Urban Forestry Advisory Board — Fayetteville, AR
Date: 2025-09-03
Time: 16:00

100 W. Rock St, Suite 246
 Fayetteville, AR 72701

  Urban Forestry Advisory Board Agenda
Rock St. Meeting Room / Virtual Meeting Via Zoom
 Wednesday, September 3, 2025
 4:00 PM


 Members
 Resident at Large Rep. - Hannah Ash (Exp: 12/25)
  Resident at Large Rep. - James Parrish (Exp: 12/25)
 Resident at Large Rep. - Kate Shirley (Exp: 12/26)
 Resident at Large Rep. - Taz Zinck (Exp: 12/26)
 Tree Service Rep. - Joseph Fox (Exp: 12/26)
  Resident at Large Rep. - Open Position (Exp: 12/25)
  Resident at Large Rep. - Open Position (Exp: 12/26)

 City Staff
 Urban Forester John Scott
 Urban Forester Willa Thomason
 Urban Forester Bethany Douglas
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Zoom Information

 Webinar ID: 824 5309 1504
 Registration Link: https://fayetteville-ar.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_U9eL7-
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Call to Order

Roll Call

Minutes
 Approval of the August UFAB Meeting Minutes


Reports and Presentations

 Monthly Presentation

 Shane Hrobar- Works with Environmental Design Inc. Large Tree Tranplanting.


Unfinished Business

 Geotechnical Boring Variance Approval


 §167 Code Changes


New Business

 Celebration of Trees Organization- We will only have one more meeting
 before the event. October 11.


 Post-construction Wood Reclamation


 Chinquapin - Castanea ozakensis



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 Tas - Consider a test plot to plant Chinquapin tree somewhere in Fayetteville


Announcements

 Downtown Master Plan- Long Range Planners- Kaci Black and Britin
 Bostick


 Fayetteville Community Forester Class

 Invasive Plant Class: September 6th at Sequoyah Wood Pavilion 11 am to
 noon.

 Invasive Plant Class: September 11th at Veterans Park big pavilion from 6pm
 to 7.


 Invasive Plant Pull

 Invasive Plant Pull: September 20th, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Location: Clabber Creek Trail
 at Rupple Road. Parking is available in the adjacent neighborhood.


 Hiking with the Forester

 September 20th, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Location: Ozark Natural Science Center at Lake
 Fayetteville.


 October

 Fayetteville Community Forester Classes
 Right Tree, Right Location - Session 1: October 4th, 11 a.m. - 12
 p.m. Location: Rock Street Public Meeting Room.
 Right Tree, Right Location - Session 2: October 7th, 6 - 7 p.m. Location: Rock
 Street Public Meeting Room.
 Celebration of Trees: October 11th 7-noon Volunteers arrive a 6:15 Location:
 Spring Street Parking Garage and the Fayetteville Public Square.
 Hiking with the Forester: October 25th, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Location: Mt.
 Kessler. We will hike the Saddle Up loop and meet at the soccer field concession
 stand.




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Adjournment


NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE
Urban Forestry Advisory Board meetings may be attended in-person or virtually.
Community members have the opportunity to address the board at a designated time
during the meeting.

Citizens may propose items to be included in the board's agenda. To submit an item for
consideration, e-mail the Urban Forestry Advisory Board team at least one week prior to the
meeting.

As a courtesy, please turn off all cell phones and pagers.




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