Tree Commission Keeps Chillicothe Greenand Many Other Colors [Video]

Chillicothe — The city tree commission generally oversees trees in the public right-of-way, but they are more than just a regulatory agency.

Their mission “to maintain and improve the community forest of the city” includes a “commitment to planting, protecting, and maintaining public trees…a long-term investment in the beauty, biodiversity and historic character of Chillicothe.”

The award-winning Chillicothe Tree Commission usually meets third Tuesdays – and often discusses requests, plans plantings, seeks grants from ODNR, and more.

I must not have driven past a recent planting along Yoctangee Park until recently, and was surprised to see trees being maintained along the floodwall.

You may have noticed trees and shrubs being removed from the floodwall elsewhere, because the Army Corps …