Tree Commission

Salem Tree Commission approves prior meeting minutes, schedules two June tree events. Chair Darleen Melis led a five-member meeting that approved March 16 minutes and scheduled two June events: a Liberty Tree planting ceremony on June 6 at 9:30 a.m. in front of St. Peter's Church with Mayor

Salem Tree Commission updates Tree Manual with new planting guidance, schedules Earth Day publication. The commission voted 6-0 with one abstention to approve revisions adding new guidance on bark-covered roots and tree-planting technique, with publication scheduled for April 22. Tree Warden Kieran

Salem Tree Commission approves 2026 calendar, launches Salem Common expansion. Chair Darleen Melis and Tree Warden Kieran Kavanaugh led approval of a 2026 meeting schedule and a Phase II landscape plan for Salem Common, funded by a private donor. Fall Greening the Gateway Cities grant plantings