Heat Map Intel, Research Help Shape Cookeville’s Tree Future
Cookeville officials will utilize a newly developed heat risk assessment map to target future tree plantings in vulnerable neighborhoods. Public Works Director Mary Beth Elrod said the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Urban and Community Forestry selected Cookeville as one of eleven municipalities with populations under fifty thousand to receive the grant-funded analysis. “So […]
Cookeville Named a 2020 Tree City USA
Cookeville has been named a 2020 Tree City USA, marking its 31st year in the program. Tree City USA is a program by the Arbor Day Foundation geared towards helping communities manage and expand their public trees. Cookeville Urban Forester Jaime Nunan said the re-admittance to the Tree City USA program means Cookeville’s urban forest […]
