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MAA Arbor Day of Service 2011
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Massachusetts Arborists Association Arbor Day of Service Contributes $325,000 in Tree Care to Local Communities
South Natick, Mass.— On Arbor Day, April 29, 2011, more than two hundred Massachusetts Arborists Association (MAA) member volunteers took part in a statewide event called Arbor Day of Service. Building on the association's traditional celebration, the service day allowed tree care professionals to give back to their local communities and to draw attention to the importance of proper tree care and tree planting.
"In tough economic times like these tree care may be considered a luxury by cities and towns, but healthy trees are vital to our environment," said Dick Stoner, MAA president and owner of Stoner Trees & Shrubs in Sherborn, MA. "We are pleased that so many of the MAA's professional arborists stepped forward and made a real difference in their own communities."
On April 29, nearly 40 Massachusetts communities received an estimated $325,000 in professional arboriculture services from 60 MAA member firms. The MAA partnered with the Massachusetts Tree Wardens and Foresters Association (MTWFA), and other local community leaders, to identify worthy projects in need of professional tree care. Professional arborists contributed their tree planting, safety pruning, and plant health care expertise at 45 sites including city parks, elementary school playgrounds, community cemeteries, and town commons. More than 2,200 volunteer hours were recorded that day.
The Massachusetts Arborists Association recognizes the importance of trees and proper tree care with its annual Arbor Day celebration. Since 1979, MAA members have come together, annually, to provide much needed tree care at non-profit sites throughout the Commonwealth. Many historically significant sites have benefited from 30 years of MAA volunteerism including The Boston Common, Pilgrim Memorial Park in Plymouth, MA, Castle Hill in Essex, MA and most recently Minuteman National Park in Concord, MA.
List of 2011 ADoS Projects:
| Town | Project Name | Volunteers | |
| Acton | Acton Arboretum | Greenleaf's Tree Service & Academy Tree Service | |
| Andover | South Church Cemetary Project | Mayer Tree Service | |
| Ashland | Ashland Pittaway School | CedarLawn Tree - 4/30 | |
| Belchertown | Mount Hope Cemetary | C.L. Frank & Company - throughout April | |
| Beverly | Balch House Apple Orchard | Mary Jo Ficocello | |
| Boston | Aggasiz Bridge | Dan d'Heilly (on own) | |
| Boston Fens | Emerald Necklace Conservancy: Fenway Victory Garden | Maltby & Co., Inc., Barrett East, Northern, Tree Tech, Royer, Pathfinder, Charlie Cummings, Arborway Tree Care (2) April 30 | |
| Cambridge | Tobin School | Dave Lefcourt & Cambridge Landscape | |
| Eastham | Eastham Windmill | Misty Hill Landscape | |
| Fall River | St. Peter & Paul School | Melissa Duffy, Seth Cook, Jeff Pavoa, Bob McGlynn & Bristol County Ag Students | |
| Framingham | Stearns Reservoir | Town of Framingham | |
| Framingham | Joseph P Keefe Technical School | Town of Framingham (5/13) | |
| Great Barrington | 250th Anniversary Clean Up | Haupt Tree Co., Inc. | |
| Great Barrington | New Marlborough Public Library | Jim Redman, Max Redman | |
| Haverhill | John Greenleaf Whittier Birthplace | Mayer Tree Service | |
| Hingham | Hingham Historical Society | Nick's Tree Service | |
| Hingham | Hingham Square Tunnel | James Ippolito/Olde Colonial | |
| Holliston | Holliston Historical Society | Tree Specialists (Rolf, Chuck Shea, Dave Ropes, Corey Dalrymple - Saturday 4/30 | |
| Ipswich | Appleton Farms | Mayer Tree Service, Inc. | |
| Jamaica Plain | Leland St. Community Garden | Dennis Pultinas, MCA (May) | |
| Lenox | The Mount | Ron Yaple | |
| Lexington | Bridge School (seedlings to kids) | Matt R. Foti Landscape & Tree Service, Inc. | |
| Lexington | Hastings Park Tree Planting | Matt R. Foti Landscape & Tree Service, Inc. | |
| Leydon | Leyden Ballpark Pruning | Lanoue Tree & Landscape Svc. Inc. | |
| Lincoln | Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary | SaveATree (James Harshbarger, MCA +2) | |
| Lincoln | Lincoln Public Schools | Lincoln Tree & Landscape (Todd Brown) | |
| Mansfield | Mansfield Town Common | Tree Tech,Inc. & Guerinni Landscape | |
| Marblehead | Chandler Hovey Park | SaveATree & SavALawn | |
| Marstons Mills | West Villages Elementary School | Bartlett Tree Experts (Steve Heywood, MCA, Jim Ingram, MCA, Mark DiBiase, MCA) | |
| Medfield | Wheelock School | Lueders Tree & Landscape, Inc. | |
| Medford | Mystic Riverbend Park vista pruning | Lawns Plus (5) & Turner Tree Service (5) | |
| Milton | Crane Park | Richard Hunt Landscape Co. (Saturday, 4/30) | |
| N. Attleboro | Mason Field | Reilly Tree & Landscape | |
| Newburyport | Newburyport Tree Planting | Jean Berger - April 15 | |
| Osterville | Cape Challenger Club | Davey Tree (Natascha Batchelor) Sylvan donated dogwood | |
| Sherborn | Sherborn Town Hall | Stoner Trees & Shrubs, Cleaves & Co., Stumpy's | |
| Sherborn | Woodhaven Senior Housing | Stoner Trees & Shrubs | |
| Sturbridge | Sturbridge Community Planting | Ganesh Tree & Plant Health Care - throughout April | |
| Sturbridge | Tantasqua Regional High School | Dennis Panu, Arborist | |
| Watertown | Watertown Cherry Trees | Hartney Greymont | |
| Wayland | Wayland, Town of | Lynch Landscape & Tree Service, Inc. - Bill Joseph, Gary Pederson, Mike Lynch | |
| Wellesley | Station Oak/Simons Park | Hartney Greymont | |
| Wenham | Pingree Park | Dodge Tree Service, Pierre Erhard | |
| Worcester | McGrath Elementary School | Mayer Tree Service | |
| Worcester | Shore Park | Trees Unlimited, Emmett Trees, Stephen Swedish | |
See our FaceBook PHOTO ALBUM with Arbor Day of Service 2011 photos!
Many thanks to the 2011 Arbor Day of Service Sponsors:
| Bartlett Tree Experts | McSweeney & Ricci | |||
| Cleaves Company, Inc. | Shelter Tree/Tree Care Products | |||
| Hartney Greymont | Tree Tech Inc. | |||
| Lueders Environmental | ||||
| Maltby & Company, Inc. |
A special thanks to Dick Stoner, MCA and Mike Maley, MCA for all their hard workin making this a successfulArbor Day of Service!