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Picks and Shovels: Urban and Community Forestry Resources
Here you will find various FAQs, Resources and Fact Sheets for a healthy Urban and Community Forestry program in your community
Table of Contents
State Laws that Govern Public Trees
Funding and Sustaining an Urban Forestry Program
Community Tree Boards and Committees
Tree Survey / Inventory Resources
Example Urban Forest Management Plans
Community Tree Ordinances and Bylaws for Massachusetts
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Tree Bylaw and Ordinance Guide
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The "Tree Bylaws and Ordinance Guide" is a tool for Massachusetts cities and towns beginning the process of developing or reviewing a local tree bylaw or ordinance.
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Amesbury
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Barnstable
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Belmont
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Chelmsford
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Chicopee
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Concord
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Fall River
(PDF 981.68 KB)
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Grafton
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Greenfield
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Lexington
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Marblehead
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Newton
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Newton
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Northampton
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Orleans
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Provincetown
(PDF 17.34 KB)
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Springfield
(PDF 9.44 KB)
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Sturbridge
(PDF 16.89 KB)
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Wellesley
(PDF 30.84 KB)
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Westfield
(PDF 33.42 KB)
Open PDF file, 80.26 KB, for
Worcester
(PDF 80.26 KB)
Additions to Zoning and Sub-Division Regulations
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Granby
(PDF 406.43 KB)
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Lawrence
(PDF 46.66 KB)
Open PDF file, 57.2 KB, for
Ludlow
(PDF 57.2 KB)
Draft or Sample Tree Ordinances
Open PDF file, 42.41 KB, for
Foxboro Draft
(PDF 42.41 KB)
Open PDF file, 31.08 KB, for
Pittsfield Draft
(PDF 31.08 KB)
Tree Care
Other Urban Forestry Resources
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