Projects

Community Engagement

Conducts Arbor Day celebrations, identifying sites, selecting appropriate species and planting trees on the following streets. Annual celebrations attended by large number of school children from primary grades.
- Avenue B (2009)
- Habitat for Humanity homes on Sweeney Avenue and Hawkings Street (2010)
- Washington Street Park entrance (2011)
- Sharon Street (2012)
- West Street School (2013)
Interacts with the Geneva Neighborhood Resource Center for neighborhood associations' annual garden walks. (Founders Square, 2012 and Historic North, 2013)
Hosted the annual New York ReLeaf Conference, including an on-street tour and a planning workshop on trees for malls (2010)

Risk Management
- Provide Department of Public Works (DPW) with ongoing information and evaluation of risk situations.
- Advised DPW on 3-year removal plan for trees with a mid-to-high risk rating. (2009)
Planting/Tree Management
- Selects new or replacement trees for special projects. Examples:
  - Department of Transportation (DOT) North Exchange renovation with input from Cornell University's Urban Horticulture Institute (2009)
  - North Main Street islands (2010)
  - Castle Street library project (2012)
  - Lakefront playground (2012)
  - Advised DPW on the integration of the City's tree database into a tree management software program. (2011)
  - Cooperates with the Geneva Neighborhood Resource Center on neighborhood tree planting projects. (2012 to 2013)

Obtains grant funds for tree plantings. Examples:

North Genesee, $20,000, 96 trees (2007 to 2008)
Hildreth Hill neighborhood (Brook Street, Lyceum Street, High Street, Nursery Avenue, Lewis Street, and William Street), $25,000, 100 trees (2009 to 2010)
Eight neighborhood streets (Hallenbeck Avenue, Lafayette Avenue, Middle Street, North Street, Oak Street, Optical Street, Wadsworth Street, and West Street), $25,000, 100 trees (2011 to 2012)