Environment and Shade Tree Commission

The Asbury Park Environment and Shade Tree Commission assists residents with planting, trimming and removal of public trees. Anyone needing assistance with city trees (removal, pruning, replacement) can appear before the commission with a written request for same or they can send letters of request to Tom Pivinski c/o Environment and Shade Tree Commission at 9 Main Street, Asbury Park, N.J. 07712

The members of the ESTC are:

The public is invited to attend the ESTC meetings which are held the 3rd Monday of each month at 7:00PM in the Council Chambers or if that is in use, at the General Meeting Room of the DPW on 9 Main Street. Anyone needing assistance with city trees (removal, pruning, replacement) can appear before the commission with a written request for same or they can send letters of request to Tom Pivinski c/o Environment and Shade Tree Commission at 9 Main Street, Asbury Park, N.J. 07712.

RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS:

4TH OF JULY PARADE The Commission received the FIRST PRIZE TROPHY at the City's 2nd Annual 4th of July Parade. During the parade the commissioners distributed nearly 500 RED OAK tubelings to the onlookers. The Red Oak is New Jersey's State Tree and they were obtained free of charge from the New Jersey Forestry Service. The commission's float was generously provided by Sunset Farm and Garden on Asbury Avenue in Wannamassa, N.J.

BRADLEY SCHOOL TREE PROJECT The commission has recently partnered with the New Jersey Tree Foundation to plant trees free of charge in front of the Bradley Elementary School on 3rd Avenue. This "COOL SCHOOLS INITIATIVE" will encourage young people under adult supervision to plant and care for trees in front of their school. 35 tree will be planted with the help of NJTF, the Shade Tree Commission, the Department of Public Works and approximately 105 volunteers from local residents. This planting will take place on Saturday, October 8, 2005 and will add several new varieties of shade trees to the city's tree canopy.

MEMORIAL TREE PROGRAM Shortly, the Shade Tree Commission will announce the first phase of the city's new Memorial Tree Program in which residents, corporations, businesses and groups will have an opportunity to donate a Memorial Tree to commemorate important occasions in their lives such as the birth of a child, a special birthday or anniversary, or in memory of a departed loved one. These trees will stand in tribute to our families and friends while helping to develop the city's natural beauty for years to come. The cost of a tree is $300 and it will be professionally planted under the supervision of the Shade Tree Commission.

This phase of the Memorial Tree Program will plant trees along Deal Lake Drive, on St. John's Island in Sunset Lake, along the Grand Avenue Bridge, and on the 5th Avenue and Sunset Avenue shores of Sunset Lake.

The following trees will be made available and donors may choose which tree they want. To ensure aesthetic continutiy each tree has been designated a spot on the above sites and that will be made known upon each purchase.

All contributors will receive a certificate from the Environment And Shade Tree Commission indicating that a tree has been planted in honor of a person or event or in memory of a person. Memorial Plaques will also be available for anyone wishing to publicly acknowledge their donation at a particular tree. These plaques will cost $50 and will be installed by the Shade Tree Commission Members and the Department of Public Works.