City trees being inventoried

Davey Resource Group Inc. has been selected by the City of Coshocton to conduct a comprehensive inventory and assessment of an estimated 4,800 trees, stumps and planting sites on public streets and city parks. The project is part of ongoing efforts within the city to better manage trees and assure the community has a healthy, sustainable urban forest.

A team of professional arborists from the urban forestry consulting company will be in the city to inspect and map all the public street trees. The arborists will assess the condition and stability of each tree, looking for any damaged or dead material to be removed and evaluating any signs of decay or disease.

“Managing tree risk is a primary objective in completing these assessments,” said Lizzie Sords, a certified arborist with Davey who is supervising the inventory project in the city. “We will identify any pruning or removal needs in addition to providing detailed computer mapping of all the trees to aid the city in the future planting, planning and management of their urban forest resources.”

Davey Resource Group Inc's arborists will use handheld computers loaded with information and aerial photographs from existing Geographic Information System to mark the location and record specific details of each of the trees.