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The City of Bloomington Tree Commission was established by City Ordinance 92-48, section 12.24.230, adopted November 1992.

The Tree Commission recently completed the fourth edition of the Bloomington Tree Care Manual. 

Tree Commission Duties

  • Advise City Landscaper (Urban Forester) on practices of urban forestry,
  • Assist the City Landscaper (Urban Forester) in formulating policies and procedures of urban forestry and formulating procedures for administering the provisions of this chapter,
  • Promote public education on the proper selection, planting, and care of trees by assisting in composing a manual and by other means,
  • Assist the City Landscaper (Urban Forester) in efforts to fund and promote the acquisition and distribution of additional trees on public property and right-of-ways,
  • Provide information and advice to the Board of Public Works on cases before it regarding trees or in adopting additional policies and practices relating to trees.

Statutory Authority: BMC 2.20.150

Contact Info

Members of the Tree Commission may be contacted through the Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department at (812) 349-3700.

For more information about the Tree Commission, contact Haskell Smith, Urban Forester, at 812-349-3716 or at smithh@bloomington.in.gov.

Members

Stephanie Freeman-Day

Appointed By:
Common Council
Term:
2/1/2025 - 1/31/2028

Travis Harding

Appointed By:
Common Council
Term:
2/1/2025 - 1/31/2028

George Hegeman

Appointed By:
Board of Park Commissioners
Term:
2/1/2024 - 1/31/2027

David Parkhurst

Appointed By:
Environmental Commission
Term:
2/1/2023 - 1/31/2026

Julie Roberts

Appointed By:
Mayor
Term:
2/1/2024 - 1/31/2027

Neil Tong

Appointed By:
Board of Public Works
Term:
2/1/2023 - 1/31/2026

Mia Williams

Appointed By:
Mayor
Term:
2/1/2023 - 1/31/2026