To continue replenishing tree canopies and utilizing funds collected through Cherry Hill’s tree ordinance, Mayor David Fleisher has announced that the township is advancing its fall planting with 60 trees currently going into the ground in open spaces.
“I’m excited to see our second tree planting of the year is now underway, utilizing funding from our tree ordinance,” Fleisher said. “We passed the ordinance to protect our trees, hold developers accountable and ultimately create a greener Cherry Hill. And now we are seeing that vision grow into a reality.
The township tree ordinance – enacted in 2022 – requires residents and contractors to get tree removal permits and requires those contractors to either pay into the tree fund or plant a new tree for each one they remove.
The recent planting builds on action completed earlier this year that utilized resident feedback, input from the Cherry Hill Environmental Board and data on the town’s tree canopy to determine where best to deploy resources. The township plans to work with te board to expand plantings in the spring.
The fall tree planting is going on in Barlow Park, Cherry Run, Columbia Lakes, Decou, Erlton North Park, Erlton South Park, Lion’s Den, Lucerne, Old Orchard, Point of Woods, Surrey Place East and Willowdale Park developments.
