‘Tree Tenders’ Schedule Tree Planting In West Haven Park

Written by Michael P. Walsh

WEST HAVEN, CT — Tree Warden Leo Kelly and the city’s volunteer “tree tenders” will plant a red maple from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday in Brennan Field Park at Highland Avenue and Arlington Street.

The event, held near the park’s basketball court, is one of many tree plantings planned for parts of the city under the auspices of Kelly and his tree tenders.

The group of volunteers — about 30 in all — is tasked with helping the city implement a $10,000 grant from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to plant and maintain trees in urban areas of West Haven.

Anyone is welcome to join the group and volunteer for future plantings.

According to Kelly, many city trees have been lost because of storms and utility projects and have not been replaced or replenished. The tree tender initiative hopes to change that, he said.