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TREE BOARD The City of Beaufort Tree Board is a five-member board created to study, investigate, counsel and develop and/or update annually, and administer an urban forestry management plan. The Tree Board also serves as the appeal body for tree removal applications. The members of the Tree Board serve a three year term. A City Council member is appointed as a liaison with the Tree Board. The City’s Public Works Staff supports the Tree Board. The City of Beaufort received a grant from the South Carolina Forestry Commission in June of 2003. The Tree Board, along with Planning Staff and Inventory and Information Systems, used this grant to produce a tree inventory for the City’s parks and open spaces. This tree inventory was completed in September of 2004. The City of Beaufort is designated as a Tree City USA. The Tree Board also works to ensure that the City maintains its Tree City USA designation (http://www.arborday.com/programs/TreeCityStandards.html). Meetings of the Tree Board are held every other month on the third Monday at 3:00 PM. Meetings are currently held at City Hall, 302 Carteret Street, in the first floor conference room. For more information on the Tree Board, contact Parks Superintendent Liza Hill at (843)525-6348 or by email at LHill@cityofbeaufort.org. For a tree removal request application click (here). Joe McDermott (Chairman)
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