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Metro Tree Advisory Committee

The Metro Tree Advisory Committee can help you learn how to choose a tree, plant a tree, care for your trees, trim your trees, and choose a tree professional. Learn more about trees, tree care, or email us a question.

About the Metro Tree Advisory Committee

The purpose of the Metro Tree Advisory Committee is to assist in educating the community and agencies of the Metropolitan Government regarding the value of trees and proper techniques for the planting, maintenance and removal of trees. This is done by:

• providing information and public relations to citizens and groups in the city regarding trees
• maintaining a recommended and undesirable tree list;
• gathering information and publishing reports as needed about trees and our natural resources;
• working with Metro departments and agencies such as the department of Public Works to improve agencies' understanding of trees and tree problems; and
• meeting regularly with the Metro Urban Forester.

Tree City USA

Nashville is a Tree City USA, meeting these four standards:

1. a Tree Committee
2. a tree care ordinance
3. a community forestry program and a budget of at least $2/capita (Metro Nashville's 2005-06 budget was $3.71 per capita)
4. an Arbor Day observance

Committee Members

• Chris Armour, Chairman
• Bill Tolbert, Vice Chairman
• Carol Ashworth
• Alice A. Barge
• Dwight Beard
• Dean Glascock
• Marcus Kerske
• Heather Langford
• Lynda J. Miller
• Jason Ownbey
• Richard C. Page
• Glen Springer
• Bruce Webster
• Stephan Kivett, Ex Officio
• Randall Lantz, Ex Officio
• George H. Cate, Jr.
• Shawn Bible
  
  Ask us a question: email your tree question to the Metro Tree Advisory Committee.

Members of the Metro Tree Advisory Committee gathered
at the Nashville Tree Foundation's Tree Party April 27
to celebrate the winners of the Foundation's Big Old Tree Contest.