LOOKING FOR THE BIGGEST TREES IN CHEMUNG COUNTY!!
If you live, work or play in Chemung County and think you know of a tree that might be the biggest of its species growing in our county, we want to hear from you!
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has a Big Tree Registry that tracks the biggest trees from across the state. Chemung County currently does not have any trees listed on that registry. WE WANT TO GET IN THE GAME!
To earn your bragging rights for one of Chemung County’s biggest trees, get outside and start exploring your neighborhood, nearby trails and our scenic country roads. If you find a monster of a tree- after getting any required permissions for entering private property of course- get out your tape measure to measure the circumference (around the tree trunk) and the other measurements listed on the application form on our EMC website- link below.
Chemung County Environmental Management Council (EMC) and Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) will collect the applications from now until September 30. Then staff will go out to verify the largest contenders for each species of tree submitted. If your tree is the biggest tree submitted, you will be listed on the first ever Chemung County Big Tree Registry!
We’ll also compare your tree to the New York State Registry, to see if your tree can challenge a current place holder. If we find you have the points needed, we’ll help you contact the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to get your tree registered in the state program! You could be the first Chemung County tree to appear on the New York State Big Tree Registry!
