Here you will find various FAQs, Resources and Fact Sheets for a healthy Urban and Community Forestry program in your community
- This page, Picks and Shovels: Urban and Community Forestry Resources, is offered by
- Bureau of Forest Fire Control and Forestry
- Department of Conservation & Recreation
Picks and Shovels: Urban and Community Forestry Resources
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
Open PDF file, 181.5 KB,
City of Lawrence Sample Management Plan
(English, PDF 181.5 KB)
Open PDF file, 11.41 KB,
Property Overview
(English, PDF 11.41 KB)
Community Tree Ordinances and Bylaws for Massachusetts
Open PDF file, 581.63 KB,
Tree Bylaw and Ordinance Guide
(English, PDF 581.63 KB)
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.
Open PDF file, 28.45 KB,
Amesbury
(English, PDF 28.45 KB)
Open PDF file, 80.53 KB,
Barnstable
(English, PDF 80.53 KB)
Open PDF file, 14.8 KB,
Belmont
(English, PDF 14.8 KB)
Open PDF file, 47.46 KB,
Chelmsford
(English, PDF 47.46 KB)
Open PDF file, 74.19 KB,
Chicopee
(English, PDF 74.19 KB)
Open PDF file, 81.2 KB,
Concord
(English, PDF 81.2 KB)
Open PDF file, 665.98 KB,
Concord - accompanying rules and regulations
(English, PDF 665.98 KB)
Open PDF file, 981.68 KB,
Fall River
(English, PDF 981.68 KB)
Open PDF file, 201.06 KB,
Grafton
(English, PDF 201.06 KB)
Open PDF file, 606.56 KB,
Greenfield
(English, PDF 606.56 KB)
Open PDF file, 34.85 KB,
Lexington
(English, PDF 34.85 KB)
Open PDF file, 84.51 KB,
Marblehead
(English, PDF 84.51 KB)
Open PDF file, 21.02 KB,
Newton
(English, PDF 21.02 KB)
Open PDF file, 463.21 KB,
Newton
(English, PDF 463.21 KB)
Open PDF file, 27.69 KB,
Northampton
(English, PDF 27.69 KB)
Open PDF file, 21.09 KB,
Orleans
(English, PDF 21.09 KB)
Open PDF file, 17.34 KB,
Provincetown
(English, PDF 17.34 KB)
Open PDF file, 9.44 KB,
Springfield
(English, PDF 9.44 KB)
Open PDF file, 16.89 KB,
Sturbridge
(English, PDF 16.89 KB)
Open PDF file, 30.84 KB,
Wellesley
(English, PDF 30.84 KB)
Open PDF file, 33.42 KB,
Westfield
(English, PDF 33.42 KB)
Open PDF file, 80.26 KB,
Worcester
(English, PDF 80.26 KB)
Additions to Zoning and Sub-Division Regulations
Open PDF file, 406.43 KB,
Granby
(English, PDF 406.43 KB)
Open PDF file, 62.73 KB,
Greenfield Parking Lot Ordinance
(English, PDF 62.73 KB)
Open PDF file, 46.66 KB,
Lawrence
(English, PDF 46.66 KB)
Open PDF file, 57.2 KB,
Ludlow
(English, PDF 57.2 KB)
Draft or Sample Tree Ordinances
Open PDF file, 42.41 KB,
Foxboro Draft
(English, PDF 42.41 KB)
Open PDF file, 31.08 KB,
Pittsfield Draft
(English, PDF 31.08 KB)
Open PDF file, 81.05 KB,
Model Tree Clearing Ordinance from Cape Cod Commission
(English, PDF 81.05 KB)
Tree Care
Other Urban Forestry Resources
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