Glencoe to conduct tree inventory
An inventory of trees in city boulevards, parks and cemeteries was approved by the Glencoe City Council on Monday night. The survey will be done by Minnesota GreenCorps. Shelby Gamache, a spokesperson for the group, made a presentation to the City Council.
Gamache said she will serve in McLeod County for the next year as the area prepares for the arrival of emerald ash borer. A graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College, Gamache said the ash disease is expected to have a huge impact in Minnesota, a state with the highest percentage of ash trees in the country.
The inventory in Glencoe will look at the trees’ ages, species, number of species and the cost of removing or maintaining the trees.
“Emerald ash borer will hit Glencoe,” Gamache predicted.
For more, see the Oct. 22 print edition of The Chronicle.