Past Events


18th May 2011-  The Town of Amherst has been named a Tree City USA community for 26 years!  Below is a photo from the awards ceremony for its 21st year.

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3rd December 2011- The Committee organized an after storm clean up workshop. This included a chainsaw safety clinic and a lesson on how to prune a tree.
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Brain Kane, UMASS Professor of Commercial Arborculture
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Andrew Young, owner of 'The Whole Tree' demonstrating the use of a chainsaw.