Address: 215 East Avenue, Norwalk CT 06855

Phone: (203) 847-8182 

.Email: info@norwalktreealliance.org

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The Norwalk inventory
How we do our work, how we got started, who helped.
About GIS
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are mapping the world. See how GIS works, and how cities are combining GIS with tree inventories. 
Inventory/GIS
Photos show how we contribute to the GIS. 
Connections
Links to kindred groups: other cities, state and national agencies. 
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Board of Directors
President
   David H. Tracy
Vice President
   Daniel B. Landau
Secretary
   Richard H. Aime
Treasurer
   Jeanne McAndrew
Other Board members
   James A. Del Greco
   Robert B. Duff
   Doris Ieva
   Alan P. Kingsbury
   Donald O. Nelson
   Nancy Robinson
   Rich Whitehead
   Michael M. Yeosock   

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The Norwalk Tree Alliance (NTA) is a volunteer nonprofit organization that  actively engages with the community for the purpose of initiating and supporting programs in promoting a healthy urban forest in Norwalk. Working with the City of Norwalk on an inventory of the city's street trees is an example of this mission. Conducting a complete inventory is a massive job that can be undertaken only with the help of the citizenry. The NTA enlists and trains volunteers to go out and do the leg work in Norwalk. This is part of a greater plan to preserve and maintain the city's trees.

Dave Tracy's welcome to the Festival.
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First Norwalk Tree Festival in Mathews Park
May 5, 2007 was a fine day in Norwalk. Sponsored by The Norwalk Tree Alliance and the city’s Tree Advisory Committee, the festival drew more than 500 people who came to enjoy an array of booths and demonstrations about tree care, as well as a concession stand operated by the Norwalk Exchange Club that served free hot dogs, hamburgers and sodas.  Read more.

Columbus Magnet School Educational Arboretum
The Norwalk Tree Alliance worked with the City of Norwalk to establish the Rosa Parks Arboretum at the Columbus Magnet School in South Norwalk. A paved walkway allows visitors to view 21 different trees, each identified by a sign.
   Mayor Richard Moccia opened the Arboretum on September 27, 2006. At the podium, Kelly Cafarelli of the Home Depot Foundation.

Norwalk receives $75,000 national award for community trees from the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the Home Depot Foundation
The U.S. Conference of Mayors and The Home Depot Foundation presented its first annual Awards of Excellence for Community Trees and Urban Forestry to Mayor Richard A. Moccia and the Norwalk Tree Alliance, represented by Hal Alvord, Director of the Department of Public Works, at the Conference of Mayors 74th Annual Meeting in Las Vegas. The City of Norwalk received first place in the category for small cities with populations less than 100,000. The $75,000 grant will further the goal of promoting healthy communities through tree planting and the management of the urban forest. (June 2006) Press release

Forest Service Grant for NTA
     In recognition of its contribution toward the preservation of the nation’s urban forests, the Norwalk Tree Alliance has been awarded a grant from the USDA Forest Service. The NTA award is in the category of “creative and innovative urban and community forestry research and technology development projects to improve our knowledge about the many components within the urban and community forest ecosystem.”  
     The award will be used to further NTA’s “High Efficiency Measurement Technology for GIS-Based Street Tree Inventories.” The $11,700 grant is to be matched by an NTA contribution of $25,080, mostly in-kind and volunteer labor. The funds will be used to develop a mobile photography/photogrammetry system to capture information about the city’s trees.
     The 12 recipients of the 2006 cost-share grants were selected in a competitive process, based on criteria developed by the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC). NUCFAC reviewed the proposals and made its recommendations to the USDA Forest Service, which awarded the grants.
(May 2006) 
USDA News Release
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NTA accomplishments and milestones
Alert Tree Survey Completed 
A mobile survey of dead or dangerous street trees in Norwalk has been completed. Information has been forwarded to the Department of Public Works (DPW) to allow them to trim or remove trees to alleviate the potential damage situation.  
Norwalk Street Tree Inventory
The street tree census is continuing, map-by-map, with a major expansion of the completed list of inventoried areas. 
Notable and Memorial Tree Survey in Progress 
Major progress was made on the Notable Tree front, with most of the nominated trees being evaluated. A list is posted here on our web site.
Inner City Urban Forestry Grant 
The NTA was a participant in the City’s successful application for an "Inner City Urban Forestry Grant" through the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. The grant will fund the Columbus Magnet School Grant.
Norwalk Tree Planting Program 
NTA volunteers are helping with a program of the Norwalk Department of Public Works in which the City will provide trees to residents free of charge, to be planted along City streets. Neighborhoods are encouraged to help determine where the tree plantings are required. Call the DPW at 854-3200.
NTA presentations to neighborhood associations 
NTA volunteers have continued outreach efforts to a number of local organizations, especially neighborhood associations. Many neighborhood associations have designated individuals as tree liaisons to work with NTA and the City in developing plans for protecting existing trees and expanding the Urban Forest.
NTA Office
Thanks to Norwalk's Third Taxing District, we are in offices at 215 East Avenue. Come see us on Thursdays at 4:30 PM.

 

Last update: 08/02/07

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