Tree Commission

TO MAKE CITY STREET TREE REQUESTS:  City Street Trees-SeeClickFix https://seeclickfix.com/web_portal/9uMKWtTC6yi8SAffD2v7iGGd/report/category

TO MAKE YARD TREE REQUESTS:  Salem Greening the Gateway Cities Program https://www.maurbancanopy.org/town/salem

TREE COMMISSION MISSION STATEMENT, Adopted 9/20/2021

The Salem Tree Commission was established by the Salem Tree Ordinance Chapter 43 – Trees in 2019.  Members are appointed by the Mayor and the City Council and serve three-year terms.  Its mission is to address matters involving Public Street Trees and Protected Trees on private property that are specifically designated by the Ordinance.

The Commission works with the Tree Warden to:

• Promote the protection, planting, and maintenance of these trees,
• Retain Salem’s status as a “Tree City USA” community,
• Hear appeals when applications for the removal of Protected Trees have been denied,
• Advise petitioners who wish to remove either Public or Protected Trees in advance of a public tree hearing with the Tree Warden.

Please refer to the City of Salem Code of Ordinances, Chapter 43 -Trees for further information regarding Public and Protected Trees.

Public meetings of the Tree Commission and the Tree Warden are held on the third Monday of the month at 7:00 PM via Zoom.  The link to the Zoom meeting may be found in the most recent Tree Commission Agenda located in the right sidebar.