The Essex Junction Tree Advisory Committee is celebrating trees and their connection to our community by hosting the first Greatest Tree Contest. This contest encourages residents to spend some time around the city studying our amazing trees and then choosing one to nominate as the greatest tree in the city. From September 1-30, 2023, residents can nominate a tree by filling out the online form or picking up a form at the City Offices at 2 Lincoln, Brownell Library, or Essex Junction Recreation and Parks. Completed paper forms can be returned to the City Offices.
"Trees are an integral part of our community, and we are excited to introduce this new tradition as a way of connecting to them and appreciating them as an important resource for our human well-being and that of the planet," said Nicole Klett, Tree Advisory Committee member.
The Tree Advisory Committee will tour all nominated trees, and winners and prizes will be announced in October. The first-place winner will receive $100 donated by Northfield Savings Bank, and runners-up will receive prizes donated by Brownell Library and the community.