Support an Urban Forest Master Plan

Your trees need you!

Every week we get calls from residents desperate to protect their neighborhood trees from the bulldozers claiming every scrap of forest left in our neighborhoods.

Want to live in an asphalt Asheville?

If not, demand your City Council members fund an Urban Forest Master Plan at their April 25 meeting.

There are two ways to make your voice heard:

Share your comments in person:

Tuesday, April 25, 2023  at. 5 pm
Council Chamber – City Hall – 70 Court Plaza

*You can sign up to make a public comment when you arrive.

Email your comments by 5 pm Monday April 24, 2023

to: [email protected]

Not sure what to write?

Here’s a place to start —

***Be sure to personalize this note with details on what’s happening with YOUR neighborhood trees.***

Dear City Council,

Development is planned for every corner of Asheville, and our precious trees are under more pressure than ever.

Asheville needs an urban forest master plan now to protect and restore our neighborhood trees. 

In its Municipal Climate Action Plan, the City set the goal to utilize urban forestry practices on city land in priority neighborhoods.

An urban forest master plan will help:

• Increase the impact of urban forestry projects in areas of greatest need.
• Identify suitable sites for tree planting.
• Establish tree planting standards for city land.

…But not without funding!

Please fund the creation of an urban forest master plan in this year’s budget.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

[Your address]