Grow Monrovia petitioning for city to hire arborist and expand protections for trees

The organization, Grow Monrovia, is collecting signatures for two petitions, one to hire a city arborist/urban forester, and one to strengthen tree protection standards. Following are summaries provided by the organization.

First petition

• Create the position of a city arborist/urban forester
• Improve long-term tree planning
• Review development impacts to trees
• Help enforce tree protections
• Improve accountability for city tree management

Second petition

• Expand protections for significant trees
• Improve replacement requirements
• Require better planning around mature trees
• Help preserve long-term canopy coverage

- Brad Haugaard