D. Project and General Updates
1 - Starkweather Buckthorn Removal Project: Wahl attended OFS legacy crew
Madison College Urban Forestry students and professors and NOONE, Alves
cleared about 1.5 acres of buckthorn between MATC and golf course by bike
path, 30 people.
2 - DCTB Apparel to Represent Our Board at Events: RICH sent out link, send
orders to him and NOONE.
3 - 1930’s Bordner Map: NOONE has worked on this over 10 years with 200
students converting the 1930s date to GIS. Old growth forest map funded by the
Bock Foundation, to be finalized this year.
4 - Remarkable Trees of Dane County: Over 100 trees nominated in Dane
County.
Notes: MMSD project with Alves relocating several trees on Shabazz school
grounds that were in danger from planned construction, included some Urban
Forestry students from Madison College. Alves also is helping review
landscaping plans for schools. Work funded by IRA grant.
CARPC got a grant to develop LEAF curriculum around tree crib/heritage tree
project at schools.
E. Discussion Items
1 - Mission and Vision Statement: Reviewed the revised statements, goals, and
objectives and did more revising.
2 - Annual Report: Will discuss who will work on it in December when Goal 6 is
discussed.
3 - 2026 DCTB Goals: Career fair/workforce development event to be included.
Notes: Add annual work plan to standing discussion items to be reviewed
quarterly. Johnson will send previous annual plans of work and send a Doodle
poll for a meeting in the 1st and 2nd weeks of December.
F. Action Items
1 - Mission and Vision Statement: See motion below.
2 - Tree Board Purchases:
Notes: In December, address Goal 6, Objective 1 and define and assign roles
and assign work group to tackle Annual Plan of Work and Annual Report to be
submitted in March (after Feb when WAA/WDNR awards are given). May
decide to release to the County Board in June ahead of budget deliberations.
Make a presentation annual to the County Board or committees such as EANR.
RICH, RITT, NOONE, Wahl, and Johnson will meet Dec 8 to create a 2026 plan
of work.
BRODBECK left during this discussion at 4:35pm.
BRODBECK MOTIONS to approve revised mission and vision statements, RICH
seconds, MOTION passes 7-0.
6 -
Present
Supervisor MICHELE RITT, MATT NOONE, CORY RICH, TIERNEY BOCSI,
TEDWARD ERKER, and KATE KENDZIORA
2 - LAURA WYATT, and CATHY BRODBECK
Excused
