Danica

 Danica is Connecticut's urban and community forestry coordinator.  She came to Ridgefield last Saturday to talk with the Ridgefield Tree Committee and other interested residents about the health of urban trees in Connecticut and ways to improve tree health.

Danica has a Ph.D. from Yale's School of the Environment.  She has previously worked in rural Maine, and big cities like Philadelphia and Manhattan.  Now she has statewide responsibilities in Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Ridgefield is one of 23 Tree Cities in Connecticut.  From Danica's perspective, tree health is as much about people as trees.  People planting the right trees, pruning them wisely, watering them when needed, etc.  And, more governmental and private investment in tree research is needed.