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Although it is imposing competition this week from Christmas, the notion of an urban forest conjures romantic images of strolling hand on hand on golden warm afternoons with the polite sun merely peeking at, unobtrusively, through the robust branches.
This probably is not exactly what Public Works director Charles Herbertson and others at City Hall had in mind this afternoon when they invited residents to a series of community meetings to explore an Urban Forest Management Plan.
Kickoff meeting is 10 o’clock on Jan. 10, two weeks from Saturday, in the Dan Patacchia Room at the entry to City Hall.
To plain-talking persons the elaborate urban forest team is merely mundane tree planting.
Among other sub-groups, it will be divided into residential and commercial neighborhoods.
With advice from residents, Public Works “will be selecting tree species, what streets they are to go on and talk about removing ficus and other trees that may be overgrown,” City Councilman Andy Weissman said.
City Hall’s announcement saidtThe Urban Forest Management Plan will establish long-term, strategic framework for 50 years. The areas covered in the plan will include; principles and policies, criteria for tree removal, tree care, existing tree locations, types and conditions, species diversification, an update of the tree inventory list and the future vision of trees in Culver City.
Residential will be discussed on Jan. 10 and against on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 6 to 7:30, in the Dan Patacchia Room.
Commercial areas will be the subject of meetings Thursday, Feb. 5, 6 to 7:30, Saturday, Feb. 7, 10 to 11:30.
The final overall meeting will be Saturday, April 25, 10 to 11:30.
Residents may participate in the Urban Forest Survey to help structure the community meetings by clicking here.
