Information for Meeting of Petersham Forest & Shade Tree Committee
Thursday December 15, 2016 5:30 PM EST

Town:Petersham, MA 
Board:Petersham Forest & Shade Tree Committee
Time:Thursday December 15, 2016 5:30 PM EST
Location:Petersham Country Store
2 North Main Street, Petersham
Agenda:
5:30 pm – Welcome & review of September minutes
5:40 pm – Updates about recent events

Clarisse: Doodle poll for Spring community events 

Melissa:
•New Christmas tree
•Wood Bank Updates (next date is: December 18)
‐standardizing wood
‐wood moisture meter
‐vouchers & wood available
‐wood bank shed: design, materials, volunteers
‐Institute Pot-luck lunches?
‐Initiate fund raising for supplies & equipment
‐Home Depot Grant idea?

Sheila:  
•Gardner furniture stores, upholstery samples?  How to, what are our next steps?
•Set the date for our next bag-sewing day 

Steve: 
•Update about Quabbin Regional High School to ask how our 
Wood Bank might qualify as an official community service project
•How do we administer?

6:30 pm – Upcoming Event Planning
•Spring workshop events - schedule
•Wood Bank volunteer days – schedule
•Educational postcard mailer
•Arbor Day 2017 planning 
•Tree planting locations
‐Grant - Continue with gateways, Apple fruiting wall at school
‐Maple Lane
‐West Road
‐East Street
•Festival?  
•Road race to fundraise?  Artwork for t-shirt – winner’s art is put on race t-shirt.  
•Activities: Tree climbing, Rake master challenge, Wood stacking – art challenge, Tree foods, compaction education, invasive species table, how to plant a fruiting wall
Scheduled By:Clarisse Hart
Posted At:Nov 17, 2016 9:29 AM EST
Last Modified:Dec 09, 2016 3:11 PM EST
Minutes:Minutes are not on record with the Town Clerk's office
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