HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-26-26 Public Comment - D. Carty - Public comment for tonight's UPF board meetingFrom:Anhad Bajwa
To:Alex Newby
Cc:Mike Maas
Subject:FW: [EXTERNAL]Public comment for tonight"s UPF board meeting
Date:Thursday, February 26, 2026 10:37:48 AM
Hi Alex,
We received the following public comment below for tonight’s meeting. I have sent it to
the board members already. Not sure if it needed to be uploaded somewhere online.
Thank you,
Anhad Bajwa | Administrative Assistant II
Bozeman Parks and Recreation Department P: 406.582.2906 | E: abajwa@bozeman.net| www.bozeman.net/parks
From: Mitchell Overton <MOverton@BOZEMAN.NET>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2026 10:32 AM
To: Anhad Bajwa <abajwa@BOZEMAN.NET>
Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL]Public comment for tonight's UPF board meeting
One more for today Anhad
Thanks,
Mitchell J. Overton, MS, CPRP
Director
Bozeman Parks and Recreation Department
Parks & Trails, Forestry, Recreation, Cemetery, Aquatics
(406) 582-3222
moverton@bozeman.net
From: Daniel Carty <dgc12@hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2026 10:24 AM
To: Mitchell Overton <MOverton@BOZEMAN.NET>
Cc: Alex Nordquest <Alex.Nordquest@bozemanmt.gov>; Alison Sweeney
<Alison.Sweeney@bozemanmt.gov>
Subject: [EXTERNAL]Public comment for tonight's UPF board meeting
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February 26, 2026; 10:25 a.m.
(Please place the following public comment in the Urban Parks and Forestry Board folder
and distribute to all UPF members in time for their meeting tonight. Thank you).
Dear Mitch Overton, Director of Forestry, Parks and Recreation, and Cemetery:
I am writing as an individual Bozeman resident to comment on Agenda Item F.2 - Bozeman
Urban Forest Management Plan (as follows):
I am writing to express my support for Bozeman's UFMP update to be framed as an Urban
Forest Management Plan as opposed to an Urban Forestry Management Plan.
The difference between these two types of plans is subtle but important: An Urban Forest
Management Plan is a wholistic, land-stewardship approach that includes all public trees
and all private trees and that focuses on the ecological function of urban forests and thenon-consumptive ecosystem services urban forests provide to communities as a whole. In
contrast, an Urban Forestry Management Plan focuses on the operational, technical, andday-to-day management of trees by municipal departments.
In short, an Urban Forest Management Plan provides a long-term vision while the
forestry component of such a plan acts as a vital, operational rulebook to help reach thatvision.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment.
Sincerely,
Daniel Carty
213 N. 3rd Ave.Bozeman, MT 59715
cc: City Forester Alex Nordquest and City Commission Liaison Alison Sweeney