Standing Committee on Events and Neighborhood Engagement
Chair: Colin Barushok – info@capitolneighborhoods.org; events@capitolneighborhoods.org
Mission: Coming soon!
Standing Committee on Tree Preservation and Planting
Chairs: Sandra Ward, Grace Hasler – trees@capitolneighborhoods.org
Vision:
A tree-filled downtown Madison that enhances the lives of residents and visitors and supports local businesses.
Mission:
The TPPC aims to support a healthy, vibrant urban landscape by advocating for the preservation and care of the existing and future tree canopy.
Vision – Mission – Goals Document: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xofY5RzdZyuXghDrRGjTiSYQsLnqw3Ya/view?usp=sharing
Guiding Document: Benefits of Canopy Trees
- Guide to Enhancing Your Urban Tree Canopy by the National Park Service
- The Wild Trees by Richard Preston
- The Overstory by Richard Powers
- The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohllben
- Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World by Henry Grabar
- The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl
- Nature by Design: The Practice of Biophilic Design by Stephan Kellert
- The Heat Will Kill You First by Jeff Goodell
- Vibrant Cities Lab: https://vibrantcitieslab.com/human-health/ & https://vibrantcitieslab.com/
- And here is a reading list from NPR that looks intriguing
- Toronto – Tree Protection Policy and Specifications for Construction Near Tree
- Committee Memo: The Environmental, Social, And Economic Value of a Healthy Tree Canopy: Why Trees Matter
- Watch: How Does Nature Improve Your Health?: https://youtu.be/e2IOrmwU120?si=xqYy6rlBYJaJ9E6K
- Read: Six Ways Tree Benefit All of Us by Nature
Finance Committee
Chair: Jonathan Cooper – treasurer@capitolneighborhoods.org
Mission: Capitol Neighborhoods, Inc., Finance Committee shall endeavor to further the mission of CNI through prudent, effective, employment of funds raised by CNI Development Committee, and other ongoing and intermittent capitol raising campaigns.
