Amherst Treefest At The Farmer’s Market, Saturday May 13
Source: Britt Crow-Miller UMass environmental education students will host Treefest -Rooted in Connection, a community…
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Amherst Recognized As A 2022 Tree City USA
Source: amherstma.gov This week the Arbor Day Foundation recognized the Town of Amherst as a…
Letter: Include Purchase Of Shade Trees In Town Budget
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on April 23, 2023. The…
Opinion: Amherst College’s Commitment To Sustainability Requires Better Management Of Its Trees
The following column appeared previously in the Amherst Bulletin. As an Amherst resident living in…
Opinion: Remembering Nonny Burack And The Merry Maple
It was at this time last year, just before Thanksgiving, that our neighbor Nonny Burack…
Amherst Community Bids Farewell to Merry Maple Tree
A community celebration of Amherst’s beloved “Merry Maple” tree was held on Wednesday, November 16th,…
Opinion: Felling Of Merry Maple Was Premature, Lamentable
Just in time for the Holidays the powers that be in Amherst have allowed the…
Letter: Cutting Down Trees At 52 Fearing Breaks My Heart
Waking up to the sound of loud buzzing last summer, I look out my window…
Town Manager Nominates Twenty For Appointments To Town Committees
In memos to the town clerk dated between August 31 and September 15, Town Manager…
Commemoration And Celebration Of Merry Maple Proposed
Following Tuesday’s Public Shade Tree Committee public hearing that seemed to predict the removal of…
Shade Tree Committee Split On Recommendations For The Merry Maple
Report On The Public Hearing of the Public Shade Tree Committee, August 9, 2022 This…
Town Manager Will Decide On Fate Of Merry Maple
Over a dozen people joined the members of the Public Shade Tree committee and Tree…