Program:
The Objectives of the Program are as follows:
- To provide education/guidance to the Department of
Public Works (DPW) staff, as well as to a newly created high school
student/parent-led volunteer Forestry Management Team (FMT), and a Community
Build team that will assist and take leadership in the Community Forestry
Program.
- Develop and maintain a tree inventory throughout Ecorse.
Develop a tree planting plan, specifically targeting the Ecorse Creek
and Detroit River Greenways, 20 acres of current parkland and up to
110 acres of newly created parks planned for the City of Ecorse over
the next fiveyears. An additional focus in the early years will be the
six major artery entrances to the city, as part of a city-wide beautification
and welcoming plan at the city’s “Gateways.”
- To form a volunteer led Community Tree Board (CTB)
to oversee the work envisioned in the plan and to be an ongoing repository
of knowledge and education on Community Forestry issues.
- To work with the CTB on Tree Ordinance development
and a system of procedures, particularly on issues of hazard tree management,
disease, invasive species and sustainable practices.
- To create a public reporting and response mechanism overseen by the CTB and the DPW that uses the FMT. It implements tree care and tree protection programs on Public Lands and also assists private landowners with problems and opportunities on private lands within the city.