HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-07-26 Public Comment - D. Carty - Support for a voluntary Heritage Tree Program From: Daniel Carty
To: Bozeman Public Comment;Alison Sweeney; Mitchell Overton;Alex Nordauest;Addi Jadin; Erin George; Rebecca
Harbaae
Subject: [EXTERNAL]Support for a voluntary Heritage Tree Program
Date: Monday,April 6,2026 7:42:40 AM
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(Please share this comment with the Urban Parks & Forestry Board and Historic
Preservation Advisory Board. Thank you.)
Monday, April 6, 2026, 7:45 a.m.
Dear City Commission, Forestry and Parks divisions; Community Development
Department, Urban Parks & Forestry Board (UPF), and Historic Preservation Advisory
Board (HPAB):
Bozeman's urban forest (all trees on public and private lands within Bozeman's city limits) is
important both ecologically and for the many beneficial, non-consumptive ecosystem
services this forest provides to the community as a whole. Moreover, Bozeman's urban
forest is an integral part of our city's historical character and sense of place. As such, the
City of Bozeman should develop a voluntary Heritage Tree Program to celebrate significant
and meaningful trees—and perhaps stands of trees—within Bozeman's city limits.
Heritage trees are mentioned in the Urban Forest Management Plan's (UFMP) public
engagement plan; however, a voluntary Heritage Tree Program is not mentioned by name
in either the UFMP update itself or in the UPF's Work Plan. Consequently, please explicitly
name and include a voluntary Heritage Tree Program in the UFMP update and in the UPF's
2026-27 Work Plan.
Also, please hold a joint meeting/work session of the UPF and HPAB to help develop a
voluntary Heritage Tree Program because such a meeting/work session would combine the
expertise of both boards.
Thank you for considering these requests.
Sincerely,
Daniel Carty
213 N. 3rd Ave
Bozeman, MT 59715