BRATTLEBORO — Tree Warden Dan Adams is the 2020 recipient of the Vermont Urban & Community Forestry Program's Hamilton Award, which honors a tree warden “who has significantly advanced the goals of urban and community forestry through successful forestry practices, effective conservation planning, increased citizen engagement, and active public education.”
The award is named for Dr. Larry Hamilton, the former tree warden in Charlotte.
A private consulting forester, with over 35 years in the forestry business, Adams was nominated by Director of Public Works Steve Barrett.
The town's tree warden for the past 20 years, Adams was recognized for his work with VTUCF on the town's Public Tree Inventory Report.
He also established the town Tree Advisory Board, which actively supports and promotes urban and community forestry efforts through tree planting and maintenance, grant writing, and review of town tree projects.
Adams also works closely with his town's Department of Public Works to respond to questions and assess conditions of public trees in the town rights-of-way.
He will be formally honored at an Arbor Day event this fall.
VTUCF is a partnership between University of Vermont Extension and the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. Learn more at vtcommunityforestry.org.