Press Release - 2/5/2014 - Big Tree Registry II ee W1o10dwauird gwve
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City Natural Preservation Committee accepting nominations for 25th
Anniversary "Big Tree Registry"
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Kristin Edwards<KEdwards@huntsvilletx.gov> Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 8:21 AM
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Kristin Edwards,TRMC
Deputy City Secretary
The City of Huntsville Natural Preservation Ad Hoc Committee is now accepting nominations for the 25th
Anniversary edition of the "Big Tree Registry," a collection of examples of the many tree species present in
Walker County.
Nomination forms along with additional information about the Big Tree Program are available on the City's Web
site, www.huntsvilletx.gov, on the Natural Preservation Ad Hoc Committee page. To navigate to the page, scroll
over"City Government," click "Boards and Commissions" and select the committee's page.
"The Big Tree Program was initiated on Arbor Day, 1989 in order to document and recognize outstanding
examples of the native tree species present in Huntsville and Walker County," said Natural Preservation Ad Hoc
Committee Chair Dan Jones. "Nominations for big trees were solicited from the public and organizations and
compiled as a list, and subsequent updates were made in 1993 and 1998.
"This year, the Walker County Historical Commission, City of Huntsville, Texas Forest Service, and Texas A&M
AgriLife Extension Service, Walker County will be sponsoring an update and revision to the Big Tree Registry on
the 25th anniversary of the program's founding. This is a county-wide effort, so if you own or know of a large tree
you would like to nominate, please contact us."
Jones said nominations by individuals, community organizations and businesses for large examples of any of the
93 known tree species within the county will be accepted through the end of 2014.
An electronic copy of the 1998 edition is also available on the City's Web site.
"Many of the previous champions and other large trees have likely died or declined since the last registry was
published, especially due to the droughts we have experienced in recent years, so many new trees are expected
to be included during this revision," Jones said. "When we complete it, the updated Big Tree Registry will be a
unique and highly valuable piece of the county's history."
For more information, contact Jordan Herrin, Natural Preservation Ad Hoc Committee member, at (936) 295-5688
or jherrin@tfs.tamu.edu.