History

Welcome to the Dane County Tree Board Web Site!

Trees are an important component of Dane County's infrastructure, and currently more management and public education are needed to ensure their future health. At this time, the health of many trees in Dane County, as in communities throughout the country, is threatened not only by disease and insects, but also by the effects of community growth. The Dane County Tree Board is committed to bringing information to the citizens of Dane County about one of our most treasured resources: trees.

The Board's Mission

• Coordinate community forestry issues in Dane County
   
• Develop comprehensive forestry policy recommendations for Dane County
   
• Develop educational efforts on proper tree management
   
• Seek public and private funding for community forestry management
   
• Coordinate demonstration projects
   
• Integrate natural resource issues into local and regional planning efforts

Accomplishments

Partnership Award received from the Wisconsin Urban Forestry Council through a statewide competition

Community Projects

• Created a database of forest cover in Dane County using a Geographic Information System in cooperation with the land Information and Computer Graphics Facility at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
   
• Sponsored a demonstration of low-growing tree species with overhead utility lines along the 4300 block of Milwaukee Street in Madison
   
• Developed a "Tree Protection During Construction" demonstration as part of the 1996 Parade of Homes
   

Partnerships (created and strengthened by Dane County Tree Board activities)

• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
   
• University of Wisconsin
   
• University of Wisconsin - Cooperative Extension
   
• Madison Area Builder's Association
   
• Wisconsin Garden Club Federation
   
• Dane County Tree Care Professionals
   
• Landscape Maintenance Personnel

Tree Board Members
Dane County Board Supervisor: Paul Rusk

• R. Bruce Allison* PhD., Allison Tree Care
• Marla Eddy*, Tree Board Chair, City of Madison Forester
• Corey George*, Village of Shorewood Forester
• Jeff Gorman*, Village of Mt. Horeb Parks & Forestry Director
• Larry Meiller PhD., UW-Madison Faculty, Host of "Garden Talk" on Public Radio, Media Representative
• Scott Nelson*, MG&E Utility Forester
• Jeff Olson*, Arborsystems, Certified Arborist
• 1 Vacancy

Tree Board Advisors

• Lisa Johnson, Dane County UW-Extension Horticulture Agent
• Darren Marsh, Dane County Parks
• Jeff Roe*, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Urban Forestry Coordinator
• Mike LaBissoniere, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Urban Forestry Assistant
• Jim Batt, Citizen of Madison

* Notes person is a Certified Arborist

Revised: January 24, 2007