Tree Committee

Meetings

  • 1:30 p.m.
  • The 1st Monday of each month
  • 966 Towler Road* Xenia, OH 45385

*Temporarily meeting at the City Administration Building, 107 E. Main Street, to abide by COVID-19 social distancing requirements. The meetings are open to the public. You are more than welcome to attend, participate, and be a part of the work they do.

Members

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  • Karl Ransome, Chair
    Graduate of Edinburgh Royal Botanic Garden
  • Nelson King, Vice Chair
    Member of BRACA, OSU Extension Greene County Master Gardener, and Graduate of Tree Commission Academy
  • Debby Haines
    OSU Extension Greene County Master Gardener
  • Carol Atzbach
    OSU Extension Greene County Master Gardener and Graduate of Tree Commission Academy
  • Carol Lea Brown, Secretary
    OSU Extension Greene County Master Gardener and Graduate of Tree Commission Academy
  • Gretchen Rives
    Central State University
    College of Engineering, Science, Technology and Agriculture
    1890 Land Grant University

Regular Participants

  • Lee Eltzroth
    Greene Soil and Water Conservation District
  • Kim Hupman
    Horticulture Program Assistant-OSU Extension Greene County and Graduate of Tree Commission Academy
  • Richmond Pearson
    FRMP-Horticulturist, retired, and Graduate of Tree Commission Academy
  • Chuck Poore
    Certified Arborist and Graduate of Tree Commission Academy

Consultants

  • Wendi Van Buren, ODNR Regional Urban Forester

About the Board

The Board for Recreation, Arts and Cultural Activities has a subcommittee known as the Tree Committee. The Tree Committee was formed in 2011 in an effort to bring like-minded volunteers together to create and facilitate a plan for development, conservation, and care of Xenia’s urban forest resources and to promote and raise awareness about the importance of trees in our community.

Goals for the group include the following:

  • Holding Arbor Day events each year
  • Participating in community events
  • Establishing and maintaining a Tree Inventory to include a tree labeling project to identify tree species at Shawnee Park and along the bike path
  • Having Xenia designated as a "Tree City USA"

The Tree Committee is supported by the OSU Extension Greene County and the Greene Soil and Water Conservation District, as well as area residents with a vested interest and extensive knowledge of trees.

Emerald Ash Borer

Have you seen an Emerald Ash Borer around your property or on your Ash Tree(s)? If so, then you’ll need to read the material (PDF) provided by the Ohio State University Extension and the U.S. Department of Agriculture pamphlet. Also, a presentation (PDF) was given to Xenia City Council on July 26, 2012, on the effects of the Emerald Ash Borer.

Emerald Ash Borer On a Penny