Mattapoisett Tree Committee

06/19/2024

For folks looking for updated information on the Main-Water-Beacon-Marion Rd project, your best bets are Mass.gov and the Mattapoisett Town websites. Or google "Mattapoisett road project" which will also get you local media coverage.

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06/17/2024

Just a little reminder....

Trees enhance our lives by releasing oxygen, reducing pollution, and preventing flooding. Beyond all of these benefits, there is growing evidence that just being around trees and green space...

05/09/2024

These days, we can all use some stress relief. Luckily nature has just the thing: trees.

Studies have shown that walking through a park, sitting in green space, or simply gazing at trees can reduce your blood pressure and stress levels. Did you catch that? Looking at a tree makes you feel better 🤯

Here are a few more facts that prove therapeutic:

👉 Living within 100 meters of a tree reduces rates of depression
👉 Urbanites with adequate access to green space experience 31% less emotional distress
👉 For every 1% increase in green space, city dwellers experience a corresponding decline in stress levels
👉 Children who live near sufficient green space have a lower risk of developing mental health issues in adulthood

We’re working on planting more trees in communities that need them. Let’s do it together.

04/25/2024

Community Arbor Day 2024 Celebration

This year’s Arbor Day Celebration will be held at the Mattapoisett Town Hall on Friday, April 26, 2024 at 9:00 am. With the help from the Mattapoisett Tree Committee, the Tree City USA flag will be raised to recognize the importance of protecting and caring for our existing trees and the need to plant more trees.

This is Mattapoisett’s 16th year as a Tree City USA community!
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04/15/2024

It's mulching season and time for our annual reminder about how to do it correctly. The text below explains how to do it right, i.e., no volcano mulching. If it's been done incorrectly, you'll have to do what I had to do today: crawl around under the tree and move the mulch back away from the trunk to make a little berm, leaving a convenient little space for water to collect. Good luck!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON MULCHING AND TREE
PLANTING

Mulch wide – not deep

The mulched area should include as much of the root zone as possible. It should extend at least 3 to 6 feet out from the base of the plant. It is imperative to pull the mulch 1 to 2 inches from the base of tree to prevent bark decay. Otherwise the tree could die if the mulch is piled up against the trunk (“volcano mulching”).

A 2- to 4-inch layer is adequate to prevent most w**d seeds from germinating. Mulch should be applied to a w**d-free soil surface.

Organic mulch is the preferred product. They include wood chips, pine needles, hardwood and softwood bark, cocoa hulls, leaves, compost mixes, and a variety of other products usually derived from plants.

04/15/2024

It's mulching season and time for a reminder on how to spread mulch beneath our trees: make sure there's a nice little space around the trunk so the mulch does not serve as a vector for disease and insects (though in other contexts, we love our insects!) The little hill of mulch then creates a convenient place for water to collect.

03/14/2024

Here are this year's wonderful entries to the Tree Committee Poster Contest. Winners to be announced shortly!

03/09/2024

Below is the link to a recording of the Tree Committee presentation at the February 28 public information meeting.

This is "2/28/24 - Mattapoisett Tree Committee: "Walk-through of Impacted Trees"" by ORCTV Government on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos…

02/17/2024

The Mattapoisett Tree Committee will be sponsoring an information meeting on February 28th at 6:00 PM at the Fire Station Meeting Room. The purpose of the meeting is to promote discussion and knowledge of the road project proposed for the Village area of Mattapoisett, and its impact on trees and the character of our Village. We hope you will join us to learn more about trees, sidewalks, utilities and roads.

02/17/2024

The following photos show how much growth has occurred in several trees planted over the years by the Tree Committee. As we look at plantings to replace trees potentially removed for the Main-Water-Beacon Street road project, the photos may be helpful in understanding how long it takes for new trees to grow. Click on the pairs of trees for a better view.

07/21/2023

We're happy to say that the top finisher in this year's poster contest went on to win first place in the state contest!

03/20/2023

Two top finishers in the annual Poster Contest! This was a banner year for entries - 43! There were so many good ones that judging was hard, but these two stood out.