Wednesday, March 4, 2026 from 6 to 7pm Moore Community Center Auditorium, Ellsworth, ME Pests and Disease: The Cost of Doing Nothing Panel participants are still in the works! This panel will begin with an explanation of the nature of the various issues relating to ….Read More
What an exciting week we’ve had sharing the impressive work our Parks & Recreation team, the Arbor Commission, and our amazing volunteers are doing! Check out the news clips below. A big thank-you to everyone who stepped in front of the camera — you all ….Read More
Our team was featured today on WABI and WVII, highlighting all the great work our Arbor Commission is doing — including the beautiful new trees being planted along Washington Street! We’re so proud of everyone who’s been part of this effort (and they did great ….Read More
Join Ellsworth’s Parks and Recreation Department and Arbor Commission on November 12 and 13, 2025 as we continue our street tree planting initiative! We’ll meet behind Shaw’s at the Ellsworth Shopping Center, and you’re welcome to come and go anytime between 9 am and 3 ….Read More
🌳 Thank You, Ellsworth! 🌳 A heartfelt thank-you to everyone who came out to Foster Street to help plant trees for the City of Ellsworth! It was inspiring to see neighbors, friends, members of the School Department, and community volunteers working side by side with ….Read More
There will be teams on Washington Street, Wednesday and Thursday , November 12 and 13, 2025, planting trees! Thanks to all who are doing this work. We want to also give a shout out to all the volunteers involved in this important project! ….Read More
Hey there! An exciting week is just around the corner! Sunday May 18 marks the start of Maine’s Arbor Week. For us in Ellsworth’s Arbor Commission, we’ve decided to kick things off with a volunteer tree steward event at our community tree nursery. We plan ….Read More
Celebrating Maine Arbor Week and Tree City USA Status Maine Arbor Week runs from May 18 to 24, and once again, the citizens of Ellsworth have a reason to celebrate: for the fourth consecutive year, Ellsworth has been designated a Tree City USA. The City ….Read More
Tired of unruly looking trees? Attend the upcoming pruning workshop and be part of a growing community of Citizen Pruners! You’ll get expert tips and step-by-step instructions on tree pruning from our team. Saturday, March 15 2025 10 a.m. to Noon Knowlton Park, Ellsworth, ….Read More
Hello! I’d like to formally welcome you to my Community Tree Steward (CTS) Blog. For those that care to know (or even those that remember), the term “web log” was first used a little over 27 years ago during the early days of the internet. ….Read More