{"id":57339,"date":"2024-09-23T23:19:35","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T03:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=57339"},"modified":"2024-09-23T23:19:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T03:19:48","slug":"genesee-county-city-of-batavia-receives-a-758950-grant-for-ash-tree-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/09\/23\/genesee-county-city-of-batavia-receives-a-758950-grant-for-ash-tree-management\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/City of Batavia receives a $758,950 grant for Ash Tree Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>City will use funding to plant over 950 new trees<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The City of Batavia is a recipient of a $758,950.00 grant for Ash Tree Management in Disadvantaged Communities.\u00a0 The award comes from Governor, Kathy Hochul\u2019s, 2024 State of the State commitment to plant 25 million trees by 2033 and recent commitments through the Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act and other New York State investments to cultivate greener, healthier communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The selected projects represent a collaborative effort between local governments, nonprofit organizations, and community groups to create more equitable and resilient urban forests in the face of increased storms and extreme heat driven by climate change. Among the funded projects are initiatives to engage with the public in tree planting and stewardship efforts, increase tree canopy in public open space, and increase or expand planting along roadways in disadvantaged communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The grants are administered through DEC&#8217;s Urban and Community Forestry Program, which works to increase public awareness of the importance of trees and helps communities to create healthy forests while enriching quality of life for residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Funding for this grant is made available through the state allocation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The USDA Forest Service is allocating this funding to support projects in disadvantaged communities to increase and maintain a healthy urban canopy and equitable access to trees and the benefits they provide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The City of Batavia will use grant funds to execute a maintenance plan for street trees, to preserve healthy trees by removing diseased and dying trees, and planting new trees.&nbsp; Trees play a critical role in the well-being of our City on many levels.&nbsp; The funding will be used to remove 72 trees, conduct maintenance on 373 trees, and plant over 950 new trees. The City is also committed to creating a tree board and updating the tree maintenance plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe DEC\u2019s Urban and Community Forestry Ash Tree Management Grant provides essential funds for maintaining and growing our urban forest. This grant will enable us to remove blighted ash trees, maintain existing ones, and plant nearly 1,000 new trees. Urban forests are vital, offering beauty, shade, and a natural refuge. This investment enhances our neighborhoods and helps create a more vibrant community for today and into the future,\u201d Eugene Jankowski, City of Batavia Council President.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>City will use funding to plant over 950 new trees Press release The City of Batavia is a recipient of a $758,950.00 grant for Ash Tree Management in Disadvantaged Communities.\u00a0 The award comes from Governor, Kathy Hochul\u2019s, 2024 State of the State commitment to plant 25 million trees by 2033 \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/09\/23\/genesee-county-city-of-batavia-receives-a-758950-grant-for-ash-tree-management\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-eUP","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":78383,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/12\/genesee-county-city-of-batavia-appoints-julie-dahlie-as-assistant-city-manager\/","url_meta":{"origin":57339,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/City of Batavia appoints Julie Dahlie as Assistant City Manager","author":"aka","date":"August 12, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release The City of Batavia announces the appointment of Julie Dahlie as Assistant City Manager. Dahlie succeeds Chief Shawn Heubusch, who recently retired, and assumed her new role on August 11, 2026. Dahlie was part of the City\u2019s active recruitment and competitive search for an Assistant City Manager in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;City of Batavia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"City of Batavia","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/city-of-batavia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24833.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24833.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24833.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24833.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24833.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":80667,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/09\/09\/batavia-tree-maintenance-and-removal-work-to-begin-in-designated-city-project-area\/","url_meta":{"origin":57339,"position":1},"title":"BATAVIA\/Tree maintenance and removal work to begin in designated City Project Area","author":"aka","date":"September 9, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The City of Batavia is notifying residents that tree trimming, maintenance, and removal work will begin this month within the designated project area shown on the attached map. Press release AJ\u2019s Tree Service will complete the tree trimming, maintenance, and removal work. Residents may see contractor crews working along streets\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;City of Batavia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"City of Batavia","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/city-of-batavia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tree-Project-Map.jpg?fit=1118%2C871&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tree-Project-Map.jpg?fit=1118%2C871&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tree-Project-Map.jpg?fit=1118%2C871&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tree-Project-Map.jpg?fit=1118%2C871&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tree-Project-Map.jpg?fit=1118%2C871&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":54039,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/06\/14\/batavia-city-of-batavia-continues-to-address-aging-water-infrastructure-asking-for-assistance-from-county-state-and-federal-levels-for-water-and-lead-line-replacement-projects\/","url_meta":{"origin":57339,"position":2},"title":"BATAVIA\/City of Batavia continues to address aging water infrastructure, asking for assistance from County, State and Federal levels for water and lead line replacement projects","author":"aka","date":"June 14, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release The City of Batavia continues to seek funding to address aging water infrastructure and lead service lines across the City.\u00a0 Currently the City has applied for three separate different water related grants including: 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A Water Infrastructure Improvement Act grant for a $4.17 M project to replace two aging\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Batavia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Batavia","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/gennesse-county\/batavia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":66380,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/07\/25\/nys-dec-and-new-york-sea-grant-announce-nearly-200000-in-great-lakes-basin-small-grants-project-awards\/","url_meta":{"origin":57339,"position":3},"title":"NYS\/DEC and New York Sea Grant announce nearly $200,000 in Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Project Awards","author":"aka","date":"July 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"$2 Million Invested Since 2015 to Support Projects that Enhance the Health and Resilience of New York State\u2019s Great Lakes Lands and Waters Press release The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and New York Sea Grant (NYSG) today announced $199,696 in grants for five Great Lakes basin\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Genesee County&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Genesee County","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/genesee-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DEC-map-showing-the-outline-of-NYs-Great-Lak.jpg?fit=715%2C451&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DEC-map-showing-the-outline-of-NYs-Great-Lak.jpg?fit=715%2C451&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DEC-map-showing-the-outline-of-NYs-Great-Lak.jpg?fit=715%2C451&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DEC-map-showing-the-outline-of-NYs-Great-Lak.jpg?fit=715%2C451&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":57778,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/10\/09\/batavia-city-of-batavia-appoints-tom-phelps-as-director-of-public-works\/","url_meta":{"origin":57339,"position":4},"title":"BATAVIA\/City of Batavia appoints Tom Phelps as Director of Public Works","author":"aka","date":"October 9, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release BATAVIA, NY \u2013 City of Batavia Manager Racheal Tabelski announces the appointment of Tom Phelps, to the position of Director of Public Works for the City of Batavia.\u00a0 Phelps was selected following an extensive search for candidates. 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