Press Releases - Department of Transportation
MCDOT Partners with Casey Trees and the Chesapeake Bay Trust to Plant New Trees
For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 22, 2021
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) Tree Maintenance Section recently partnered with the nationally recognized non-profit Casey Trees and the Chesapeake Bay Trust on a $75,000 tree planting grant. Casey Trees is the recipient of the grant and will work closely with MCDOT to identify locations within the County’s right-of-way for new trees. The plantings are scheduled to begin in October or November.
MCDOT staff will supervise the plantings, and Casey Trees will:
- Guarantee tree health,
- Track the GPS location of all trees associated with the project,
- Remove tree stakes one year after the planting date, and
- Provide information to residents impacted by the plantings on caring for the trees.
MCDOT maintains more than 300,000 County trees.
“We have worked with the Casey Tree Foundation for more than five years and have a great relationship with them. This grant enables us to expand our partnership,” stated Brett Linkletter, chief of the Tree Maintenance Section and arborist.
The right-of-way is the area that the County owns and maintains, located on, below, adjacent to, or above a public roadway, highway, street, public sidewalk, alley, waterway or utility easement. Any tree growing in a street right-of-way is a County-owned tree and MCDOT is responsible for its health and maintenance.
MCDOT plants approximately 1,800 trees each year. If you’d like to request MCDOT to plant a tree in the County right-of-way, schedule an existing tree for removal or pruning, or have general questions about tree maintenance, visit the Tree Maintenance webpage or submit a service request online.
In celebration of Earth Month and National Arbor Day, which occurs the last Friday in April, residents are encouraged to plant a tree, protect the natural environment and help our County become a greener place to live and visit.
Trees promote the health and vibrancy of our local watersheds as well as the overall health of the Chesapeake Bay. See what else MCDOT is doing to improve environmental quality and fight climate change at ow.ly/6psQ30rDCDf.
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Media Contact: Brett Linkletter 240-777-7651
