York Chester Historic District

🌳 TREE CANOPY UPDATE 🌳

The City’s Tree Commission has been working to update the York-Chester Tree Inventory with the assistance of a contracted company, Davey Resource Group, Inc. Their team will be in the neighborhood June 8–19 conducting the survey work.

Davey previously completed the original inventory in 2019. This update will help verify and revise existing records and document changes that have occurred over the last several years. The team will evaluate up to 750 trees, stumps, and potential planting sites located within street rights-of-way and maintained park areas. During the inventory, crews will collect information including tree species, size, condition, maintenance needs, and risk management recommendations. The updated data will help guide future tree planting, maintenance, and long-term urban forestry planning efforts within the York-Chester neighborhood.

We want to make residents aware that they may see Davey staff walking throughout the neighborhood with tablets and equipment as they document and assess trees. We appreciate the community’s support as we continue working to preserve and grow York Chester’s urban canopy. Once this is completed, we will be able to share the information with the community.

Please note, we are sharing this information from the ACE Program and our City Tree Commission and direct all questions/comments their way!

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🙋‍♀️ Volunteers Wanted! 🙋‍♂️

We’re always looking for a few helping hands for our community events! Whether it’s setting up, tearing down, or lending support during the event, every bit makes a difference.

If you’d like to be added to our volunteer list and get involved, please send us a message. We’d love to have you.

We’re so grateful to everyone who came out to help with our annual Earth Day neighborhood clean up! 💚🌏

From neighbors to a few little helpers (and even a kitty cheerleader), it was a wonderful day of community and teamwork. Together, we collected over 172 pounds of trash, making York Chester a little cleaner and a little brighter.

Thank you all for showing up and making a difference. We can’t wait to do it again next year!

Congrats to April’s Yard of the Month winner, the Pittman residence! 🌸 This beautiful yard kicks off our first YOTM of the spring season, and those azaleas are stunning.

WHO else is enjoying the beautiful sights of York Chester Neighborhood in the Spring? 🦉🌅🌳

It’s cold outside. Free cat houses. Limit 2 please.

We normally take a break from Yard of the Month during the winter, but the snow and this incredible snow sculpture just couldn’t be ignored! ❄️
Our Jan/Feb Yard of the Month goes to the Swopes. Congratulations! What a beautiful sight.

I think we’re all still in awe of the snow NC got this past weekend ❄️ We hope everyone stayed safe and had a chance to enjoy it! Feel free to share your snow pics in the comments. We’d love to see them.