City of Knoxville - City Tree Board

CITY TREE BOARD

Tree Conservation and Planting Plan [PDF]

Saving Trees and Making Money [PDF]

Street Tree Master Plan

The purpose of the City Tree Board is to formulate a master street tree plan for all municipal property. The Board assists in disseminating news and information regarding the selection; planting, establishment, and maintenance of trees; and advising City Council on desirable legislation concerning the city’s tree program.

Duties of the City Tree Board

To develop a master street tree plan for all municipal property

To develop regulations relative to the type of trees to be planted and planting methods on any municipal property and in Special Districts

To make recommendations to City Council about the tree plan for municipal property

To assist the city in public education and outreach about the planting and maintenance of trees within the city limits

To have regular meetings to discuss tree programs

Important Work of the City Tree Board

Conducts education and outreach about the importance of trees

Hosts an Arbor Day Celebration each year, involving elementary school children

Worked with the Knoxville/Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission to develop a Street Tree Planting Plan

Helped to save the giant Sawtooth Oaks in Market Square downtown, and worked with developers during the 2002 redesign of Krutch Park and Market Square to suggest replacement trees and to trim existing trees

Works with city residents to determine where new street trees will be planted (500 1.5-inch diameter trees per year). Since 1992, the city has been planting 500-1000 trees per year!

Appointment of Board Members

The eleven members serve four-year terms. Seven of the members must reside in the City of Knoxville; the remaining four members may reside outside the city but must live in Knox County. Members are nominated by the Mayor and approved by City Council. At least five must be professionals, including a landscape architect and a horticulturist, forester, or educator. One member shall be a representative of the Knoxville Utilities Board. The municipal arborist, and a representative from the City of Knoxville Engineering Department, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Forestry Division, and the Knoxville-Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission attend meetings but have no vote.

Meetings Schedule

The City Tree Board meets on the first Thursday of the month at 8:00 AM, at Ijams Nature Center. If you would like to be on the agenda, please contact Kimberly Davis, Tree Board Chair, at kdavis17@utk.edu.

October 1, 2009
November 5, 2009
December 3, 2009

Board Membership

Dessa Blair
1933 Saxton Street
Knoxville TN 37915
Home: 865-525-4246

Kimberly Davis, PE – Chair
Spectra Tech, Inc.
132 Jefferson Ct
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Cell: 865 964 3103
kdavis17@utk.edu

Terry Faulkner
4178 Ridgeway Rd.
Knoxville TN 37919
Home: 865-584-3659
terryfaulk@bellsouth.net

Sara Hedstrom
Hedstrom Design
130 W. Jackson Ave. Suite 104
Knoxville TN 37902
Work: 865-329-0012
sara@hedstromdesign.com

Stephen Noe - Vice Chair
Knoxville Utilities Board
P.O. Box 59017
Knoxville TN 37950-9017
Work: 865-558-2526
SNoe@KUB.org

Bob Santore
4600 Bob White Road
Knoxville TN 37920-4415
Cell: 865-661-1711

Rocky Smith
Rufus H. Smith, Jr. & Company
4909 Ball Road
Knoxville TN 37931
Work: 865-694-7756
rhs3@rhsco.com

David Vandergriff
University of Tennessee
Knox County Extension
400 W. Main Street, Room 560
Knoxville TN 37902-3510
Work: 865-215-2340
dgriff@tennessee.edu

Tom Wolf
Wolf Tree Company
P.O. Box 5416
Knoxville TN 37928-0416
Work: 865-687-3400 Ext. 25
Tom@wolftreeinc.com

Emily Woodle
UT Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries
274 Ellington Plant Sciences Bldg.
2431 Joe Johnson Drive
Knoxville TN 37996-4563
Work: 865-974-1955
emilyks@utk.edu

Ed Yost
Ijams Nature Park
P.O. Box 20518
Knoxville TN 37940-1518
Cell: 865-254-8717
Eyost@Ijams.org