Glendale Goes Green the Right Way
City Joins SRP in the Right Tree, Right Place Program
Everyone loves a tree but not every tree is where it needs to be. That is the whole idea behind a new city of Glendale partnership with Salt River Project (SRP). If you live in an area with overhead power lines or other electric infrastructure, tree height and distance from the power lines can cause safety concerns as trees can spark a fire or power outage, especially during monsoon storms. To correct this safety issue,167 trees near power lines in Glendale will be removed.
Under the Right Tree, Right Place program, SRP will provide the city with new power-line friendly trees of a more suitable height for those areas. The city will get three trees every one tree that is removed. In total, the city will receive 500 new trees with this program. The extra trees with be planted in other places in our city along our public streets and in our parks providing beauty and additional shade canopy around Glendale.
The program will begin November 9, 2020 at Glendale’s O’Neil, Bicentennial and Grand Canal Trail Parks before moving onto other areas. Moon Valley Nurseries will be the official supplier for new trees. New tree planting will begin in mid-December. The project is expected to be completed in mid-to-late February.
In the long run, the Right Tree Right Place program will help SRP maintain electric reliability, ensure public safety and work toward its goal of adding shade and reducing the urban heat island effect, which is going green the right way.